Guitar Scale Logic
E 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
A
B♭
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
B♭
C
C♯
C
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
B♭
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
B♭
G
G
A
B♭
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
B♭
C
C♯
D♯
E
C
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
B♭
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
B♭
G
G
A
B♭
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
B♭
C
C♯
D♯
E
C
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
B♭
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
B♭
Root Note
Scale Note
Chart downloads cover open strings through fret 12.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
E|---------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------0--1--3--4--| G|------------------------0--2--3--------------| C|------------0--1--3--4-----------------------| G|---0--2--3-----------------------------------| C|4--------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 15 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 Open C tuning, the open strings are E C G C G C from highest to lowest. Root markers identify E. Position tabs show five-fret fragments, and the chord suggestions contain only notes from this scale.
Overview
E Diminished: E, F♯, G, A, B♭, C, C♯, D♯. 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.
- 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