A Diminished arpeggio

Study the notes of A Diminished one at a time. The root and chord tones come from the same chord definition as the chord library.

Notes

A · C · E♭

Chord degrees

R · ♭3 · ♭5

R→A♭3→C♭5→E♭

Fretboard positions (frets 0–12)

0357912EBGDAER♭5♭3R♭3♭5R♭3R♭5R♭3♭5♭3♭3R♭5♭5R

Notes in each fret region

Frets 0–4

  • String 5, fret 0: A (R)
  • String 4, fret 1: E♭ (♭5)
  • String 2, fret 1: C (♭3)
  • String 3, fret 2: A (R)
  • String 5, fret 3: C (♭3)
  • String 2, fret 4: E♭ (♭5)

Frets 5–8

  • String 6, fret 5: A (R)
  • String 3, fret 5: C (♭3)
  • String 1, fret 5: A (R)
  • String 5, fret 6: E♭ (♭5)
  • String 4, fret 7: A (R)
  • String 6, fret 8: C (♭3)
  • String 3, fret 8: E♭ (♭5)
  • String 1, fret 8: C (♭3)

Frets 9–12

  • String 4, fret 10: C (♭3)
  • String 2, fret 10: A (R)
  • String 6, fret 11: E♭ (♭5)
  • String 1, fret 11: E♭ (♭5)
  • String 5, fret 12: A (R)