Guide To Playing Diminished Seventh Arpeggios: For ABRSM Grade 8 Piano - © Fergus Black 2011
Guide To Playing Diminished Seventh Arpeggios: For ABRSM Grade 8 Piano - © Fergus Black 2011
Guide To Playing Diminished Seventh Arpeggios: For ABRSM Grade 8 Piano - © Fergus Black 2011
1 b
& 44 b #
h = 66
2
3
4
2
1
? 44 5 b 4 # &
b #
3
5 4 # 3 2 1 4 3 2
b
# b
#
b
1
1 2 3 4
?
# b
The following diminished sevenths all fall into the same category: they start on black notes, and the
thumbs of the two hands are on different white notes.
N.B. I have shown the fingering pattern for multiple octaves. You can substitute a more convenient
finger for the opening black notes of the right hand, using the 2nd finger instead of the 4th in the c #
arpeggio, for example.
For the diminished seventh arpeggio starting on c #, remember that 3rd and 4th fingers are on b b and c #.
This is also the case for the dim 7th staring on b b: they are essentially the same arpeggio, after all, it's
just that they start on different notes.
b # b
# b
& # b #
#
4
# b
? # 3 2 1 b &
?
b #
#
b
b
#
h = 66
4
h = 66
& #
b
1 b #
? 4 # 3 2
b
3
b
# b
#
b
# b
#
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For the diminished seventh arpeggio starting on e b, remember that 3rd and 4th fingers are on e b and on
f #. Also for the dim 7th starting on f #.
# b
b #
# b
& b #
1
b
2
# b
b
4
? b #
?
#
& b #
h = 66
3
b # b
# b
#
2 b
1
& # 4
#
4
# b
1 b
2
#
b
? #
?
& #
h = 66
For the diminished seventh arpeggios starting on a b, keep the 4th fingers of both hands together on
a b.
h = 66
&
b
1
2
3
4
b
4
b
b
b
b
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