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G diminished scale

Notes in the scaleTap one to hear it and find it on the neck

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. ♭3
  4. 4
  5. ♭5
  6. ♯5
  7. 6
  8. 7
Key
CC♯DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭B
Scale

Every G diminished note on the neck.

3579121517EF♯GAB♭CD♭D♯EF♯GACD♭D♯EF♯GAB♭CD♭D♯EGAB♭CD♭D♯EF♯GAB♭CD♯EF♯GAB♭CD♭D♯EF♯GAB♭CD♭D♯EF♯GAB♭CD♭EF♯GAB♭CD♭D♯EF♯GA
G diminished scale guide

The G diminished scale

This is the whole-half diminished scale: eight notes alternating whole and half steps. It repeats every three frets, so one fingering pattern can be moved around the neck.

Notes
G A B♭ C D♭ D♯ E F♯
Formula
1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♯5 6 7
Steps
W H W H W H W H
W is two frets, H is one fret