Getting Started with 6th Diminished (Barry Harris) Part 1

In this video I talk about how to get started with using the 6th diminished harmonized scale to improvise over a Major ii-V-I progression.
INDEX
What it is 0:26
Major 6 dim fingerings (drop 2) 1:28
Minor 6 dim fingerings (drop 2) 2:04
Basic Inversion relationships 2:44
Getting started learning the pattern 3:32
How to apply 6th Dim to a Major ii-V-I 4:36
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[@hello55125]

Thanks for including the minor 6th chords, been looking for these for ages!

[@jamesmurry5910]

Finally! A video on the subject that is immediately graspable, first five minutes, absolutely revolutionary for me

[@gonzalo836]

Diminished act as dominants with a flatted 9th creating a handy chain of V-I's here

[@fivefingerfullprice3403]

This is fantastic, I'm gonna start working on it right away.

[@GD7Music]

Hallelujah! I’ve watched quite a few Barry Harris for guitar videos. For my brain your’s is the easiest to grasp and apply. 🙏

[@andycollenette2464]

Mind blowing stuff but really nicely explained. I’ll be watching it several times more to fully understand it 👍👍🎸

[@coltonshanley1921]

I’ve been tryin to understand this stuff for a while now thanks for going slow 😂❤

[@jfender8023]

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[@sholland42]

Excellent, just what I was looking for, thank you.

[@paulyberry]

Very practical and excellent job explaining this thanks for sharing!

[@irishmuso7129]

Excellent.

[@ganazby]

Great vid! Very useful info. Thank you.

[@DrJoshGuitar]

Thanks man!

[@JazzStrat781]

Great video as usual, thanks so much for sharing! Love your channel

[@DrJoshGuitar]

Thanks so much! We’re all learning :)

[@jfender8023]

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[@carterpaul2688]

Thank you sir

[@benwilson52]

dude this is great thanks

[@DrJoshGuitar]

Glad you found it useful!

[@sararichi1463]

Great work. +1

[@DrJoshGuitar]

Thanks!

[@paulthemole]

Thanx! Great vid but I just wanted to be sure that I'm thinkin' right and obviously all those chord arps also fit for soloing

[@DrJoshGuitar]

You bet!

[@paulthemole]

may I ask for some real examples of how you would do it?@@DrJoshGuitar

[@vincecrow4512]

Awesome stuff! Quick question. How would you treat a 5dom9sus? Like a 4/5 or 4 over 5. Like Fmaj over G in the key of C. Would you treat it with the Barry Harris‘s rules for a 4 chord or a 5 chord? Or either one maybe?

[@DrJoshGuitar]

I would probably treat it as a IVmaj6. So in the key of C, the chord you are referring to would be F/G and I would play it exactly like an F maj6.

[@ThomasHope73]

Great stuff! 👍 l’ve been following closely.
I did find a small typo in the tab; at around 2:10 the Bdim7 should be at frets 9 and 10 (not 8 and 9 as notated), but example is played correctly.

[@DrJoshGuitar]

Thanks man- Yes the tab is somewhat labor intensive for me since I haven't figured out a good way to automate it. I do have a Fishman MIDI pick up I could probably utilize to make the tab. I have another job as an MD that takes up quite a bit of my time unfortunately LOL

[@ericworthy1300]

@@DrJoshGuitar MD as in music director? Or medical doctor?

[@dananthony6258]

Do you use the Dom 7 5b chords scale Barry Harris and if you do how would you or could you show us ?

[@DrJoshGuitar]

I don’t think I use that one

[@mukisajohnmary]

Hi there, thanks for sharing this information. just noticed @1:43 you say that C6 is the same as an A diminished 7 and I wonder why... according to what I see and hear when I play C6 is the same as an A minor 7. Could you please explain some more here..

[@DrJoshGuitar]

You are correct C6=Am7. I think I meant all the dim chords are the same.

[@mukisajohnmary]

@@DrJoshGuitar I am really enjoying your content. Again, Thanks for sharing

[@kidpoker007]

So theres no chord for the Dominant 7th chord?

[@DrJoshGuitar]

As I mention in the video each diminished 7 chord in the harmonized scale serves as a dominant flat 9 to the major or minor 6 inversions. Also the minor 6 chord can be seen as a dominant (for example, Gm6 can be used as a C9 and Dbm6 can be seen as a Calt). The Maj6 chords can also be used as dominants (Bb6 is essentially a rootless C7sus).

[@kidpoker007]

@@DrJoshGuitar I figured out you can use F#m7b5 for the D7

[@DrJoshGuitar]

@@kidpoker007 yes F#m7b5 is the same as Am6. I usually think of it that way, but whatever works for you!

[@kidpoker007]

@@DrJoshGuitar thanks for the video

[@justust4872]

1:30

[@krisda65]

C Harmonic Major Scale
1 2 3 4 5 b6 7
C D E F G Ab B
+ C Major Scale
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
= C Major Bebop Scale 8 note
1 2 3 4 5 b6 6 7 1/8
( C Diminished 6th Scale )

[@DrJoshGuitar]

Exactly 👍🏼

[@25756881]

I think I should give up playing the guitar.

[@DrJoshGuitar]

Please don't :D

[@chrisperera3910]

You need to be very clear in your explanation that the concepts are not yours and that these were initially explained by Barry Harris. Just putting his name in between 2 brackets does not mean that you are acknowledging that