Guitar scale companion
Learn the E Diminished scale (whole-half) on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every E 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.
E Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored D reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
D shape tab (1-5) e |----2--3------| B |-1--2---------| G |----2--3------| D |-1--2---------| A |-1-----3------| E |----2--3------|
E Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored C reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
C shape tab (5-9) e |-5--6---------| B |-5-----7------| G |-5--6---------| D |-5-----7------| A |----6--7------| E |-5--6---------|
E Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored A reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
A shape tab (6-10) e |-6-----8--9---| B |----7--8----10| G |-6-----8--9---| D |----7--8----10| A |-6--7-----9---| E |-6-----8--9---|
E Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored G reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
G shape tab (8-12) e |----9----11-12| B |-8----10-11---| G |-8--9----11---| D |-8----10-11---| A |----9-10----12| E |----9----11-12|
E Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored E reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
E shape tab (11-15) e |11-12----14---| B |11----13-14---| G |---12----14-15| D |11----13-14---| A |---12-13----15| E |11-12----14---|