1.

Diminished Scale Runs (C Family)

On C7alt Chord

Also can be used on Eb7alt, Gb7alt. A7alt

Also can be used on C#o, Eo, Go, Bbo

(Note: Make sure you carry accidentals through the entire measure!!)
C7

1 {&
# b n #

3.

{ & # n # n b n

4. { &

n # # b n

n b b #
&
{

6. { &
7.{ &

8. { &
9.

{ & n b b # # n

2.

5.

n # # b n

b n n # n #
#

n # b b n #
&
{

n b b # #

{ & b n # # b n n #

# b #

b #
n

# n

n b b # n

b n n #

n b

K. Hewitt

b #

b b

b #

b n

# #

b n

b #

b b n #

b
n

Diminished Scale Runs 2

b b
n

&
10. {

b #

{ & # b n

# b n # n # b n

n b b b

b # n

{ & # b #

b # # n b n b

{ & # b n # b n #

b n # #

11.{ &

12.

13. { &

# b

b # n # b

14. { &

n # n # b n b n

# b b n #

n #
{ & b
n

b n # # b

Diminished Scale Runs 3

15.

{ & n b # n

b # n

b
{ & #

b #

16. { & #

n # b n

# b

b # n
{&

b # b n n b #

17. { & n b

18. { & n
b

# b #

# n

b # n b n b # n

{ & # n b # n b

# n b

b # n
19. { & b

b # n

{ & # b #

b # # n b n b

2. Diminished Runs Resolving (V-1)

1. { &

C7(b9)

2. { &

C7(b9)

{&

C7(#9)

4.

5.

{ & #

C7(#9)

F7

{ & # # b n

nw

nw
F9

nw

F7

nw

b #
n

b b # n #
n b # n

{&

C7(#9)

&
{

b #
{&

C7(#9)

n
n

C7(#9)

9.

F7

C7(#9)

8.

C7(#9)

6. { &

7.

F9

C7(#9)

3.

F7

C7(#9)

nw

nw

F7

F7

# b #

F7

nw

Dimininished Run Transposed

C7(#9)

1.

{&

F7(#9)

2.

{&

G7(#9)

3.

{&

b
b

b
b

F7

B7

w
C7

3. Diminished Runs On II-V-1 Progression

1.

2.

G7

C7(b9)

F7

G7

C7(b9)

F7

{& b #
#

&

#
{
G7

3.

b
&

{
G7

4.

&

{
G7

5.

{& b
#

n #

n b #
b #
C7(#9)

b b # # n

nw

nw
F9

nw

C7(#9)

b #
# b

F7

C7(#9)

F7

n # # b n

nw
nw

Diminished Runs On II-V-I Progression 2

6

b
b
&

C7(#9)

F7

b
b
&

C7(#9)

b b b

F7

C7(#9)

F9

G7

6.

G7

7.

b b # n

G7

8.

b
&

{

9.

{&

b
G9

10.

{ &

b b b # n

b b b # n
C7(#9)

j
# n b

# # b n

F7

nw

3A. Diminished Runs On II-V-III-VI Progression

1. { &

{&

j
# n

G9

A7

C7(#9)

# #
D7(b9)

b n

# #

Diminished Runs On II-V-III-VI Progression 2

n
&
{

j
b

G7

2.

A7

{ &
3.

{&

b
J

G7

b
J

C7(#9)

b b # n

D7(b9)

C7(b9)

b n #

F7

n
{ & n n

b n b # n b

b b
#
D7(b9)

4. Diminished Runs (Alt Dominants) Applied to a Song (Misty)

G7

D7

{ & n

b b

C7

G7

C7(b9)

n n b b #

F7

F7

B7(b9)

E7

A7(b9)

&
n b b n # b
{
D7

{&

D7

{&

G7(b9)

# n
G7(b9)

E7

C7

b n b b
b b

C7

b n