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Diminished Scale
Alain Caron
Ab7b9
Choice of string: B B B E E E A A A D D D D G G G C C
Left hand: 1 3
4
1
2
4 0 2 4 0 1 3 4 1 2 4 0
2
3
4
C C C G G G D D D A A A E E E B B B
3 2 0 4 2 1 4 3 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 4 2 1
B B B E E E A A A D D D G G G C C C
1 3 4 1
2
4
1 3 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 2
4
C C C G G G D D D A A A E E E B B B
4 3 1 4 2 1 4 3 1 4 2 1 4 3 1 4 2 1
B B B E E E A A A D D D G G G C C C
1 3 4
1
2
4
1 3 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 2
4
C C C G G G D D G A A A E E E B B B
4 3 1 4 2 1 4 3 1 4 2 1 4 3 1 4 2 1
B B B E E E A A A D D D G G G C C C
1 3 4
1
2
4 1 3 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 2 4
Diminished Scale Page 2
C
4
C
3
C
1
G
4
G
2
G
1
D
4
D
3
G
1
A
4
A
2
A
1
E
4
E
3
E
1
B
4
B
2
B
1
B B B E E E A A A D D D G G G C C C
1 3
4
1
2
4 1 3 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 2 4
C C C G G G D D G A A A E E E B B B
4
3 1 4 2 1 4 3 1 4 2 1 4 3 1 4 2 1
B B B E E E A A A D D D G G G C C C
1 3 4
1
2
4 1 3 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 2 4
C C C G G G D D D A A A E E E B B B
4 3 1 4 2 1 4 3 1 4 2 1 4 3 1 4 2 1
B B B E E E A A A D D D G G G C C C
1 3 4
1
2
4 1 3 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 2 4
C C C G G G D D D D A A A E E E B B B
3 2 0 4 2 1 4 3 1 0 2 1 0 4 2 0 4 3 1
Diminished Scale Page 3
EXAMPLE #2: ALTERNATE FINGERING
B B B E E E E A A A D D D G G G G C C C
1 3 4 1 1
3
4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 1 3 4 1 2 4
C C C C G G G D D D A A A A E E E B B B
4 3 1 1 4 3 1 4 2 1 4 3 1 1 4 3 1 4 2 1
B B B E E E E A A A D D D G G G G C C C
1 3 4 1
1
3
4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 1 3 4 1 2 4
C C C C G G G D D D A A A A E E E B B B
4 3 1 1 4 3 1 4 2 1 4 3 1 1 4 3 1 4 2 1
B B B E E E E A A A D D D G G G G C C C
1 3 4 1
1
3
4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 1 3 4 1 2 4
C
4
C
3
C
1
C
1
G
C
4
G
3
G
1
D
4
D
2
D
1
A
4
A
3
A
1
A
1
E
4
E
3
E
1
B
4
B
2
B
1
B B B E E E E A A A A D D D G G G C C C
1 3 4 1
1
3
4
1 1 3 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 2 4
C C C C G
C G G D D D A A A A E E E B B B
4 3 1 1 4 3 1 4 2 1 4 3 1 1 4 3 1 4 2 1
B B B E E E E A A A A D D D G G G C C C
1 3 4 1 1
3
4
1
1 3 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 2 4
C C C C G
C G G D D D A A A A E E E B B B B
4 3 1 1 4 3 1 4 2 1 4 3 1 1 4 3 1 4 2 1 1
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EXAMPLE #3: ALTERNATE FINGERING
B B B E E E E A A A A D D G G G G C C C C C C
1 3 4 1 1
3
4
1 1 3 4 1 1 3 4 1 1 3 4 1 1 3 4
C C C G G
C G G D D D D A A A A E E E E B B B B
4 2 1 4 3 1 1 4 3 1 1 4 3 1 1 4 3 1 1 4 3 1 1
B B B E E E E A A A A D D G G G G C C C C C C
1 3 4 1
1
3
4
1 1 3 4 1 1 3 4 1 1 3 4 1 1 3 4
C C C G G G G D D D D A A A A E E E E E
B B B B
4 2 1 4 3 1 1 4 3 1 1 4 3 1 1 4 3 1 1 4 3 1 1
B B B E E E E A A A A D D G G G G C C C C C C
1 3 4 1
1
3
4
1 1 3 4 1 1 3 4 1 1 3 4 1 1 3 4
C C C G G
C G G D D D D A A A A E E E E B B B B B
4 2 1 4 3 1 1 4 3 1 1 4 3 1 1 4 3 1 1 4 3 1 1 1