Guitar Scale Logic
E 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#|---------------------------------------------0--| A#|---------------------------------------2--3-----| F#|---------------------------0--1--3--4-----------| C#|------------------0--2--3-----------------------| G#|---------1--2--4--------------------------------| D#|1--3--4-----------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 16 notes
Scale Reference
Scale Notes and Intervals
The E Diminished scale contains E, F♯, G, A, B♭, C, C♯, D♯. 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 E. Position tabs show five-fret fragments, and the chord suggestions contain only notes from this scale.
E Diminished: E, F♯, G, A, B♭, C, C♯, D♯. 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.
- E
- F♯
- G
- A
- B♭
- C
- C♯
- D♯
Suggested Chords
Works Well With This Scale
These chords contain notes from the selected scale.
- Edimdiminished
- F♯dimdiminished
- F♯m7b5minor 7 flat 5
- F♯7dominant 7
- F♯mminor
- F♯major
- F♯5power
- Gdimdiminished
- Adimdiminished
- Am7b5minor 7 flat 5