Guitar Scale Logic
B 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#|---------------------------------1--2--4--| A#|------------------------1--3--4-----------| F#|---------------1--2--4--------------------| C#|---0--1--3--4-----------------------------| G#|3-----------------------------------------| D#|------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 14 notes
Scale Reference
Scale Notes and Intervals
The B Diminished scale contains B, C♯, D, E, F, G, G♯, A♯. 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 B. Position tabs show five-fret fragments, and the chord suggestions contain only notes from this scale.
B Diminished: B, C♯, D, E, F, G, G♯, A♯. 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.
- B
- C♯
- D
- E
- F
- G
- G♯
- A♯
Suggested Chords
Works Well With This Scale
These chords contain notes from the selected scale.
- Bdimdiminished
- C♯dimdiminished
- C♯m7b5minor 7 flat 5
- C♯7dominant 7
- C♯mminor
- C♯major
- C♯5power
- Ddimdiminished
- Edimdiminished
- Em7b5minor 7 flat 5