Guitar scale companion
Learn the Ab Half-Whole Diminished scale on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every Ab Half-Whole 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 Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored G reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
G shape tab (0-4) e |----1--2-----4| B |-0--1-----3---| G |----1--2-----4| D |-0--1-----3---| A |-0-----2--3---| E |----1--2-----4|
Ab Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored E reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
E shape tab (3-7) e |----4--5-----7| B |-3--4-----6---| G |----4--5-----7| D |-3--4-----6---| A |-3-----5--6---| E |----4--5-----7|
Ab Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored D reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
D shape tab (5-9) e |-5-----7--8---| B |----6--7------| G |-5-----7--8---| D |----6--7------| A |-5--6-----8---| E |-5-----7--8---|
Ab Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored C reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
C shape tab (9-13) e |---10-11------| B |-9-10---------| G |---10-11------| D |-9-10---------| A |-9----11------| E |---10-11------|
Ab Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored A reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
A shape tab (10-14) e |10-11----13---| B |10----12-13---| G |10-11----13---| D |10----12-13---| A |---11-12----14| E |10-11----13---|