D# Dominant Diminished scale — Position 3
Fret 6 position · Standard tuning
Half-whole diminished. Used over dominant 7♭9 chords.
Root (D#)
Scale tone
Notes in this position
D#EF#GAA#CC#
All 5 positions
D# Dominant Diminished scale position 3 — video lessons
About this position
This diagram shows Position 3 of the D# Dominant Diminished scale — a 5-fret box starting at fret 6 position. The notes available in this position are D#, E, F#, G, A, A#, C, C#. Root notes (D#) are shown in blue; other scale tones are outlined. Practicing all 5 box positions connects the full neck and builds fretboard fluency. The D# Dominant Diminished scale has 8 notes with intervals 0–1–3–4–6–7–9–10 semitones.