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