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
F#
♭2
G#
♭3
A
3
B
♭5
C
5
D
6
D#
♭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, F#, G#, A, B, C, D, 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 F Dominant Diminished scale across a standard-tuned guitar neck. Filled blue dots are root notes (F); outlined dots are other scale tones.