A Diminished Bass Arpeggio
Adim
Diminished fifth
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3 notes
·Symbol : dim
Arpeggio Notes
A
R
C
♭3
Eb
♭5
Solfège : La – Do – Mib
Arpeggio Structure
A
T+½
C
T+½
Eb
About this arpeggio
The diminished arpeggio stacks minor thirds over a diminished fifth. Its symmetry — one shape covers 3 different tonics — facilitates learning across the entire neck. Excellent for dramatic tension passages before resolution, in jazz as in classical music.
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