Guitar scale companion
Learn the D Diminished scale (whole-half) on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every D 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.
D Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored C reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
C shape tab (3-7) e |-3--4---------| B |-3-----5------| G |-3--4---------| D |-3-----5------| A |----4--5------| E |-3--4---------|
D Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored A reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
A shape tab (4-8) e |-4-----6--7---| B |----5--6-----8| G |-4-----6--7---| D |----5--6-----8| A |-4--5-----7---| E |-4-----6--7---|
D Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored G reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
G shape tab (6-10) e |----7-----9-10| B |-6-----8--9---| G |-6--7-----9---| D |-6-----8--9---| A |----7--8----10| E |----7-----9-10|
D Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored E reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
E shape tab (9-13) e |-9-10----12---| B |-9----11-12---| G |---10----12-13| D |-9----11-12---| A |---10-11----13| E |-9-10----12---|
D Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored D reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
D shape tab (11-15) e |---12-13------| B |11-12---------| G |---12-13------| D |11-12---------| A |11----13------| E |---12-13------|