D Diminished Scale

D diminished

Notes

D · E · F · G · A♭ · B♭ · B · C♯

Intervals

  • RootD (1P)
  • Major 2ndE (2M)
  • Minor 3rdF (3m)
  • Perfect 4thG (4P)
  • Diminished 5thA♭ (5d)
  • Minor 6thB♭ (6m)
  • Major 6thB (6M)
  • Major 7thC♯ (7M)

Fretboard

EBGDAE357912EFGA♭B♭BD♭DEBD♭DEFGA♭B♭BGA♭B♭BD♭DEFGDEFGA♭B♭BD♭DB♭BD♭DEFGA♭EFGA♭B♭BD♭DE

On the fretboard, D♭ represents C♯.

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Diagrams

D Diminished Scale fretboard charts — tap any diagram to open it full size to save or print.

D Diminished Scale — notes D, E, F, G, Ab, Bb, B, C# shown across the full guitar fretboard, frets 0 to 12.
Whole neck — frets 0–12