F Diminished 7 Scale — Bass
F Diminished 7 on bass: notes F, Ab, Cb, Ebb — 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 1 F (root), fret 4 Ab (flat 3), fret 7 Cb (flat 5), fret 10 Ebb (double flat 7), fret 13 F (root), fret 16 Ab (flat 3), fret 19 Cb (flat 5), fret 22 Ebb (double flat 7).
- A string: fret 2 Cb (flat 5), fret 5 Ebb (double flat 7), fret 8 F (root), fret 11 Ab (flat 3), fret 14 Cb (flat 5), fret 17 Ebb (double flat 7), fret 20 F (root), fret 23 Ab (flat 3).
- D string: fret 0 Ebb (double flat 7), fret 3 F (root), fret 6 Ab (flat 3), fret 9 Cb (flat 5), fret 12 Ebb (double flat 7), fret 15 F (root), fret 18 Ab (flat 3), fret 21 Cb (flat 5), fret 24 Ebb (double flat 7).
- G string: fret 1 Ab (flat 3), fret 4 Cb (flat 5), fret 7 Ebb (double flat 7), fret 10 F (root), fret 13 Ab (flat 3), fret 16 Cb (flat 5), fret 19 Ebb (double flat 7), fret 22 F (root).
Notes in the F diminished 7 scale
The F diminished 7 scale contains 4 notes: F, Ab, Cb, Ebb. Its scale degrees are R · b3 · b5 · bb7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | F |
| b3 | Ab |
| b5 | Cb |
| bb7 | Ebb |
F diminished 7 on bass
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