Chord & FretDiminished (whole-half) on cavaquinho (C)
Diminished (whole-half) in C: C – D – Eb – F – Gb – Ab – Bbb – B. On the cavaquinho, four steel strings pack the scale into a short, bright space — there is nowhere for a note to hide. The box shown runs from fret 1 to 4; the lowest tonic sits on the 2nd string, fret 1, and the hand stays put in the region, with no position shift. Its four steel strings give a bright, sharp attack that cuts through the mix and drives the beat.
Practice it tonic to tonic — hearing degree 1 at both ends anchors the scale's sound.
Read the dots by degree: 1 is the tonic (highlighted); the rest follow the scale's formula.
This is one shape of diminished (whole-half) on cavaquinho — this neck alone holds 4 more mapped positions. In Chord & Fret, you hear the scale in the instrument's own voice, synthesized string by string; walk the scale box by box along the whole neck; and turn on the built-in metronome at the same BPM. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. Plays offline. See it in Chord & Fret →
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