D Dominant Diminished scale — Position 5
Fret 10 position · Standard tuning
Half-whole diminished. Used over dominant 7♭9 chords.
Root (D)
Scale tone
Notes in this position
DD#FF#G#ABC
All 5 positions
D Dominant Diminished scale position 5 — video lessons
About this position
This diagram shows Position 5 of the D Dominant Diminished scale — a 5-fret box starting at fret 10 position. The notes available in this position are D, D#, F, F#, G#, A, B, 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.