Guitar scale companion
Learn the F Half-Whole Diminished scale on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every F Half-Whole Diminished Scale note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.
Frets 0–24. Select a position or tap a note to hear it.
These root-anchored reference windows organize the scale without claiming a traditional CAGED parent.
F Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored E reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
E shape tab (0-4) e |----1--2-----4| B |-0--1-----3---| G |----1--2-----4| D |-0--1-----3---| A |-0-----2--3---| E |----1--2-----4|
F Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored D reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
D shape tab (2-6) e |-2-----4--5---| B |----3--4------| G |-2-----4--5---| D |----3--4------| A |-2--3-----5---| E |-2-----4--5---|
F Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored C reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
C shape tab (6-10) e |----7--8------| B |-6--7---------| G |----7--8------| D |-6--7---------| A |-6-----8------| E |----7--8------|
F Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored A reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
A shape tab (7-11) e |-7--8----10---| B |-7-----9-10---| G |-7--8----10---| D |-7-----9-10---| A |----8--9----11| E |-7--8----10---|
F Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored G reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
G 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|