Diminished

How to play diminished triads on every string set

Diminished triads aren’t nearly as important as major and minor, but they are built using octave drops in the same fashion.

First complete the diminished arpeggio test:

This is the proficiency test for diminished arpeggios.

Next, practice playing diminished triads on each successive string set. Refer to figure 1 as necessary.

Finally, practice finding different minor triads along the GBE and DGB string sets.

Proficiency test for finding minor triads along GBE and DGB.