G# Diminished Scale

Learn the G# Diminished scale (whole-half) on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.

Notes: G#, A#, B, C#, D, E, E#, G
Steps: W-H-W-H-W-H-W-H
Sharps and flats: G#, A#, C#, E#
All 5 positions: G shape (frets 0-4); E shape (frets 3-7); D shape (frets 5-9); C shape (frets 9-13); A shape (frets 10-14)

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Full fretboard map

Every G# Diminished Scale note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.

Interactive

Frets 0–24. Select a position or tap a note to hear it.

CAGED

These root-anchored reference windows organize the scale without claiming a traditional CAGED parent.

G# Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored G reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.

G shape tab (0-4)
e |----1-----3--4|
B |-0-----2--3---|
G |-0--1-----3---|
D |-0-----2--3---|
A |----1--2-----4|
E |----1-----3--4|

G# Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored E reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.

E shape tab (3-7)
e |-3--4-----6---|
B |-3-----5--6---|
G |----4-----6--7|
D |-3-----5--6---|
A |----4--5-----7|
E |-3--4-----6---|

G# Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored D reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.

D shape tab (5-9)
e |----6--7------|
B |-5--6---------|
G |----6--7------|
D |-5--6---------|
A |-5-----7------|
E |----6--7------|

G# Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored C reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.

C shape tab (9-13)
e |-9-10---------|
B |-9----11------|
G |-9-10---------|
D |-9----11------|
A |---10-11------|
E |-9-10---------|

G# Diminished (Whole-Half) uses a root-anchored A reference window; the pattern is symmetrical rather than a traditional CAGED mode.

A shape tab (10-14)
e |10----12-13---|
B |---11-12----14|
G |10----12-13---|
D |---11-12----14|
A |10-11----13---|
E |10----12-13---|

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