Box 1 · open position
● On the diagramF blues diminished in box 1 runs from fret 0 to fret 4, 20 notes across 6 strings, from F on the low E string at fret 1 up to A♭ on the high e string at fret 4. The root falls on the low E string at fret 1, the D string at fret 3 and the high e string at fret 1.
Every note, string by string
| String | Frets | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 6 (E) | 1, 2, 4 | F, G♭, A♭ |
| 5 (A) | 0, 2, 3 | A, C♭, C |
| 4 (D) | 0, 1, 3, 4 | D, E♭, F, G♭ |
| 3 (G) | 1, 2, 4 | A♭, A, C♭ |
| 2 (B) | 0, 1, 3, 4 | C♭, C, D, E♭ |
| 1 (e) | 1, 2, 4 | F, G♭, A♭ |