Guitar scale companion
Learn the A Half-Whole Diminished scale on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every A 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.
A Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored G reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
G shape tab (1-5) e |----2--3-----5| B |-1--2-----4---| G |----2--3-----5| D |-1--2-----4---| A |-1-----3--4---| E |----2--3-----5|
A Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored E reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
E shape tab (4-8) e |----5--6-----8| B |-4--5-----7---| G |----5--6-----8| D |-4--5-----7---| A |-4-----6--7---| E |----5--6-----8|
A Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored D reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
D shape tab (6-10) e |-6-----8--9---| B |----7--8------| G |-6-----8--9---| D |----7--8------| A |-6--7-----9---| E |-6-----8--9---|
A Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored C reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
C shape tab (10-14) e |---11-12------| B |10-11---------| G |---11-12------| D |10-11---------| A |10----12------| E |---11-12------|
A Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored A reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
A shape tab (11-15) e |11-12----14---| B |11----13-14---| G |11-12----14---| D |11----13-14---| A |---12-13----15| E |11-12----14---|