Bass Player & Arranger

Here is a nifty little finger-twister that can be used as a springboard for further exploration. The theory behind diminished scales is fascinating and the naming of the notes and intervals contained therein is a contentious issue among musicologists - 13/6/bb7 anyone? Therefore, purely to keep things simple, I have used the above description of the scale to highlight the available tensions that can be found when the scale is used this way. Diminished scales can be confusing