Guitar scale companion
Learn the A# Diminished scale (whole-half) on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every A# 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# Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored A reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
A shape tab (0-4) e |-0-----2--3---| B |----1--2-----4| G |-0-----2--3---| D |----1--2-----4| A |-0--1-----3---| E |-0-----2--3---|
A# Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored G reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
G shape tab (2-6) e |----3-----5--6| B |-2-----4--5---| G |-2--3-----5---| D |-2-----4--5---| A |----3--4-----6| E |----3-----5--6|
A# Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored E reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
E shape tab (5-9) e |-5--6-----8---| B |-5-----7--8---| G |----6-----8--9| D |-5-----7--8---| A |----6--7-----9| E |-5--6-----8---|
A# Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored D reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
D shape tab (7-11) e |----8--9------| B |-7--8---------| G |----8--9------| D |-7--8---------| A |-7-----9------| E |----8--9------|
A# Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored C reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
C shape tab (11-15) e |11-12---------| B |11----13------| G |11-12---------| D |11----13------| A |---12-13------| E |11-12---------|