Guitar scale companion
Learn the E Half-Whole Diminished scale on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every E 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.
E Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored D reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
D shape tab (1-5) e |-1-----3--4---| B |----2--3------| G |-1-----3--4---| D |----2--3------| A |-1--2-----4---| E |-1-----3--4---|
E Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored C reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
C shape tab (5-9) e |----6--7------| B |-5--6---------| G |----6--7------| D |-5--6---------| A |-5-----7------| E |----6--7------|
E Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored A reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
A shape tab (6-10) e |-6--7-----9---| B |-6-----8--9---| G |-6--7-----9---| D |-6-----8--9---| A |----7--8----10| E |-6--7-----9---|
E Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored G reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
G 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|
E Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored E reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
E shape tab (11-15) e |---12-13----15| B |11-12----14---| G |---12-13----15| D |11-12----14---| A |11----13-14---| E |---12-13----15|