Guitar Scale Logic
D 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♭
B♭
B
C♯
D
E
F
G
A♭
B♭
B
C♯
D
B
B
C♯
D
E
F
G
A♭
B♭
B
C♯
D
E
F
G
A♭
G
G
A♭
B♭
B
C♯
D
E
F
G
A♭
B♭
B
C♯
D
E
F
D
D
E
F
G
A♭
B♭
B
C♯
D
E
F
G
A♭
B♭
B
A
B♭
B
C♯
D
E
F
G
A♭
B♭
B
C♯
D
E
F
G
D
D
E
F
G
A♭
B♭
B
C♯
D
E
F
G
A♭
B♭
B
Root Note
Scale Note
Chart downloads cover open strings through fret 12.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
E|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------2--3--| G|---------------------------0--1--3--4--------| D|------------------0--2--3--------------------| A|---------1--2--4-----------------------------| D|0--2--3--------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 15 notes
Scale Reference
Scale Notes and Intervals
The D Diminished scale contains D, E, F, G, A♭, B♭, B, C♯. 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 D. Position tabs show five-fret fragments, and the chord suggestions contain only notes from this scale.
Overview
D Diminished: D, E, F, G, A♭, B♭, B, C♯. 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.
- D
- E
- F
- G
- A♭
- B♭
- B
- C♯
Suggested Chords
Works Well With This Scale
These chords contain notes from the selected scale.
- Ddimdiminished
- Edimdiminished
- Em7b5minor 7 flat 5
- E7dominant 7
- Emminor
- Emajor
- E5power
- Fdimdiminished
- Gdimdiminished
- Gm7b5minor 7 flat 5