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 (2-6) e |----3--4------| B |-2--3---------| G |----3--4------| D |-2--3---------| A |-2-----4------| E |----3--4------|
C# Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored A reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
A shape tab (3-7) e |-3--4-----6---| B |-3-----5--6---| G |-3--4-----6---| D |-3-----5--6---| A |----4--5-----7| E |-3--4-----6---|
C# Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored G reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
G shape tab (5-9) e |----6--7-----9| B |-5--6-----8---| G |----6--7-----9| D |-5--6-----8---| A |-5-----7--8---| E |----6--7-----9|
C# Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored E reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
E shape tab (8-12) e |----9-10----12| B |-8--9----11---| G |----9-10----12| D |-8--9----11---| A |-8----10-11---| E |----9-10----12|
C# Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored D reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
D shape tab (10-14) e |10----12-13---| B |---11-12------| G |10----12-13---| D |---11-12------| A |10-11----13---| E |10----12-13---|