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QuickStart Arpeggio Fingerings for Ukulele, C Tuning - Diminished Triad

A highly organized, efficient system of scale and arpeggio fingerings for C tuning Major triads.

Published: 24 Nov 2009 Updated: 29 Mar 2024 • Visits: 11 • Code: QSUAT-C-DIMINISHED

Category: Arpeggios • Instrument: Ukulele • Subjects: Chords • Quickstart • Improvisation • Advanced • Diminished • Triads • Arpeggios • Traditional

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QuickStart Arpeggio Fingerings for Ukulele, C Tuning - Diminished Triad

A highly organized, efficient system of scale and arpeggio fingerings for C tuning Major triads.

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Product Code: QSUAT-C-DIMINISHED
Author(s): Curt Sheller
Publisher(s): Curt Sheller Publications
Published: Nov 24, 2009
Updated: Mar 29, 2024
ISBN-13: 978-1-60321-030-0
Size*: Book ANSI A (8.5 x 11 in), PDF A4 (210 x 297 mm)
Pages: 44
Hard Copy Price: $12.95
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There are four traditional triads: Major, Minor, Diminished and Augmented. Based on a major scale a Diminished triad contains the following intervals: Root (1), b3, b5.

A one octave fingering solution is presented for each finger starting on strings four, three , two, and one. Beyond these fingering solutions, there are many alternate and extended patterns available.

Master these fingerings and unlock your potential for improvisation.

Tunings: C with low or high G - (GCEA or gCEA).

Table of Contents

QuickStart Arpeggio Fingerings for Ukulele, C Tuning - Diminished Triad

  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Getting Beyond Shapes
    • Common Fingering Systems
    • Basic Requirements for a Fingering System
    • The Solution to Set Fingering Systems
    • The Six Secrets of Ukulele Fingering
    • Using the Fingering Principles
  • Every Finger, Every String
    • Finger 1, String Four
    • Finger 2, String Four
    • Finger 3, String Four
    • Finger 4, String Four
    • Finger 1, String Three
    • Finger 2, String Three
    • Finger 3, String Three
    • Finger 4, String Three
    • Finger 1, String Two
    • Finger 2, String Two
    • Finger 3, String Two
    • Finger 4, String Two
    • Shape Summaries
    • Two Octaves
    • Sample Triads
    • Sus and Add Chords
  • Major Scale Chart
  • Practice Tips
  • Final Thoughts

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