E Diminished Bass Arpeggio

Edim Diminished fifth · 3 notes ·Symbol : dim

Arpeggio Notes

E R
G ♭3
Bb ♭5

Solfège : Mi – Sol – Sib

Arpeggio Structure

E T+½ G T+½ Bb

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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