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