Guitar Scale Logic
A# Diminished Guitar Scale in Half Step Down
Diminished scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for Half Step Down.
Chart downloads cover open strings through fret 12.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
D#|---------------------------------0--1--3--4--| A#|---------------------------2--3--------------| F#|---------------0--1--3--4--------------------| C#|------0--2--3--------------------------------| G#|2--4-----------------------------------------| D#|---------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 15 notes
Scale Reference
Scale Notes and Intervals
The A# Diminished scale contains A♯, B♯, C♯, D♯, E, F♯, F♯♯, G♯♯. Its interval formula is 1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 6 7. In Half Step Down tuning, the open strings are D# A# F# C# G# D# from highest to lowest. Root markers identify A#. Position tabs show five-fret fragments, and the chord suggestions contain only notes from this scale.
A# Diminished: A♯, B♯, C♯, D♯, E, F♯, F♯♯, G♯♯. Formula: 1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 6 7.
Half Step Down: D# G# C# F# A# D#. Diagrams and tabs display the highest string at the top.
- A♯
- B♯
- C♯
- D♯
- E
- F♯
- F♯♯
- G♯♯
Suggested Chords
Works Well With This Scale
These chords contain notes from the selected scale.
- A♯dimdiminished
- B♯dimdiminished
- B♯m7b5minor 7 flat 5
- B♯7dominant 7
- B♯mminor
- B♯major
- B♯5power
- C♯dimdiminished
- D♯dimdiminished
- D♯m7b5minor 7 flat 5