D Diminished Triad Scale — Bass
D Diminished Triad on bass: notes D, F, Ab — 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.
Bass · 4-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G. 24 frets.
- E string: fret 1 F (flat 3), fret 4 Ab (flat 5), fret 10 D (root), fret 13 F (flat 3), fret 16 Ab (flat 5), fret 22 D (root).
- A string: fret 5 D (root), fret 8 F (flat 3), fret 11 Ab (flat 5), fret 17 D (root), fret 20 F (flat 3), fret 23 Ab (flat 5).
- D string: fret 0 D (root), fret 3 F (flat 3), fret 6 Ab (flat 5), fret 12 D (root), fret 15 F (flat 3), fret 18 Ab (flat 5), fret 24 D (root).
- G string: fret 1 Ab (flat 5), fret 7 D (root), fret 10 F (flat 3), fret 13 Ab (flat 5), fret 19 D (root), fret 22 F (flat 3).
Notes in the D diminished triad scale
The D diminished triad scale contains 3 notes: D, F, Ab. Its scale degrees are R · b3 · b5.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | D |
| b3 | F |
| b5 | Ab |
D diminished triad on bass
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