Guitar · arpeggios # C diminished arpeggio on guitar The C diminished arpeggio has 3 notes: C, E♭, G♭. | Note | C | E♭ | G♭ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | ♭3 | ♭5 | ## C diminished on the whole neck Every C 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". C diminished Note names C diminished Degrees ## C diminished in 5 positions The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a C falls on a string, with the notes its arpeggio run fingers there. Position 1: frets 1–5, 7 notes Position 2: frets 3–7, 6 notes Position 3: frets 5–9, 7 notes Position 4: frets 8–11, 8 notes Position 5: frets 10–14, 8 notes ## Scales with C diminished in them Scales on this site that contain C diminished as one of their chords, and the degree it is built on. - [D♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-major) on 7 - [B♭ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-minor) on 2 - [E♭ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-dorian) on 6 - [F Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-phrygian) on 5 - [G♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/gb-lydian) on ♯4 - [A♭ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-mixolydian) on 3 - [C Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-locrian) on 1 - [C♯ harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-harmonic-minor) on 7 - [B♭ harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-harmonic-minor) on 2 - [C♯ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-melodic-minor) on 7 - [E♭ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-melodic-minor) on 6 - [C blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-blues) on 1 - [D♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-bebop-dominant) on 7 - [A♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-bebop-dominant) on 3 - [C altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-altered) on 1 - [D altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-altered) on ♭7 - [F♯ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-lydian-dominant) on ♯4 - [A♭ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-lydian-dominant) on 3 - [F Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-phrygian-dominant) on 5 - [G♯ Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-phrygian-dominant) on 3 - [C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished whole–half](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-diminished-whole-half) on 1 - [E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished whole–half](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-diminished-whole-half) on ♭6 - [C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-diminished-half-whole) on 1 - [D, F, A♭ and B diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-diminished-half-whole) on ♭7 ## Diminished arpeggio in every key - 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](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/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 C 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:0:arpeggio)