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