G# Dominant Diminished scale — Position 1
Fret 2 position · Standard tuning
Half-whole diminished. Used over dominant 7♭9 chords.
Root (G#)
Scale tone
Notes in this position
G#ABCDD#FF#
All 5 positions
G# Dominant Diminished scale position 1 — video lessons
About this position
This diagram shows Position 1 of the G# Dominant Diminished scale — a 5-fret box starting at fret 2 position. The notes available in this position are G#, A, B, C, D, D#, F, F#. Root notes (G#) are shown in blue; other scale tones are outlined. Practicing all 5 box positions connects the full neck and builds fretboard fluency. The G# Dominant Diminished scale has 8 notes with intervals 0–1–3–4–6–7–9–10 semitones.