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
D#
♭2
F
♭3
F#
3
G#
♭5
A
5
B
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, D#, F, F#, G#, A, B, 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.