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Diminished Guitar ScaleS Lesson
Diminished Scale Review * Diminished Run
Any diminished scale in any given key, has 4 tonal centers,
allowing 3 diminished scales to cover all 12 keys which
are the 12 notes, E,F,F#,G,G#,A,A#,B,C,C#,D,D#. The guitar
scale chart below is an illustration of this review.
C Diminished Scale
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C,D,Eb,F,Gb,G#,A,B,C
C# Diminished Scale
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C#,D#,E,F#,G,A,Bb,C,C#
D Diminished Scale
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D,E,F,G,Ab,Bb,B,C#,D
The Diminished 7th Run
The diminished 7th run is also referred to as a diminished
7th arpeggio. This arpeggio is based upon a diminished 7th
chord and it's formula is derived from the 1st, 3rd, 5th
and 7th notes of the diminished scale, which are seperated
by minor 3rds. Demonstrated below are the diminished 7th
run's for the 4 key center's of the C diminished scale,
taught in descending motion.
C Diminished 7th run
C A Gb D# C A Gb D# C
e :-8---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :---10------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-------11---8----|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-10--7-----------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|---------9--6----|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-8---------------|
A Diminished 7th run
A Gb D# C A Gb D# C A
e :-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :----7------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-------8---5-----|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-7---4-----------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|---------6---3---|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|
Gb Diminished 7th run
Gb D# C A Gb D# C A Gb
e :-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :----4------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-------5---2-----|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|--4---1----------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|----------3--0---|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|
Eb Diminished 7th run
e :-11--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :----13-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :---------14---11-|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|---13---10-------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|------------12--9|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-11--------------|
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