Guitar Scale Logic
B Diminished Guitar Scale in Open C
Diminished scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for Open C.
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E
E
F
G
G♯
A♯
B
C♯
D
E
F
G
G♯
A♯
B
C♯
D
C
C♯
D
E
F
G
G♯
A♯
B
C♯
D
E
F
G
G♯
A♯
G
G
G♯
A♯
B
C♯
D
E
F
G
G♯
A♯
B
C♯
D
E
F
C
C♯
D
E
F
G
G♯
A♯
B
C♯
D
E
F
G
G♯
A♯
G
G
G♯
A♯
B
C♯
D
E
F
G
G♯
A♯
B
C♯
D
E
F
C
C♯
D
E
F
G
G♯
A♯
B
C♯
D
E
F
G
G♯
A♯
Root Note
Scale Note
Chart downloads cover open strings through fret 12.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
E|---------------------------------3--4--6--| C|------------------------2--4--5-----------| G|---------------3--4--6--------------------| C|------2--4--5-----------------------------| G|4--6--------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------|
2-6 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 Open C tuning, the open strings are E C G C G C from highest to lowest. Root markers identify B. Position tabs show five-fret fragments, and the chord suggestions contain only notes from this scale.
Overview
B Diminished: B, C♯, D, E, F, G, G♯, A♯. Formula: 1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 6 7.
Tuning Notes (Low to High)
Open C: C G C G C E. 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