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E Diminished Triad Scale — Bass

E Diminished Triad on bass: notes E, G, Bb — 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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Bass · 4-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G. 24 frets.

  • E string: fret 0 E (root), fret 3 G (flat 3), fret 6 Bb (flat 5), fret 12 E (root), fret 15 G (flat 3), fret 18 Bb (flat 5), fret 24 E (root).
  • A string: fret 1 Bb (flat 5), fret 7 E (root), fret 10 G (flat 3), fret 13 Bb (flat 5), fret 19 E (root), fret 22 G (flat 3).
  • D string: fret 2 E (root), fret 5 G (flat 3), fret 8 Bb (flat 5), fret 14 E (root), fret 17 G (flat 3), fret 20 Bb (flat 5).
  • G string: fret 0 G (flat 3), fret 3 Bb (flat 5), fret 9 E (root), fret 12 G (flat 3), fret 15 Bb (flat 5), fret 21 E (root), fret 24 G (flat 3).

Notes in the E diminished triad scale

The E diminished triad scale contains 3 notes: E, G, Bb. Its scale degrees are R · b3 · b5.

E Diminished Triad — scale degrees and notes
DegreeNote
RE
b3G
b5Bb

E diminished triad on bass

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