Diminished Pentatonic
Diminished pentatonic arpeggios with 3 color tones using 2 notes per string. Full scales shown on left for reference.
C diminished
♯5 ♭5 4 ♭3 2 1 7 6 ♯5 ♭5 4 ♭3 2 1 7 6 ♯5 ♭5 2 1 7 6 ♯5 ♭5 4 ♭3 2 1 7 6 ♯5 ♭5 4 ♭3 2 1 ♯5 ♭5 4 ♭3 2 1 7 6 ♯5 ♭5 4 ♭3 2 1 7 6 ♯5 ♭5
C diminished
7 6 ♯5 ♭5 4 ♭3 2 1 7 6 ♯5 ♭5 4 ♭3 2 1 7 6 4 ♭3 2 1 7 6 ♯5 ♭5 4 ♭3 2 1 7 6 ♯5 ♭5 4 ♭3
Pattern 1
♭5 4 ♭3 1 6 ♯5 ♭5 ♭3 1 7 6 ♭5
6 ♯5 ♭5 ♭3 1 7 6 ♭5 ♭3 2 1 6
1 7 6 ♭5 ♭3 2 1 6 ♭5 4 ♭3 1
♭3 2 1 6 ♭5 4 ♭3 1 6 ♯5 ♭5 ♭3
Pattern 2
♯5 ♭5 ♭3 1 7 6 ♭5 ♭3 2 1 6 ♭5
7 6 ♭5 ♭3 2 1 6 ♭5 4 ♭3 1 6
2 1 6 ♭5 4 ♭3 1 6 ♯5 ♭5 ♭3 1
4 ♭3 1 6 ♯5 ♭5 ♭3 1 7 6 ♭5 ♭3
Pattern 3
6 ♭5 ♭3 2 1 6 ♭5 4 ♭3 1 6 ♯5
1 6 ♭5 4 ♭3 1 6 ♯5 ♭5 ♭3 1 7
♭3 1 6 ♯5 ♭5 ♭3 1 7 6 ♭5 ♭3 2
♭5 ♭3 1 7 6 ♭5 ♭3 2 1 6 ♭5 4
Pattern 4
6 ♭5 4 ♭3 1 6 #5 ♭5 ♭3 1 7 6
1 6 #5 ♭5 ♭3 1 7 6 ♭5 ♭3 2 1
♭3 1 7 6 ♭5 ♭3 2 1 6 ♭5 4 ♭3
♭5 ♭3 2 1 6 ♭5 4 ♭3 1 6 #5 ♭5
Pattern: