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 (1-5) e |----2--3-----5| B |-1--2-----4---| G |----2--3-----5| D |-1--2-----4---| A |-1-----3--4---| E |----2--3-----5|
F# Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored D reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
D shape tab (3-7) e |-3-----5--6---| B |----4--5------| G |-3-----5--6---| D |----4--5------| A |-3--4-----6---| E |-3-----5--6---|
F# Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored C reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
C shape tab (7-11) e |----8--9------| B |-7--8---------| G |----8--9------| D |-7--8---------| A |-7-----9------| E |----8--9------|
F# Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored A reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
A shape tab (8-12) e |-8--9----11---| B |-8----10-11---| G |-8--9----11---| D |-8----10-11---| A |----9-10----12| E |-8--9----11---|
F# Half-Whole Diminished uses a root-anchored G reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.
G shape tab (10-14) e |---11-12----14| B |10-11----13---| G |---11-12----14| D |10-11----13---| A |10----12-13---| E |---11-12----14|