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