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Episode 40: The Diminished Chord: Part 2

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February 10, 2017 by Nick Mainella 3 Comments

Episode 40This is part 2 of our diminished chord series. Last week we looked at learning the chord tones and how to build a diminished chord. This week we are getting a little bit more complicated and talking scales. The good news is, just like last week, there are only three sets of different scales. Our job is to associate them with the different chord changes and be able to use them in action. The scale that is associated with diminished chords is the whole-half scale and is exactly what it sounds like, a series of whole steps followed by half steps.

This week will take a little bit more work on your part to complete. Remember to stick with it and go at your own pace! Rome wasn’t built in a day and playing over diminished chords with an amazing sound won’t happen overnight! Your ears are your best weapon here. If you can hear it you can play it. Have fun with this material and remember to send me any questions you might have!

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Comments

  1. Fred

    February 11, 2017 at 10:02 am

    Nice work Nick. Future idea thats probably already occurred to you – minor 7b5 chords in the their role as part of a half diminished II V I.

    Also Altered pentatonics and polychords

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    • nick

      February 12, 2017 at 12:29 pm

      Thanks for the suggestion, Fred! I will definitely address this in a future episode!

      Reply
  2. Nils

    February 16, 2017 at 3:16 pm

    Hey Nick,
    just discovered your podcast, great work! Looking forward to boost my playing, thanks a lot!

    Nils

    Reply

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