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D diminished Scale

Below you can find guitar and piano scale diagrams, notes, intervals, formulas, and chords

Audible Example

What does a D diminished scale sound like?

D diminished scale

Piano Fingering

How do you play the D diminished scale on the piano?

Notes:

D
E
F
G
Ab
Bb
B
C#

Intervals:

1P
2M
3m
4P
5d
6m
6M
7M

Guitar Fingering

How do you play the D diminished scale on the guitar?

Notes:

E
B
G
D
A
E
F
Ab
Bb
F
C#
E
B
G
D
Bb
F
G
Ab
B
C#
Ab
E
G
D
Bb
F
C#
Ab
Bb
B
D
E
B
G
Bb
F
C#
Ab
E
B
C#
D
F
G
D
Bb
C#
Ab
E
B
G
D
E

Intervals:

2M
6M
4P
1P
A
2M
3m
5d
6m
3m
7M
2M
6M
4P
1P
6m
3m
4P
5d
6M
7M
5d
2M
4P
1P
6m
3m
7M
5d
6m
6M
1P
2M
6M
4P
6m
3m
7M
5d
2M
6M
7M
1P
3m
4P
1P
6m
7M
5d
2M
6M
4P
1P
2M
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Notes

What notes are in the D diminished scale

D - E - F - G - Ab - Bb - B - C#

Formula

What is the formula for the D diminished scale

2M - 2m - 2M - 2m - 2M - 1A - 2M - 2m

Intervals

What intervals are in the D diminished scale

Root Note

Major 2nd

Minor 3rd

Perfect 4th

Minor 6th

Major 6th

Major 7th

Chords

What chords (diatonic) are in the D diminished scale