D# Dominant Diminished scale
Half-whole diminished. Used over dominant 7♭9 chords.
8 notes · Standard tuning
Root (D#)
Scale tone
Notes & intervals
D#
R
E
♭2
F#
♭3
G
3
A
♭5
A#
5
C
6
C#
♭7
Neck positions (box diagrams)
Explore all 5 positions of the D# Dominant Diminished scale across the neck.
Dominant Diminished in other keys
About the D# Dominant Diminished scale
The D# Dominant Diminished scale contains the notes D#, E, F#, G, A, A#, C, C#. It is a 8-note scale with intervals: R – ♭2 – ♭3 – 3 – ♭5 – 5 – 6 – ♭7. The diagram above shows all positions of the D# Dominant Diminished scale across a standard-tuned guitar neck. Filled blue dots are root notes (D#); outlined dots are other scale tones.