Guitar Scale Logic
C# Diminished Guitar Scale in Drop D
Diminished scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for Drop D.
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E
E
F♯
G
A
A♯
B♯
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
A♯
B♯
C♯
B
B♯
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
A♯
B♯
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
G
G
A
A♯
B♯
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
A♯
B♯
C♯
D♯
E
D
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
A♯
B♯
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
A♯
B♯
A
A
A♯
B♯
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
A♯
B♯
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
D
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
A♯
B♯
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
A♯
B♯
Root Note
Scale Note
Chart downloads cover open strings through fret 12.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
E|------------------------------0--2--3--| B|---------------------1--2--4-----------| G|------------0--2--3--------------------| D|---1--2--4-----------------------------| A|4--------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 13 notes
Scale Reference
Scale Notes and Intervals
The C# Diminished scale contains C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G, A, A♯, B♯. Its interval formula is 1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 6 7. In Drop D tuning, the open strings are E B G D A D from highest to lowest. Root markers identify C#. Position tabs show five-fret fragments, and the chord suggestions contain only notes from this scale.
Overview
C# Diminished: C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G, A, A♯, B♯. Formula: 1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 6 7.
Tuning Notes (Low to High)
Drop D: D A D G B E. Diagrams and tabs display the highest string at the top.
- C♯
- D♯
- E
- F♯
- G
- A
- A♯
- B♯
Suggested Chords
Works Well With This Scale
These chords contain notes from the selected scale.
- C♯dimdiminished
- D♯dimdiminished
- D♯m7b5minor 7 flat 5
- D♯7dominant 7
- D♯mminor
- D♯major
- D♯5power
- Edimdiminished
- F♯dimdiminished
- F♯m7b5minor 7 flat 5