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