A Diminished Arpeggio 1

This is a 4 string bass arpeggio for an A Dimished Chord. It is a closed pattern so it is movable. An arpeggio should be played like a sweep and two notes are not supposed to ring together as that would create a chord, therefore not an arpeggio.

This variation moves lower down the neck and in my opinion when played feels passive but decisive. This diminished pattern is supplied below with notation and TAB for 4 string bass.

You will notice that the first note in this pattern is the root, played on the fifth fret of the E string. If the entire pattern was moved two frets higher then you would have a B Diminished Arpeggio. Move the pattern around and get used to it's feel and next time you called on to play over a dimished chord you can pull this one out.