C Diminished Bass Arpeggio
Cdim
Diminished fifth
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3 notes
·Symbol : dim
Arpeggio Notes
C
R
Eb
♭3
Gb
♭5
Solfège : Do – Mib – Solb
Arpeggio Structure
C
T+½
Eb
T+½
Gb
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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