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