A Diminished 7 Scale — Guitar
A Diminished 7 on guitar: notes A, C, Eb, Gb — free scale chart, no sign-up. A fully diminished chord's arpeggio, stacked entirely in minor 3rds — a symmetrical, highly tense passing sound.
Guitar · 6-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G, B, e. 24 frets.
- E string: fret 2 Gb (double flat 7), fret 5 A (root), fret 8 C (flat 3), fret 11 Eb (flat 5), fret 14 Gb (double flat 7), fret 17 A (root), fret 20 C (flat 3), fret 23 Eb (flat 5).
- A string: fret 0 A (root), fret 3 C (flat 3), fret 6 Eb (flat 5), fret 9 Gb (double flat 7), fret 12 A (root), fret 15 C (flat 3), fret 18 Eb (flat 5), fret 21 Gb (double flat 7), fret 24 A (root).
- D string: fret 1 Eb (flat 5), fret 4 Gb (double flat 7), fret 7 A (root), fret 10 C (flat 3), fret 13 Eb (flat 5), fret 16 Gb (double flat 7), fret 19 A (root), fret 22 C (flat 3).
- G string: fret 2 A (root), fret 5 C (flat 3), fret 8 Eb (flat 5), fret 11 Gb (double flat 7), fret 14 A (root), fret 17 C (flat 3), fret 20 Eb (flat 5), fret 23 Gb (double flat 7).
- B string: fret 1 C (flat 3), fret 4 Eb (flat 5), fret 7 Gb (double flat 7), fret 10 A (root), fret 13 C (flat 3), fret 16 Eb (flat 5), fret 19 Gb (double flat 7), fret 22 A (root).
- e string: fret 2 Gb (double flat 7), fret 5 A (root), fret 8 C (flat 3), fret 11 Eb (flat 5), fret 14 Gb (double flat 7), fret 17 A (root), fret 20 C (flat 3), fret 23 Eb (flat 5).
Notes in the A diminished 7 scale
The A diminished 7 scale contains 4 notes: A, C, Eb, Gb. Its scale degrees are R · b3 · b5 · bb7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | A |
| b3 | C |
| b5 | Eb |
| bb7 | Gb |
A diminished 7 on guitar
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