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Triads of the Diminished scale - part 1

Jens Larsen
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Standard tuning

= 120
Example 1 - G7 diminished scale
3
3
3

3 3
3
E-Gt

6 7 9 10
6 8 9
6 7 9
6 8 9
7 8 10
7 9 10

Example 2 - The 4 major triads contained in the scale


G B D E

7
6 9 9
7 7 10 9
9 8 11
10

Example 3 - Inversions of the triads

7 6
8 8 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7
9 9 9 8 8 8
10 10 8 8
10 10

Example 4 - Line no 1
Dm7 G7(13 5 9) Cmaj7

7 12 10
8 6 9 11
5 7 7 10 12 10 9
5 7
5

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Example 5 - Line no 2
Dm7 G7(13 5 9)

10
8 13 10 8 9 11 11 11 12
10 7 10 10
7 12 11

Example 6 - Line no 3
Dm7 G7(13 5 9)

12 10
9 12
10 7 9 10 9
10 7 11
8 7 8 11
10

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