Lesson 21: Diminished Arpeggio Patterns
The opposite page shows finger patterns for an A diminished arpeggio. Just as with the diminished chords and scales, the arpeggios shown could also be used as C, Eb, and Gb diminished arpeggios.
Here is the diminished arpeggio. Notice
that these notes are the chord tones for
the full diminished chord.
A - C - Eb - Gb - A
The following patterns show different
fingerings for an A diminished arpeggio
(or C, or Eb, or Gb diminished arpeggio).
Form 1
Form 2
Form 3
Practice Exercises
Play through each finger pattern ascending
and descending using a slow even tempo.
Move the forms around the fretboard.
Staying with the same root, and at a slow
tempo, play continually in and out of the
different forms with no breaks.
With a friend, or using a tape recorder, play
these scales against full-diminished chords.
The sound will quickly become easy to
recognize.
Please email me at TVieira@ix.netcom.com if
you have any questions regarding this lesson.
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