Guitar Scale Logic
F Diminished Guitar Scale in Drop C
Diminished scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for Drop C.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
D
D
E
F
G
A♭
B♭
C♭
D♭
D
E
F
G
A♭
B♭
C♭
A
B♭
C♭
D♭
D
E
F
G
A♭
B♭
C♭
D♭
D
E
F
G
F
F
G
A♭
B♭
C♭
D♭
D
E
F
G
A♭
B♭
C♭
D♭
D
C
D♭
D
E
F
G
A♭
B♭
C♭
D♭
D
E
F
G
A♭
B♭
G
G
A♭
B♭
C♭
D♭
D
E
F
G
A♭
B♭
C♭
D♭
D
E
F
C
D♭
D
E
F
G
A♭
B♭
C♭
D♭
D
E
F
G
A♭
B♭
Root Note
Scale Note
Chart downloads cover open strings through fret 12.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
D|------------------0--2--3--| A|---------1--2--4-----------| F|0--2--3--------------------| C|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| C|---------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 9 notes
Scale Reference
Scale Notes and Intervals
The F Diminished scale contains F, G, A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, D, E. Its interval formula is 1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 6 7. In Drop C tuning, the open strings are D A F C G C from highest to lowest. Root markers identify F. Position tabs show five-fret fragments, and the chord suggestions contain only notes from this scale.
Overview
F Diminished: F, G, A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, D, E. Formula: 1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 6 7.
Tuning Notes (Low to High)
Drop C: C G C F A D. Diagrams and tabs display the highest string at the top.
- F
- G
- A♭
- B♭
- C♭
- D♭
- D
- E
Suggested Chords
Works Well With This Scale
These chords contain notes from the selected scale.
- Fdimdiminished
- Gdimdiminished
- Gm7b5minor 7 flat 5
- G7dominant 7
- Gmminor
- Gmajor
- G5power
- A♭dimdiminished
- B♭dimdiminished
- B♭m7b5minor 7 flat 5