The left hand part of this exercise uses a rhythm which contains a dotted eighth note and sixteenth note joined together.
In the following exercise the left hand part uses octaves.
In this exercise, play the C#o chord with the 2nd, 3rd and 5th fingers of your right hand.
As in Exercise 37, there are dotted eighth notes and sixteenth notes in the left hand.
In this exercise, play the F#o chord with the 2nd, 3rd and 5th fingers of your right hand.
The following exercise uses inversions of the previous three diminished chords, played in the left hand. The right hand plays a simple melody. Try to make up your own melody in the right hand part.
For a full listing of diminished chords, see the chord chart section.