Guitar scale companion
Learn the B Diminished scale (whole-half) on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every B 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.
B Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored A reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
A shape tab (1-5) e |-1-----3--4---| B |----2--3-----5| G |-1-----3--4---| D |----2--3-----5| A |-1--2-----4---| E |-1-----3--4---|
B Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored G reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
G shape tab (3-7) e |----4-----6--7| B |-3-----5--6---| G |-3--4-----6---| D |-3-----5--6---| A |----4--5-----7| E |----4-----6--7|
B Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored E reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
E shape tab (6-10) e |-6--7-----9---| B |-6-----8--9---| G |----7-----9-10| D |-6-----8--9---| A |----7--8----10| E |-6--7-----9---|
B Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored D reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
D shape tab (8-12) e |----9-10------| B |-8--9---------| G |----9-10------| D |-8--9---------| A |-8----10------| E |----9-10------|
B Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored C reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
C shape tab (12-16) e |12-13---------| B |12----14------| G |12-13---------| D |12----14------| A |---13-14------| E |12-13---------|