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