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 (2-6) e |-2--3---------| B |-2-----4------| G |-2--3---------| D |-2-----4------| A |----3--4------| E |-2--3---------|
C# Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored A reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
A shape tab (3-7) e |-3-----5--6---| B |----4--5-----7| G |-3-----5--6---| D |----4--5-----7| A |-3--4-----6---| E |-3-----5--6---|
C# Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored G reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
G shape tab (5-9) e |----6-----8--9| B |-5-----7--8---| G |-5--6-----8---| D |-5-----7--8---| A |----6--7-----9| E |----6-----8--9|
C# Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored E reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
E shape tab (8-12) e |-8--9----11---| B |-8----10-11---| G |----9----11-12| D |-8----10-11---| A |----9-10----12| E |-8--9----11---|
C# Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored D reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
D shape tab (10-14) e |---11-12------| B |10-11---------| G |---11-12------| D |10-11---------| A |10----12------| E |---11-12------|