Guitar scale companion
Learn the D Half-Whole Diminished scale on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every D 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.
D Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored C reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
C shape tab (3-7) e |----4--5------| B |-3--4---------| G |----4--5------| D |-3--4---------| A |-3-----5------| E |----4--5------|
D Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored A reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
A shape tab (4-8) e |-4--5-----7---| B |-4-----6--7---| G |-4--5-----7---| D |-4-----6--7---| A |----5--6-----8| E |-4--5-----7---|
D Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored G reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
G shape tab (6-10) e |----7--8----10| B |-6--7-----9---| G |----7--8----10| D |-6--7-----9---| A |-6-----8--9---| E |----7--8----10|
D Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored E reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
E shape tab (9-13) e |---10-11----13| B |-9-10----12---| G |---10-11----13| D |-9-10----12---| A |-9----11-12---| E |---10-11----13|
D Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored D reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
D shape tab (11-15) e |11----13-14---| B |---12-13------| G |11----13-14---| D |---12-13------| A |11-12----14---| E |11----13-14---|