Guitar Scale Logic
F Diminished Guitar Scale in Whole Step Down
Diminished scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for Whole Step Down.
Chart downloads cover open strings through fret 12.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
D|------------------------------------------0--2--| A|---------------------------------1--2--4--------| F|------------------------0--2--3-----------------| C|---------------1--2--4--------------------------| G|---0--1--3--4-----------------------------------| D|3-----------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 16 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 Whole Step Down tuning, the open strings are D A F C G D from highest to lowest. Root markers identify F. Position tabs show five-fret fragments, and the chord suggestions contain only notes from this scale.
F Diminished: F, G, A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, D, E. Formula: 1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 6 7.
Whole Step Down: D 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