A# diminished arpeggio for guitar (A#dim)
Notes, positions, and fretboard fingerings for the A# diminished arpeggio (A#dim): A# · C# · E.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Triads
Sevenths
Position (CAGED)
Frets15
1224
Chord
A#dim
A#C#E
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
A#
Root
· R
C#
Third
· ♭3
E
Fifth
· ♭5
Arpeggio sheet
A#dimFormula (degrees)
R ♭3 ♭5
Notes in key
A# C# E
Typical use
Over VII° and as a chromatic passing sound.
A# diminished
The A# diminished arpeggio is made up of: A# · C# · E.
The diminished arpeggio: an unstable, passing sound, typical of the vii degree and used as a chromatic link toward a resolution.