SCALE REFERENCE

G Diminished (Whole–Half)

G – A – A♯ – C – C♯ – D♯ – E – F♯1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 6 7

Eight notes alternating whole then half steps — the scale over a diminished 7th chord. Fully symmetric: it repeats every minor third.

Notes & degrees
G1A2A♯b3C4C♯b5D♯b6E6F♯7
NotesG, A, A#, C, C#, D#, E, F#
StepsW – H – W – H – W – H – W – H (W = whole, H = half)
Also calledOctatonic
Piano
GACEA♯C♯D♯F♯
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eEF♯GAA♯CC♯D♯EBCC♯D♯EF♯GAA♯GGAA♯CC♯D♯EF♯GDD♯EF♯GAA♯CC♯AAA♯CC♯D♯EF♯GAEEF♯GAA♯CC♯D♯E

Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.

357912AAA♯CC♯D♯EF♯GAEEF♯GAA♯CC♯D♯ECCC♯D♯EF♯GAA♯CGGAA♯CC♯D♯EF♯G

The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.

Other scales on G

Core scales & modes

G MajorG Natural MinorG Harmonic MinorG Melodic MinorG DorianG PhrygianG LydianG MixolydianG Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

G Major PentatonicG Minor PentatonicG BluesG Major Blues

Jazz & altered

G Harmonic MajorG Phrygian DominantG Lydian DominantG AlteredG Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

G Whole ToneG Diminished (Half–Whole)G Augmented Scale

World & exotic

G Hungarian MinorG Double Harmonic MajorG Neapolitan Minor
Diminished (Whole–Half) on another root
CC♯D♭DE♭D♯EFF♯G♭GA♭G♯AB♭A♯B
Keep exploring

See the diatonic chords with audio in the Scale & Chord Finder, find where a key sits among the others on the Circle of Fifths, or start the free Cloud Atelier music guides.