Another useful diminished pattern is the arpeggio pattern for the diminished seventh chord. This pattern is made up the four notes that form the diminished seventh chord. This diagram highlights the most common diminished seventh scale pattern.
Now try ascending and descending the diminished seventh arpeggio.
The following lick makes use of the diminished seventh arpeggio. The arpeggio is first ascended using sixteenth notes to a distinct pattern of four notes at a time. The second part of the lick employs triplets, descending to a pattern of three notes at a time.