Guitar scale companion
Learn the Ab Diminished scale (whole-half) on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every Ab Diminished Scale note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.
These root-anchored reference windows organize the scale without claiming a traditional CAGED parent.
Ab Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored G reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
G shape tab (0-4) e |----1-----3--4| B |-0-----2--3---| G |-0--1-----3---| D |-0-----2--3---| A |----1--2-----4| E |----1-----3--4|
Ab Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored E reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
E shape tab (3-7) e |-3--4-----6---| B |-3-----5--6---| G |----4-----6--7| D |-3-----5--6---| A |----4--5-----7| E |-3--4-----6---|
Ab Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored D reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
D shape tab (5-9) e |----6--7------| B |-5--6---------| G |----6--7------| D |-5--6---------| A |-5-----7------| E |----6--7------|
Ab Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored C reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
C shape tab (9-13) e |-9-10---------| B |-9----11------| G |-9-10---------| D |-9----11------| A |---10-11------| E |-9-10---------|
Ab Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored A reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
A shape tab (10-14) e |10----12-13---| B |---11-12----14| G |10----12-13---| D |---11-12----14| A |10-11----13---| E |10----12-13---|