B Diminished Bass Arpeggio
Bdim
Diminished fifth
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3 notes
·Symbol : dim
Arpeggio Notes
B
R
D
♭3
F
♭5
Solfège : Si – Ré – Fa
Arpeggio Structure
B
T+½
D
T+½
F
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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