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Diminished Scale and IV Chord

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In this guitar lesson you’ll learn how to utilize the diminished scale into a 1-4-5 blues pattern.  A diminished seventh chord table is provided below. 

Chord Root Minor Third Diminished Fifth Diminished Seventh
Cdim7 C E G Bdouble flat (A)
Cdim7 C E G B
Ddim7 D F (E) Adouble flat (G) Cdouble flat (B)
Ddim7 D F A C (B)
Ddim7 D F A C
Edim7 E G Bdouble flat (A) Ddouble flat (C)
Edim7 E G B D
Fdim7 F A C (B) Edouble flat (D)
Fdim7 F A C E
Gdim7 G Bdouble flat (A) Ddouble flat (C) Fdouble flat (E)
Gdim7 G B D F (E)
Gdim7 G B D F
Adim7 A C (B) Edouble flat (D) Gdouble flat (F)
Adim7 A C E G
Adim7 A C E G
Bdim7 B D F (E) Adouble flat (G)
Bdim7 B D F A

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