D Diminished (whole-half) scale
Alternating whole and half steps. Used over diminished chords.
8 notes · Standard tuning
Root (D)
Scale tone
Notes & intervals
D
R
E
2
F
♭3
G
4
G#
♭5
A#
♭6
B
6
C#
7
Neck positions (box diagrams)
Explore all 5 positions of the D Diminished (whole-half) scale across the neck.
Diminished (whole-half) in other keys
About the D Diminished (whole-half) scale
The D Diminished (whole-half) scale contains the notes D, E, F, G, G#, A#, B, C#. It is a 8-note scale with intervals: R – 2 – ♭3 – 4 – ♭5 – ♭6 – 6 – 7. The diagram above shows all positions of the D Diminished (whole-half) scale across a standard-tuned guitar neck. Filled blue dots are root notes (D); outlined dots are other scale tones.