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--1--3--| A|---------------------------------2--3-----------| F|---------------------0--1--3--4-----------------| C|------------0--2--3-----------------------------| G|---1--2--4--------------------------------------| D|4-----------------------------------------------|
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.
- F♯dimdiminished
- G♯dimdiminished
- G♯m7b5minor 7 flat 5
- G♯7dominant 7
- G♯mminor
- G♯major
- G♯5power
- Adimdiminished
- Bdimdiminished
- Bm7b5minor 7 flat 5