The Art of Piano Fingering


Chapter 12 - Arpeggios of the Diminished Seventh

Arpeggios of the diminished seventh consist of four notes a minor third apart: Example 59A Example 59B The basic fingering, as shown above, is: 1 2 3 4 It is simplest and most straightforward to describe Example 59A as a diminished seventh starting on B. However, it is also sometimes described harmonically as a diminished seventh in the key of C (i.e. tending to resolve onto the chord of C major). In the key of C Major, it can either be thought of as a diminished seventh on the leading note (chord...

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