Guitar scale companion
Learn the F Diminished scale (whole-half) on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every F 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.
F Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored E reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
E shape tab (0-4) e |-0--1-----3---| B |-0-----2--3---| G |----1-----3--4| D |-0-----2--3---| A |----1--2-----4| E |-0--1-----3---|
F Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored D reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
D shape tab (2-6) e |----3--4------| B |-2--3---------| G |----3--4------| D |-2--3---------| A |-2-----4------| E |----3--4------|
F Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored C reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
C shape tab (6-10) e |-6--7---------| B |-6-----8------| G |-6--7---------| D |-6-----8------| A |----7--8------| E |-6--7---------|
F Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored A reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
A shape tab (7-11) e |-7-----9-10---| B |----8--9----11| G |-7-----9-10---| D |----8--9----11| A |-7--8----10---| E |-7-----9-10---|
F Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored G reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
G shape tab (9-13) e |---10----12-13| B |-9----11-12---| G |-9-10----12---| D |-9----11-12---| A |---10-11----13| E |---10----12-13|