Another really neat trick with these diminished chords is that you can move them up and down by intervals of 3 semitones and they become the same chord playing a different tone. EG. Take an A Maj on the second fret as normal. Now play DBF just above it. Now, keeping that hand shape, slide that triad up so that the D becomes an F. Play that. Same chord different notes. No slide it up 3 more. Play that. And so on. Works for every diminished chord on any string combination 'cos it's all minor 3rd groups.
The solo is in the key of A minor and is based around an A blues scale but i’m also thinking about playing the changes, hitting chord tones and also an altered scale over the E7 chord. Mixolydian won’t work over a minor blues
There are 4 Chord Families: Major Minor Diminished and Augmented. Passing chords also called Blue chords are simply part of the key you are in. When you study the Keys properly you see the proper usage of the diminished chords EX: [C Dmi Emi F G7 Ami Bdim. C]......In the Harmonic minor keys there are 2 diminished chords that are named differently but have the exact same notes in them Thus the chords in the Harmonic minor are : [Ami Bdim C aug Dmi E7 FMaj7 G#dim Amin]. It is all done with precise music formulas. When you become enlightened about the formulas, the reason they exist and their usages become self evident.
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Lovin' it, Kieran!!
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Great video 🎸👍 glad to have found your channel, I'm subscribed! Best to you man!
Cheers! Glad to have you on board. Always appreciate jazz on a strat.
Thanks for sharing a golden nugget ❤ !!!
Always good finding nuggets👍
Really interesting and helpful ! Thank you for sharing.
Glad it was helpful!
There is some Pete Green phrasing in there. Very nice and a super tip. Cheers v
I’ll have to check out some of his stuff. Don’t know his playing very well
Another really neat trick with these diminished chords is that you can move them up and down by intervals of 3 semitones and they become the same chord playing a different tone.
EG. Take an A Maj on the second fret as normal. Now play DBF just above it. Now, keeping that hand shape, slide that triad up so that the D becomes an F. Play that. Same chord different notes. No slide it up 3 more. Play that. And so on. Works for every diminished chord on any string combination 'cos it's all minor 3rd groups.
Spot on. Anything diminished pays off 4 to 1 due to the minor 3rd symmetry.
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Thnx man, helpful stuff!!
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Ahh, I get this 👍
Nice explanation!
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Nice one bud
See "You and Your Friend", Dire Straits.
If someone doesn't play the guitar, do they still need to learn the trick?
Fair point
What is the key you are playing in and was that solo mixolydian or what nice work
The solo is in the key of A minor and is based around an A blues scale but i’m also thinking about playing the changes, hitting chord tones and also an altered scale over the E7 chord. Mixolydian won’t work over a minor blues
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FYI your tab is incorrect at 6:02
My bad. Thanks for picking that up
Huge fan of this technique, really adds ear candy to the progression.
Isn't your C#dim technically a C#dim7, though?
Yes you’re right. I’ve got the bb7 in there as well.
@kierancolton5882 All good, sounds killer 👍
Great way to bust out of the box 👍🍺
100%
3:44 sounds out of tune, or dissonant?
There are 4 Chord Families: Major Minor Diminished and Augmented. Passing chords also called Blue chords are simply part of the key you are in. When you study the Keys properly you see the proper usage of the diminished chords EX: [C Dmi Emi F G7 Ami Bdim. C]......In the Harmonic minor keys there are 2 diminished chords that are named differently but have the exact same notes in them Thus the chords in the Harmonic minor are : [Ami Bdim C aug Dmi E7 FMaj7 G#dim Amin]. It is all done with precise music formulas. When you become enlightened about the formulas, the reason they exist and their usages become self evident.
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