Guitar Scale Logic
D# Diminished Guitar Scale in Open D
Diminished scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for Open D.
Chart downloads cover open strings through fret 12.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
D |------------------------------------------0--1--| A |------------------------------------2--3--------| F#|------------------------------2--3--------------| D |------------------0--1--3--4--------------------| A |---------0--2--3--------------------------------| D |1--3--4-----------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 16 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 Open D tuning, the open strings are D A F# 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.
D# Diminished: D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A, B, B♯, C♯♯. Formula: 1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 6 7.
Open D: D A D F# A D. 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.
- D♯dimdiminished
- E♯dimdiminished
- E♯m7b5minor 7 flat 5
- E♯7dominant 7
- E♯mminor
- E♯major
- E♯5power
- F♯dimdiminished
- G♯dimdiminished
- G♯m7b5minor 7 flat 5