F# Diminished (whole-half) scale — Position 4
Fret 7 position · Standard tuning
Alternating whole and half steps. Used over diminished chords.
Root (F#)
Scale tone
Notes in this position
F#G#ABCDD#F
All 5 positions
F# Diminished (whole-half) scale position 4 — video lessons
About this position
This diagram shows Position 4 of the F# Diminished (whole-half) scale — a 5-fret box starting at fret 7 position. The notes available in this position are F#, G#, A, B, C, D, D#, F. Root notes (F#) are shown in blue; other scale tones are outlined. Practicing all 5 box positions connects the full neck and builds fretboard fluency. The F# Diminished (whole-half) scale has 8 notes with intervals 0–2–3–5–6–8–9–11 semitones.