A Diminished Bass Arpeggio

Adim Diminished fifth · 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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Same arpeggio in other keys