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