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
G#
♭2
A#
♭3
B
3
C#
♭5
D
5
E
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, G#, A#, B, C#, D, E, 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.