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C Diminished Half-Whole Scale Charts

Explore C Diminished Half-Whole across the full guitar fretboard and 5 connected positions. Notes: C, C#, D#, E, F#, G, A, A#. Intervals: 1, b2, #2, 3, #4, 5, 6, b7.

C Diminished Half-Whole full fretboard chart

C Diminished Half-Whole uses C, C#, D#, E, F#, G, A, A# across frets 0-15.

C Diminished Half-Whole full fretboard chart. Fretboard table by guitar string and fret number.
String0123456789101112131415
1E3E#4F#5G6Ab7A#RCb2C##2D#3E#4F#5G
2BRCb2C##2D#3E#4F#5G6Ab7A#RCb2C#
3G5G6Ab7A#RCb2C##2D#3E#4F#5G6Ab7A#
4D#2D#3E#4F#5G6Ab7A#RCb2C##2D#3E
5A6Ab7A#RCb2C##2D#3E#4F#5G6Ab7A#RC
6E3E#4F#5G6Ab7A#RCb2C##2D#3E#4F#5G

String 1: E4 at fret 0 (3), F#4 at fret 2 (#4), G4 at fret 3 (5), A4 at fret 5 (6), A#4 at fret 6 (b7), C5 at fret 8 (root), C#5 at fret 9 (b2), D#5 at fret 11 (#2), E5 at fret 12 (3), F#5 at fret 14 (#4), G5 at fret 15 (5).

String 2: C4 at fret 1 (root), C#4 at fret 2 (b2), D#4 at fret 4 (#2), E4 at fret 5 (3), F#4 at fret 7 (#4), G4 at fret 8 (5), A4 at fret 10 (6), A#4 at fret 11 (b7), C5 at fret 13 (root), C#5 at fret 14 (b2).

String 3: G3 at fret 0 (5), A3 at fret 2 (6), A#3 at fret 3 (b7), C4 at fret 5 (root), C#4 at fret 6 (b2), D#4 at fret 8 (#2), E4 at fret 9 (3), F#4 at fret 11 (#4), G4 at fret 12 (5), A4 at fret 14 (6), A#4 at fret 15 (b7).

String 4: D#3 at fret 1 (#2), E3 at fret 2 (3), F#3 at fret 4 (#4), G3 at fret 5 (5), A3 at fret 7 (6), A#3 at fret 8 (b7), C4 at fret 10 (root), C#4 at fret 11 (b2), D#4 at fret 13 (#2), E4 at fret 14 (3).

String 5: A2 at fret 0 (6), A#2 at fret 1 (b7), C3 at fret 3 (root), C#3 at fret 4 (b2), D#3 at fret 6 (#2), E3 at fret 7 (3), F#3 at fret 9 (#4), G3 at fret 10 (5), A3 at fret 12 (6), A#3 at fret 13 (b7), C4 at fret 15 (root).

String 6: E2 at fret 0 (3), F#2 at fret 2 (#4), G2 at fret 3 (5), A2 at fret 5 (6), A#2 at fret 6 (b7), C3 at fret 8 (root), C#3 at fret 9 (b2), D#3 at fret 11 (#2), E3 at fret 12 (3), F#3 at fret 14 (#4), G3 at fret 15 (5).

C Diminished Half-Whole Position 1 chart

Position 1 covers frets 8-12 for C Diminished Half-Whole.

C Diminished Half-Whole Position 1 chart. Fretboard table by guitar string and fret number.
String89101112
1ERCb2C##2D#3E
2B6Ab7A#
3G#2D#3E#4F#5G
4Db7A#RCb2C#
5A#4F#5G6A
6ERCb2C##2D#3E

String 1: C5 at fret 8 (root), C#5 at fret 9 (b2), D#5 at fret 11 (#2), E5 at fret 12 (3).

String 2: A4 at fret 10 (6), A#4 at fret 11 (b7).

String 3: D#4 at fret 8 (#2), E4 at fret 9 (3), F#4 at fret 11 (#4), G4 at fret 12 (5).

String 4: A#3 at fret 8 (b7), C4 at fret 10 (root), C#4 at fret 11 (b2).

String 5: F#3 at fret 9 (#4), G3 at fret 10 (5), A3 at fret 12 (6).

String 6: C3 at fret 8 (root), C#3 at fret 9 (b2), D#3 at fret 11 (#2), E3 at fret 12 (3).

C Diminished Half-Whole Position 2 chart

Position 2 covers frets 10-14 for C Diminished Half-Whole.

C Diminished Half-Whole Position 2 chart. Fretboard table by guitar string and fret number.
String1011121314
1E#2D#3E#4F#
2Bb7A#RCb2C#
3G#4F#5G6A
4DRCb2C##2D#3E
5A5G6Ab7A#
6E#2D#3E#4F#

String 1: D#5 at fret 11 (#2), E5 at fret 12 (3), F#5 at fret 14 (#4).

String 2: A#4 at fret 11 (b7), C5 at fret 13 (root), C#5 at fret 14 (b2).

String 3: F#4 at fret 11 (#4), G4 at fret 12 (5), A4 at fret 14 (6).

String 4: C4 at fret 10 (root), C#4 at fret 11 (b2), D#4 at fret 13 (#2), E4 at fret 14 (3).

String 5: G3 at fret 10 (5), A3 at fret 12 (6), A#3 at fret 13 (b7).

String 6: D#3 at fret 11 (#2), E3 at fret 12 (3), F#3 at fret 14 (#4).

C Diminished Half-Whole Position 3 chart

Position 3 covers frets 0-4 for C Diminished Half-Whole.

C Diminished Half-Whole Position 3 chart. Fretboard table by guitar string and fret number.
String01234
1E3E#4F#5G
2BRCb2C##2D#
3G5G6Ab7A#
4D#2D#3E#4F#
5A6Ab7A#RCb2C#
6E3E#4F#5G

String 1: E4 at fret 0 (3), F#4 at fret 2 (#4), G4 at fret 3 (5).

String 2: C4 at fret 1 (root), C#4 at fret 2 (b2), D#4 at fret 4 (#2).

String 3: G3 at fret 0 (5), A3 at fret 2 (6), A#3 at fret 3 (b7).

String 4: D#3 at fret 1 (#2), E3 at fret 2 (3), F#3 at fret 4 (#4).

String 5: A2 at fret 0 (6), A#2 at fret 1 (b7), C3 at fret 3 (root), C#3 at fret 4 (b2).

String 6: E2 at fret 0 (3), F#2 at fret 2 (#4), G2 at fret 3 (5).

C Diminished Half-Whole Position 4 chart

Position 4 covers frets 2-6 for C Diminished Half-Whole.

C Diminished Half-Whole Position 4 chart. Fretboard table by guitar string and fret number.
String23456
1E#4F#5G6Ab7A#
2B#2D#3E
3G6Ab7A#RCb2C#
4D3E#4F#5G
5ARCb2C##2D#
6E#4F#5G6Ab7A#

String 1: F#4 at fret 2 (#4), G4 at fret 3 (5), A4 at fret 5 (6), A#4 at fret 6 (b7).

String 2: D#4 at fret 4 (#2), E4 at fret 5 (3).

String 3: A3 at fret 2 (6), A#3 at fret 3 (b7), C4 at fret 5 (root), C#4 at fret 6 (b2).

String 4: E3 at fret 2 (3), F#3 at fret 4 (#4), G3 at fret 5 (5).

String 5: C3 at fret 3 (root), C#3 at fret 4 (b2), D#3 at fret 6 (#2).

String 6: F#2 at fret 2 (#4), G2 at fret 3 (5), A2 at fret 5 (6), A#2 at fret 6 (b7).

C Diminished Half-Whole Position 5 chart

Position 5 covers frets 4-8 for C Diminished Half-Whole.

C Diminished Half-Whole Position 5 chart. Fretboard table by guitar string and fret number.
String45678
1E6Ab7A#RC
2B3E#4F#5G
3GRCb2C##2D#
4D#4F#5G6Ab7A#
5Ab2C##2D#3E
6E6Ab7A#RC

String 1: A4 at fret 5 (6), A#4 at fret 6 (b7), C5 at fret 8 (root).

String 2: E4 at fret 5 (3), F#4 at fret 7 (#4), G4 at fret 8 (5).

String 3: C4 at fret 5 (root), C#4 at fret 6 (b2), D#4 at fret 8 (#2).

String 4: F#3 at fret 4 (#4), G3 at fret 5 (5), A3 at fret 7 (6), A#3 at fret 8 (b7).

String 5: C#3 at fret 4 (b2), D#3 at fret 6 (#2), E3 at fret 7 (3).

String 6: A2 at fret 5 (6), A#2 at fret 6 (b7), C3 at fret 8 (root).

Diminished Half-Whole scale essentials

Interval formula
1 · b2 · #2 · 3 · #4 · 5 · 6 · b7
Characteristic tones
b2 · #2 · #4 · 6

Practice the C Diminished Half-Whole sound

  1. Say and play the scale: Play C → C# → D# → E → F# → G → A → A# → C up and back down, naming the degrees 1 → b2 → #2 → 3 → #4 → 5 → 6 → b7 → 1 as you go.
  2. Hear its defining tones: pause on C# (b2), D# (#2), F# (#4), A (6) before landing on C. Listen for how those characteristic tones color the phrase.
  3. Connect the positions: Work through all 5 position charts. Start in Position 1 (frets 8–12), then repeat a short phrase from the root in each shape. Use the full fretboard chart to find the next C as you move between positions.

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