Diminished Chords and Scales

Standard tuning
= 120

A 7 A 7 A 7

Some common Dim7 shapes
B 7 D 7 F 7 B 7 B 7
3 6 4

1 2
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4 1 4
3 6 3 3 3 6 6
4 1 4 4 4 1 7 7
3 3 6 3 3 9 9
5 2 5 2 11
4 4

B Diminished Scale

2
Shift on 1st finger
3 4 5

6 7 9 10
5 6 8 9
3 4 6 7
2 3 5 6
2 4 5

B Diminished Scale

7
Shift on 1st Finger
6 7 8

12 13 15 16
11 12 14 15
9 10 12 13
8 9 11 12
7 8 10 11
7 9 10

B Diminished Scale B Diminished Scale

4
using open strings Shift on 4th Finger
9 10 11

0 1 3 4 6
0 2 3
0 1 3
0 2 3 5 6 8
2 4 4 5 7 8
7

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 11 9 9
Shifting back on 1st finger
12 13 14 15

9 10 12 13 9 10 12 13
8 9 11 12 9 11 12
6 7 9 10 10 12
9 11 12 14
14

B Diminished Arpeggio

2
2 notes per string
16 17 18

7
6 9 9 6
4 7 7 4
3 6 6 3
2 5 5 2

B Diminished Arpeggios

3 3 3 3
Connecting 4 Note Shapes
19 20 21

4 7 4
3 6 6 3
4 4
3 6 6 3
5 5
7 7

B Diminished Arpeggios

3 6 6 5
Connection 4 note shapes
22 23 24

7
6 9 9 6
7 7
3 6 9 9 6
5 8 5
7 7

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B Diminished Arpeggios

4 7 10
the same shape moving in minor 3rds

25 26

1 4 4 7 7 10 10 13
3 6 9 12
4 7 10 13

B Diminished Arpeggios

3 6 9 12
The same shape moving in minor 3rds
27 28

3 6 9 12
4 7 10 13
3 6 6 9 9 12 12 15

There are many more 4 note diminished arpeggio fingerings, find yours and write them here
29 30

31 32

33 34

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