Guitar scale companion
Learn the B Half-Whole Diminished scale on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every B 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.
B Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored A reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
A shape tab (1-5) e |-1--2-----4---| B |-1-----3--4---| G |-1--2-----4---| D |-1-----3--4---| A |----2--3-----5| E |-1--2-----4---|
B Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored G reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
G 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|
B Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored E reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
E shape tab (6-10) e |----7--8----10| B |-6--7-----9---| G |----7--8----10| D |-6--7-----9---| A |-6-----8--9---| E |----7--8----10|
B Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored D reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
D shape tab (8-12) e |-8----10-11---| B |----9-10------| G |-8----10-11---| D |----9-10------| A |-8--9----11---| E |-8----10-11---|
B Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored C reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
C shape tab (12-16) e |---13-14------| B |12-13---------| G |---13-14------| D |12-13---------| A |12----14------| E |---13-14------|