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C Diminished Triad Scale — Guitar

C Diminished Triad on guitar: notes C, Eb, Gb — free scale chart, no sign-up. Root, minor 3rd, and diminished 5th — an unstable, tense sound used to lead strongly into the chord that follows it.

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Guitar · 6-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G, B, e. 24 frets.

  • E string: fret 2 Gb (flat 5), fret 8 C (root), fret 11 Eb (flat 3), fret 14 Gb (flat 5), fret 20 C (root), fret 23 Eb (flat 3).
  • A string: fret 3 C (root), fret 6 Eb (flat 3), fret 9 Gb (flat 5), fret 15 C (root), fret 18 Eb (flat 3), fret 21 Gb (flat 5).
  • D string: fret 1 Eb (flat 3), fret 4 Gb (flat 5), fret 10 C (root), fret 13 Eb (flat 3), fret 16 Gb (flat 5), fret 22 C (root).
  • G string: fret 5 C (root), fret 8 Eb (flat 3), fret 11 Gb (flat 5), fret 17 C (root), fret 20 Eb (flat 3), fret 23 Gb (flat 5).
  • B string: fret 1 C (root), fret 4 Eb (flat 3), fret 7 Gb (flat 5), fret 13 C (root), fret 16 Eb (flat 3), fret 19 Gb (flat 5).
  • e string: fret 2 Gb (flat 5), fret 8 C (root), fret 11 Eb (flat 3), fret 14 Gb (flat 5), fret 20 C (root), fret 23 Eb (flat 3).

Notes in the C diminished triad scale

The C diminished triad scale contains 3 notes: C, Eb, Gb. Its scale degrees are R · b3 · b5.

C Diminished Triad — scale degrees and notes
DegreeNote
RC
b3Eb
b5Gb

C diminished triad on guitar

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