Guitar · scales and modes # E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished half–whole scale on guitar The E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished half–whole scales have the same notes, so this one page covers all 4, written from E: E, F, G, G♯, B♭, B, C♯, D. Also called Messiaen 2. Messiaen's second mode (octatonic), half–whole form — the standard jazz diminished scale. | Note | E | F | G | G♯ | B♭ | B | C♯ | D | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | ♭2 | ♭3 | 3 | ♭5 | 5 | 6 | ♭7 | | Step | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ## E diminished half–whole on the whole neck Every E diminished half–whole note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more". E diminished half–whole Note names E diminished half–whole Degrees ## E diminished half–whole in 5 positions The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a E falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there. Position 1: frets 0–4, 18 notes Position 2: frets 2–6, 17 notes Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes Position 4: frets 7–11, 18 notes Position 5: frets 9–13, 18 notes ## Triads in E diminished half–whole | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | E | [E major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-major) | | 1 | Em | [E minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-minor) | | 1 | Edim | [E diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-diminished) | | ♭2 | Fdim | [F diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-diminished) | | ♭3 | G | [G major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-major) | | ♭3 | Gm | [G minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-minor) | | ♭3 | Gdim | [G diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-diminished) | | 3 | G♯dim | [G♯ diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-diminished) | | ♭5 | B♭ | [B♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-major) | | ♭5 | B♭m | [B♭ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-minor) | | ♭5 | B♭dim | [B♭ diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-diminished) | | 5 | Bdim | [B diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-diminished) | | 6 | C♯ | [D♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/db-major) | | 6 | C♯m | [C♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-minor) | | 6 | C♯dim | [C♯ diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-diminished) | | ♭7 | Ddim | [D diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-diminished) | ## Seventh chords in E diminished half–whole | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Em7 | [Em7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/em7) · [Em7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-2) · [Em7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-3) · [Em7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-2-and-4) | | 1 | E7 | [E7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e7) · [E7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/e7-drop-2) · [E7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/e7-drop-3) · [E7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/e7-drop-2-and-4) | | 1 | Em7♭5 | [Em7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/em7b5) · [Em7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7b5-drop-2) · [Em7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7b5-drop-3) · [Em7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | 1 | Edim7 | [Edim7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/edim7) | | 1 | E | – | | ♭2 | Fdim7 | [Fdim7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fdim7) | | ♭3 | Gm7 | [Gm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gm7) · [Gm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-2) · [Gm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-3) · [Gm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭3 | G7 | [G7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g7) · [G7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g7-drop-2) · [G7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g7-drop-3) · [G7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭3 | Gm7♭5 | [Gm7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gm7b5) · [Gm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7b5-drop-2) · [Gm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7b5-drop-3) · [Gm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭3 | Gdim7 | [Gdim7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gdim7) | | ♭3 | G | – | | 3 | G♯dim7 | [G♯dim7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-dim7) | | ♭5 | B♭m7 | [B♭m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bbm7) · [B♭m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7-drop-2) · [B♭m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7-drop-3) · [B♭m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭5 | B♭7 | [B♭7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb7) · [B♭7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bb7-drop-2) · [B♭7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bb7-drop-3) · [B♭7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bb7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭5 | B♭m7♭5 | [B♭m7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bbm7b5) · [B♭m7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7b5-drop-2) · [B♭m7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7b5-drop-3) · [B♭m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭5 | B♭dim7 | [A♯dim7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-sharp-dim7) | | ♭5 | B♭ | – | | 5 | Bdim7 | [Bdim7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bdim7) | | 6 | C♯m7 | [C♯m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-m7) · [C♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-2) · [C♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-3) · [C♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) | | 6 | C♯7 | [D♭7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/db7) · [D♭7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/db7-drop-2) · [D♭7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/db7-drop-3) · [D♭7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/db7-drop-2-and-4) | | 6 | C♯m7♭5 | [C♯m7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-m7b5) · [C♯m7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7b5-drop-2) · [C♯m7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7b5-drop-3) · [C♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | 6 | C♯dim7 | [C♯dim7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-dim7) | | 6 | C♯ | – | | ♭7 | Ddim7 | [Ddim7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ddim7) | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of E diminished half–whole, starting from another root. - [D, F, A♭ and B diminished whole–half](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-diminished-whole-half) ## Diminished half–whole in every key - [C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-diminished-half-whole) - E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished half–whole - [D, F, A♭ and B diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-diminished-half-whole) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice E diminished half–whole in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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