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