Guitar · arpeggios # A diminished arpeggio on guitar The A diminished arpeggio has 3 notes: A, C, E♭. | Note | A | C | E♭ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | ♭3 | ♭5 | ## A diminished on the whole neck Every A diminished note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more". A diminished Note names A diminished Degrees ## A diminished in 5 positions The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a A falls on a string, with the notes its arpeggio run fingers there. Position 1: frets 0–4, 6 notes Position 2: frets 2–6, 7 notes Position 3: frets 5–8, 8 notes Position 4: frets 7–11, 8 notes Position 5: frets 10–14, 7 notes ## Scales with A diminished in them Scales on this site that contain A diminished as one of their chords, and the degree it is built on. - [B♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-major) on 7 - [G minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-minor) on 2 - [C Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-dorian) on 6 - [D Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-phrygian) on 5 - [E♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-lydian) on ♯4 - [F Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-mixolydian) on 3 - [A Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-locrian) on 1 - [G harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-harmonic-minor) on 2 - [B♭ harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-harmonic-minor) on 7 - [C melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-melodic-minor) on 6 - [B♭ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-melodic-minor) on 7 - [A blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-blues) on 1 - [F bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-bebop-dominant) on 3 - [B♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-bebop-dominant) on 7 - [A altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-altered) on 1 - [B altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-altered) on ♭7 - [E♭ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-lydian-dominant) on ♯4 - [F Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-lydian-dominant) on 3 - [D Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-phrygian-dominant) on 5 - [F Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-phrygian-dominant) on 3 - [C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished whole–half](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-diminished-whole-half) on 6 - [E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished whole–half](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-diminished-whole-half) on 4 - [C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-diminished-half-whole) on 6 - [D, F, A♭ and B diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-diminished-half-whole) on 5 ## Diminished arpeggio in every key - [C diminished](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-diminished) - [C♯ diminished](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-diminished) - [D diminished](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-diminished) - [D♯ diminished](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-sharp-diminished) - [E diminished](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-diminished) - [F diminished](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-diminished) - [F♯ diminished](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-diminished) - [G diminished](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-diminished) - [G♯ diminished](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-diminished) - A diminished - [B♭ diminished](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-diminished) - [B diminished](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-diminished) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice the A diminished arpeggio in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account. [Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=arp-diminished:9:arpeggio)