#diminished scale

3 Arpeggios from the Diminished scale (No Triads)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-UKs7glR8E&t=0s&index=1&list=PLWYuNvZPqqcHHStbBAm8FvGoiZwTKF_XR

The diminished scale can be hard to navigate and explore but also has some really great sounds that we can use. In this lesson I am going to show you three of the arpeggios that I like to use when I am improvising and one of them is also the favorite of Scott Henderson.

What did I miss and what do you use for diminished scale stuff?

Upper-structure Triads from the Diminished scale - Great Dom7th material

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp4n6yADouY&list=PLWYuNvZPqqcGbyQmZ9N-TYsjd5pCfzYjI&index=1

The Diminished scale has some beautiful sounds when used on dom7th chords! In this video I go over some of the options you have when looking at the upper-structure triads found in the diminished scale. I then use some of these triads in jazz licks to demonstrate how to put them to use.

The PDF and GuitarPro7 file is available in the Patreon FB group.

4 Dominants Arpeggios over One Chord 💡 -  Simple but great concept!

Not getting stuck in typical mechanical guitar runs can be tricky when you are using the diminished scale. There are really easy ways to create some strong interesting lines on Dominant chords. In fact using the diminished scale allows us to use 4 different Dominant arpeggios over one chord. In this video I will demonstrate how and give you some examples! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA1WY-9NvvU

You can download a PDF and read the article on my blog via this link: https://jenslarsen.nl/4-dominants-one-chord-youll-never-need-another-arpeggio/

Haven’t kept a music journal for the past two weeks because my father passed away. Without getting too personal it was a very intense experience. He was always very supportive and kind. He was also very charasmatic and animated. He lived a wild life when he was younger. Much more wild than I ever did. I picked up a lot of good character traits from him. I could go on and on but I’m not trying to make this too personal. Mostly focused on music.

That said the only things keeping me together practicing or making music, working out, and close family or friends. All three have been a natural anti-depressant.

Anyway… the next 6 months I’ll be focusing on harmonic minor scale and its modes. Studying the scales, triads and chords. I’ll focus on a new key every two weeks to get through all 12 in 6 months. I’ll going in order of the circle of 5ths.

I’ll also be focusing on the diminished scale. It’s going to be a dark and weird next 6th months. Seems fitting..

I’ll be doing maintenance on pentatonic and diatonic scales triads and chords but mostly as a warm up. Try not to get two caught up in it and focus more on harmonic minor and diminished.

Oh yea also keeping on directional/economy picking.. I have a book I’m working out of for that as well.

 CLICK SUBSCRIBE! Please watch video above for a deeper analysis Hi Guys, Today we have a quick look at how Cory Henry employs the diminished scale to good effect for an original and unique sound. Firstly we will take the whole step half step diminished scale starting on the note C Whole step half step diminished scale starting on the note C From this scale there are 4 “Dominant” Chords…

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How to use the Diminished Scale Pt 1

In this guitar lesson I am going over a scale that is widely used in the jazz and fusion circles and creates quite a distinctive sound. Actually…it is not a single scale, but two. The two scales are very similar and in my opinion this is something that can create some confusion.

These two diminished scales are built by alternating whole steps and half steps. The interval that starts the scale determines its name.

The Whole step/ Half-step alternates whole steps and half steps starting from a Whole Step

Example: C whole step/half step: C, D, D#, F, F#, G#, A, B

The Half-step/Whole step alternates whole steps and half steps starting from a Half Step

Example: C half step/whole step: C, Db, Eb, E, F#, G, A, Bb

The most common usage of these scales:

whole step/half step works on diminished chords g C whole/half on Cdim7 )

half step/whole step works on Dominant 7th altered chords (eg C half/whole on C7#9 )

To get some example phrases listen and transcribe great players like Michael Breker, Mike Stern, Scott Henderson, John Scofield among others.

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How to use the Diminished Scale Pt 2

Continuation of the diminished scale video…in this Pt2 I show how to incorporate triads into phrases or altered chords voicings.