Been playing for almost 13 years without much theory knowledge. Now I'm trying to learn some theory behind the stuff I had already been playing. Your channel is easily the one that helps me the most with this "journey". Thanks for the awesome vids Sean!
Neat, it sounds like you and I are on a similar musical journey, as I'm using these lessons to consolidate my knowledge and understand why some odd chord fingerings make sense.
Man, you don't have an idea of how useful your videos are for me. Clear explanation and, in my opinion, wide and complete on each topic spoken. From all the guitar channels, you are by far my favourite. Thank you for all the work done here, you're amazing
15 years of playing guitar, and this was still the most important lesson. especially with the style of art i go for. (good job adding the diminished A 5-6-7 chord, which i hear/use the most too.)
It should be pointed out that this is for people who already have a lot of theoretical knowledge. For me, this is answered so many questions for me about diminish chords.... questions I have had for years. Can’t thank you enough.
This was very helpful. I’ve been trying to learn guitar for almost a year. I’m pretty proficient playing piano (lol that was some unintended alliteration) and I’ve played a lot of jazz chords and I’m trying to learn the translation into guitar chord structures. Thanks man 🙏🏽
Great job with this. I have never understood diminished chords and i've been playing a long time. This vid started to melt the block of ice in my head and it's now starting to come together. Thanks.
I have a degree in theory, and you just explained in about 4 minutes what it took me 3 months to learn way back in the day. I've recently picked up guitar again, so, thanks for this!
very nice. ive actually unlock a new technique in the fretboard using this method. its like seeing a new way to play guitar and add more flavor. much appreciated from a filipino guy who lives in slovenia.
Finally realized what that transition is (Bm7b5) from the major (C) to the minor (Am)... Feels so good to find an answer to a question that's been with me for years
Awesome stuff, so well explained I never really understood diminished chords before. Your videos have transformed my musical life! Keep up the good work :)
Unstable. Nice to have a one-word description of the tone, the way I'm used to oversimplifying majors as "happy" and minors as "sad." At least it gives me a launching pad to experiment.
Yeah thanks joel. I think everybody kind has their own internal way of thinking how certain type of chords sound. That's especially why I love extended chords (7ths, 9ths etc) because they're so open to interpretation.
Diminished 7th chords were one of the first chord shapes my first guitar teacher taught me 24 years ago (I don’t know why) - even now I always forget if the shape is a full diminished or half diminished, I feel like this vid has helped me remember it a little better 🥳
Man I have seen 10 different diminished chords videos trying to understand them better and I have to say yours is by far the best explanation I've come across. Please keep this stuff up so we can all learn more effectively
This lesson is fantastic. I am just starting to understand theory and a friend who I was jamming with commented how I gravitate towards m7b5 and diminished sounds. Now I understand.. and thanks to you I will be able to cycle through them at will :) new sub!
Sean, you're a diamond! This lesson has just opened up my pentatonic playing to a whole new dimension by adding the flat-five in a minor triad or just poking in a flat-five here and there. I also enjoy the chordal movement I just discovered from your Cmaj7 example by stumbling upon a Cmaj7-Dmaj7-Dmin7b5-Cmaj7 that sounds really nice!
when i first stumbled upon your channel and saw your recent vids, i was so confused.. but now that i'm working my way through earlier vids you reccommended, i'm having a much better time understanding the newer lessons. thanks a bunch man, you're a huge help! :)
Great Lesson. I have been practicing your tip for learning the scales in the open position by cycling through the chords in the scale and it turns out I didn't know diminished chords. Thank you for this and for that.
Sean D... Ur amazing boss! U make things look soooo simple with ur theorization and application of ur theory. I have stayed away from dim chords simply because I couldn't understand the connection to other chord structures and u just demonstrated that bro! Thank u... 🙌... Just amazing
The Chord diagrams are a great addition. Interesting lesson on theory as well as application of theory. I am trying to learn as much as I can in theory. This was a great help. Thanks Sean.
excellent teaching technique shawn. . you are one of the best of these youtube guitar teachers. .i hope you do a couple Jazz videos soon. . i hope you're teaching in your local public schools.
You Have really Helped i,m trying so hard to that diminished chord under my fingers even though i dont know where to use it you have really Helped THANKS
You're probably one of my favorite teachers on UA-cam, man. You're very good at articulating ideas and making them easy to understand. Plus you've got great personality. Cheers!
Shit man. I wish i found your channel years ago. Tbh you have probably the most "layman" explanations of all youtube guitar teachers. Very easy to follow. Thank you so much
heh sean, i have watched alot of your videos and most of the time i usually walk away with something that i didnt have before but this particular video is by far the best one yet. dim chords have always been horiable for me. thanks man and a well deserved thumbs up
hiii. it's a very good lesson .all of ur video helps me a lot but just small problm couldn't able to figure how u strum.it will be really helpful u show ur strumming techniques too....ty.
great videos you helped me so much in all your other videos especially for the metronome since i have watched your videos my playing is progressing faster
The "Popular Brazilian Music" (MPB) genre makes great use of Diminished chords and what not. Check out artists like Djavan, Gilberto Gil, Chico Buarque. check out songs like "Oceano", "Drão", "Jorge Maravilha". =)
Thank you so muchSir... Will Make the lesson of Dominant,Diminished Triad,m7b5 ,Diminished 7 chords progression... I hope you sir Lesson will coming soon...
Many Many Thanks Sean ❤ Will be throwing in all those TENSIONS to Jazz it Up! Ha Ha! Cheers! Great Vids! Ur like Charles Mingus - U make d Complicated Awesomely Simple! That's Creativity! God Bless!
This video was extremely helpful to me, thank you. It was the perfect pace for the level I'm at, and you are an excellent communicator. One quick question: I was reading that the chord built on the 7th note of a major scale should be played as a "dim". Does that mean any of these three that you talked about will work? EDIT: I just noticed that somebody else already asked this question and you answered it. (For anybody else wondering -- either the triad or the m7b5 will work).
Hi Sean, Firstly thank you very much for the informative lesson. I think the example of the B Half Diminished Chord that you showed of 2-3-2-3 with the root on the A or 5th String, also has the Minor 7th Note as it contains the A Note on the G String. As it has the root [B], F[Flat 5th], A[Flat 7th] along with the D[Minor 3rd]. Hence I feel that too should be the full diminished chord as opposed to the Half Diminished. Pls. correct me if I am wrong. Stay blessed as always. :)
You’re right on except for the flat 7 being in a full diminished chord. That’s what makes it half! A full diminished 7th would have a double flat 7, so you could make that by going on fret down to Ab. Hope that makes sense
Understood. A double Flat 7 also would be probably be the Major 6th. Hence in your E Full Diminished Chord, We have the E [Root], A# [Flat 5th], C# [Major 6th / Double Flat 7th] and the G [Minor 3rd]. Hope I have got the notes and the intervals correct. Thank you so much for the nuances.
ok, I am watching ALL your videos over again and taking notes to go to a better understanding. (man you're an amazing "vulgarisateur" don't know how to say that in english, basicaly it means you take complicate things, cracked them down and bring them to a level where "anyone" can understand it, this is gold, this is love, this is life and so many thanks for that). BUT I have a question : In full diminished it seems there is more than 8 notes from an octave to another, right ? Because of the "one minor third" space beetween each notes of the progression we reached 9 notes from an octave to another right ? for instance A minor : A-B-C-D-E-F-G-A become in A full dim : A-B-C-D-Eb-F-Gb-Ab-A and so...what about the Vb, VIIb and other things...it doesn't apply anymore ?
Thanks so much! The interesting thing about full diminished is you can't make that chord using just the notes from one key, so the intervals don't totally work describing them as you would a more 'regular' chord. (ie. Dominant 7 is a 1 3 5 b7) So I personally think it makes more sense thinking of it as 'stacked' minor 3rds, but you can still make them up in one octave. In fact, if you travel 4 minor 3rds in a row, it takes you directly to the octave (the note you started from higher in pitch). So A full diminished would be an A - C - Eb - Gb. It's really a 4 note chord, I think you were comparing it to a scale in your example. I hope that makes sense!
Been playing for almost 13 years without much theory knowledge. Now I'm trying to learn some theory behind the stuff I had already been playing. Your channel is easily the one that helps me the most with this "journey". Thanks for the awesome vids Sean!
+Night1996Prowler So cool to hear man! Thanks for reaching out and I'll keep em coming!
Neat, it sounds like you and I are on a similar musical journey, as I'm using these lessons to consolidate my knowledge and understand why some odd chord fingerings make sense.
Exactly! Enjoy the journey man! I hope you find all the answers you are looking for! It feels good to be able to combine practice and knowledge
Man, you don't have an idea of how useful your videos are for me. Clear explanation and, in my opinion, wide and complete on each topic spoken. From all the guitar channels, you are by far my favourite. Thank you for all the work done here, you're amazing
Thanks so much for the kind words, I'm glad the vids are resonating with people. Definitely let me know if you ever have any questions.
Need to watch this on loop, it's quite overwhelming at first.
I love fully diminished chords so much, they're so diverse and have so much possible resolutions
Sean idk why and it sounds crazy but you really helped me through my anxiety and depression. your videos are cure.
Dude that's the ultimate compliment! So glad they're helpful. Keep on rocking out and churning out that beautiful guitar music!
15 years of playing guitar, and this was still the most important lesson. especially with the style of art i go for. (good job adding the diminished A 5-6-7 chord, which i hear/use the most too.)
Thanks so much!
It should be pointed out that this is for people who already have a lot of theoretical knowledge. For me, this is answered so many questions for me about diminish chords.... questions I have had for years. Can’t thank you enough.
So great to hear it was helpful! I'll keep em coming!
dude you're pushing me to quit my job and follow my dream
Go for the glory my man!
Follow your dreams... But don't quit your job just yet
Go!!! Kaya mo yan.
@@stargarden2577 sage advice right here
So... Did you quit your job?
This was very helpful. I’ve been trying to learn guitar for almost a year. I’m pretty proficient playing piano (lol that was some unintended alliteration) and I’ve played a lot of jazz chords and I’m trying to learn the translation into guitar chord structures. Thanks man 🙏🏽
Happy to help man! Enjoy the guitar journey!
Thank you Sir for sharing your knowledge on music. May you be blessed with good health, wealth and a peace of mind.
Great job with this. I have never understood diminished chords and i've been playing a long time. This vid started to melt the block of ice in my head and it's now starting to come together. Thanks.
There was nothing diminished about the quality of that lesson.
haha, you're doing wonders for my self-esteem
I have a degree in theory, and you just explained in about 4 minutes what it took me 3 months to learn way back in the day. I've recently picked up guitar again, so, thanks for this!
the dim7 kills the "stability" of that chord
very nice. ive actually unlock a new technique in the fretboard using this method. its like seeing a new way to play guitar and add more flavor. much appreciated from a filipino guy who lives in slovenia.
So good to hear! Thanks for watching :)
Finally realized what that transition is (Bm7b5) from the major (C) to the minor (Am)... Feels so good to find an answer to a question that's been with me for years
awesome....I was needing a diminished chord for my progression and I knew I could count on you teaching me..... thank you
No prob Ian!
The first channel I've ever felt 100% worthy of subscription... Best teacher on the net hands down. Thank you for your efforts!
Wow thanks so much!!! And thanks for watching!
You definitely are teaching this old dog new tricks.... And helping make sense of the old tricks I "think I" know ;)
Awesome to hear! Let me know if you have any questions!
Excellent and very clear summary. Took me an hour to get through as I kept pausing the video to make aide memoir notes.
Thanks so much for watching!
Man, you're the best teacher on the whole UA-cam. Just make theory and practice seem so more easy! Thanks a lot dude.
Thanks for reaching out! I appreciate it! Let me know if you ever have any questions man :)
Awesome stuff, so well explained I never really understood diminished chords before. Your videos have transformed my musical life! Keep up the good work :)
Unstable. Nice to have a one-word description of the tone, the way I'm used to oversimplifying majors as "happy" and minors as "sad." At least it gives me a launching pad to experiment.
Yeah thanks joel. I think everybody kind has their own internal way of thinking how certain type of chords sound. That's especially why I love extended chords (7ths, 9ths etc) because they're so open to interpretation.
This is a great video Sean! Good work!
From the legend himself! Thanks so much Jens and I love all your videos, keep up the great work man.
Thank you Sean! So I look legend age? :D
I can only say Likewise!
I'm really impressed in how well you explain the theoretical aspects of music theory, Sean. Your videos are very enlightening.
Thanks so much Mike!
Diminished 7th chords were one of the first chord shapes my first guitar teacher taught me 24 years ago (I don’t know why) - even now I always forget if the shape is a full diminished or half diminished, I feel like this vid has helped me remember it a little better 🥳
Man I have seen 10 different diminished chords videos trying to understand them better and I have to say yours is by far the best explanation I've come across. Please keep this stuff up so we can all learn more effectively
More videos to come! Thanks for watching.
ive used these chords here and there before but this really helps understanding them and when to use them etc... u are great at explaining theory!
Thanks so much, let me know if you have any questions ever!
You are a blessed pedagogue Sean. Awesome video that has blown my mind. So thankful.
Thanks for the fine compliment! Happy to help!
Dude!!! Very good teaching skills displayed here. You simplified a rather complicated chord for us. Thank you!!
Thanks so much Anthony, happy to help!
This lesson is fantastic. I am just starting to understand theory and a friend who I was jamming with commented how I gravitate towards m7b5 and diminished sounds. Now I understand.. and thanks to you I will be able to cycle through them at will :) new sub!
Thanks so much! Welcome to the party!
Sean, you're a diamond! This lesson has just opened up my pentatonic playing to a whole new dimension by adding the flat-five in a minor triad or just poking in a flat-five here and there. I also enjoy the chordal movement I just discovered from your Cmaj7 example by stumbling upon a Cmaj7-Dmaj7-Dmin7b5-Cmaj7 that sounds really nice!
when i first stumbled upon your channel and saw your recent vids, i was so confused.. but now that i'm working my way through earlier vids you reccommended, i'm having a much better time understanding the newer lessons. thanks a bunch man, you're a huge help! :)
So great to hear Steven!
thanks Sean for this vid, been long missing diminished chords, hoping to incorporate them into my playing
glad it was helpful!
You are my favorite guitar teacher, I'm learning so much from you
Thanks so much! I'm glad the vids are helping!
Sean Daniel :D
Great Lesson. I have been practicing your tip for learning the scales in the open position by cycling through the chords in the scale and it turns out I didn't know diminished chords. Thank you for this and for that.
You've been crushing it man!
@@seandaniel23 Thank you Sean. That really does mean a lot to me.
Sean D... Ur amazing boss! U make things look soooo simple with ur theorization and application of ur theory. I have stayed away from dim chords simply because I couldn't understand the connection to other chord structures and u just demonstrated that bro! Thank u... 🙌... Just amazing
Thanks mane.thanks for always taking time to answer questions.
Always happy to help!
You are the best guitar instructor on UA-cam ever. Many thanks from Vietnam.
Thanks so much for reaching out Jerry! I'll keep em coming!
The Chord diagrams are a great addition. Interesting lesson on theory as well as application of theory. I am trying to learn as much as I can in theory. This was a great help. Thanks Sean.
Sounds like you're doing a great job with your theory! Keep it up!
I have been playing the dim7(raised from dom7 barre), for a long time....never knew what to call it....thanks!
Great video. You definitely can simplify theory so that it is easier to understand.
Thanks as always Lee!
This is a great explanation been trying to wrap my brain around it for a while. Starting to connect these dim chords
Thanks dude.. after so many years I've been playing guitar, now I really understand bout d diminished thingy..thanks
Happy to help!
a great example of that flattened 5 power chord type thing at the beginning is the intro to Bottle Up And Explode! by Elliott Smith
excellent teaching technique shawn. . you are one of the best of these youtube guitar teachers. .i hope you do a couple Jazz videos soon. . i hope you're teaching in your local public schools.
Thanks so much! I need to do some jazz videos soon!
what a great teacher.
Thanks for saying so!
You Have really Helped i,m trying so hard to that diminished chord under my fingers even though i dont know where to use it you have really Helped THANKS
Happy to help Gene!
Dear brother .. God bless you... very helping... your lessons are very easy and Cool
Thanks so much! I'll keep em coming :)
You're probably one of my favorite teachers on UA-cam, man. You're very good at articulating ideas and making them easy to understand. Plus you've got great personality. Cheers!
Thanks! The kind words are very much appreciated :)
i just wanna say thanks for all of the lessons you've made... both you & stichmethod guitar have taught me so much
Shit man. I wish i found your channel years ago. Tbh you have probably the most "layman" explanations of all youtube guitar teachers. Very easy to follow. Thank you so much
very good explanation of dim. chords.
Thanks for watching Johnny.
great example "My sweet lord"George Harrison . top lesson yet again Sean
I love you Sean!! Please bring up more videos on Chords!
Will do!
heh sean, i have watched alot of your videos and most of the time i usually walk away with something that i didnt have before but this particular video is by far the best one yet. dim chords have always been horiable for me. thanks man and a well deserved thumbs up
So great to hear it made sense!
I found your channel by just browsing Ultimate Guitar and I'm soooo happy I did. You explain things so well and it's easy to understand. Subbed :)
Thanks so much! Welcome to the party my man!
Thanks, I asked about dim chords and their meaning in the comments on a newer video, but found this which answers my questions. Thanks.
Thanks for this clear and very helpful explanation...appreciate your work here...well done!
Thanks Paul!
hiii. it's a very good lesson .all of ur video helps me a lot but just small problm couldn't able to figure how u strum.it will be really helpful u show ur strumming techniques too....ty.
Thanks Hatson, I've got a couple strumming videos but I plan on making more soon.
Very clear and energetic Sean. Thx!
Thanks for watching Brian!
great videos you helped me so much in all your other videos especially for the metronome since i have watched your videos my playing is progressing faster
absolutely fantastic lesson thanks
Happy to help!
Wow+ This gentleman has a very subtle sense of humor!
this info is timeless. thanks so much for explaining this.
Happy to help!
its not timeless, its 13:44 mins
thank you so much man. quick. intelligent. informative. answers all my questions. you rock! God bless you
Great video! Found out Road Trippin' by the Chili Peppers uses Dim7 a bit, great song to practice along with!
Oh man I love that song.
Great video! I've been striggling to teach these chords to my student, and this has enlightened me! Cheers!
he just teached how to write skramz, perfect.
Rock on!
The "Popular Brazilian Music" (MPB) genre makes great use of Diminished chords and what not. Check out artists like Djavan, Gilberto Gil, Chico Buarque.
check out songs like "Oceano", "Drão", "Jorge Maravilha". =)
Great suggestions!
This kid is a genius
@Slater Slater Coke is unreal
Thank you so muchSir... Will Make the lesson of Dominant,Diminished Triad,m7b5 ,Diminished 7 chords progression... I hope you sir Lesson will coming soon...
Good idea!
Excellent- great lesson-1st rate🎸
Stayed for the guitar, subbed for the Slint reference 2:12
I can understand your lessons well than my music teacher in HS. Thanks for this Sean. btw, do you have merch like t-shirts or books etc?
fantastic lesson as usual
keep up the good work..i am looking for more music theory videos from you.
Thanks Supradip, more coming soon!
Great lesson as usual, Sean! Thank you.
Happy to help!
11:15 the Beatles used this in their version of Till There Was You
I didn't know I needed that one. Thanks!
Happy to help!
kind of got that from autumn leaves a jazz song very famous jazz song.
Beautiful song.
great lesson sir
Thanks so much!
this was really helpful, thanks Sean
Happy to help!
Thanks Sean for the great video!
Happy to help my man!
amazing lesson so clear man instant subbed
I appreciate man! Welcome to the party!
Awesome, like always, Sean.
Super-Ultra-Mega Helpful.
YOU ARE INTERNATIONAL DUDE !!
HUGS FROM URUGUAY !! haha!
Thank you! Very awesome :)
Really great video, thank you!
really cool tutorial thanks mehn
Happy to help Jason!
Sweet videos dude! You deserve more views.
Thanks Matt, yeah the views are starting to pick up a little.
+Sean Daniel I can't wait to see where your channel goes. You've really helped my guitar playing.
You are the best man!
Thanks so much for watching, I'll keep em coming!
GREAT LESSON!!!!
Many Many Thanks Sean ❤ Will be throwing in all those TENSIONS to Jazz it Up! Ha Ha! Cheers! Great Vids! Ur like Charles Mingus - U make d Complicated Awesomely Simple! That's Creativity! God Bless!
Thanks so much for reaching out!
Great explanation of the oft confusing diminished chords. Subscribing!
well said sir, thanks for the lesson
A-ha now I understand, great explanation.. thank you Sean.
Happy to help Scott!
This video was extremely helpful to me, thank you. It was the perfect pace for the level I'm at, and you are an excellent communicator. One quick question: I was reading that the chord built on the 7th note of a major scale should be played as a "dim". Does that mean any of these three that you talked about will work? EDIT: I just noticed that somebody else already asked this question and you answered it. (For anybody else wondering -- either the triad or the m7b5 will work).
Thanks! Yeah learn to love the m7b5 chord :) but don't be afraid to throw a dim7 on there even though one of the notes won't fit.
thanks for such great tutorials!!!!
Thanks so much for watching!
what a great lesson, thank you sir
Thanks for watching!
Even though my brain was redlining to keep up, this was very helpful as usual.
Happy to help!
Hi Sean, Firstly thank you very much for the informative lesson.
I think the example of the B Half Diminished Chord that you showed of 2-3-2-3 with the root on the A or 5th String, also has the Minor 7th Note as it contains the A Note on the G String. As it has the root [B], F[Flat 5th], A[Flat 7th] along with the D[Minor 3rd].
Hence I feel that too should be the full diminished chord as opposed to the Half Diminished. Pls. correct me if I am wrong.
Stay blessed as always. :)
You’re right on except for the flat 7 being in a full diminished chord. That’s what makes it half! A full diminished 7th would have a double flat 7, so you could make that by going on fret down to Ab. Hope that makes sense
Understood. A double Flat 7 also would be probably be the Major 6th. Hence in your E Full Diminished Chord, We have the E [Root], A# [Flat 5th], C# [Major 6th / Double Flat 7th] and the G [Minor 3rd].
Hope I have got the notes and the intervals correct.
Thank you so much for the nuances.
ok, I am watching ALL your videos over again and taking notes to go to a better understanding. (man you're an amazing "vulgarisateur" don't know how to say that in english, basicaly it means you take complicate things, cracked them down and bring them to a level where "anyone" can understand it, this is gold, this is love, this is life and so many thanks for that).
BUT I have a question :
In full diminished it seems there is more than 8 notes from an octave to another, right ? Because of the "one minor third" space beetween each notes of the progression we reached 9 notes from an octave to another right ?
for instance A minor : A-B-C-D-E-F-G-A become in A full dim : A-B-C-D-Eb-F-Gb-Ab-A
and so...what about the Vb, VIIb and other things...it doesn't apply anymore ?
Thanks so much! The interesting thing about full diminished is you can't make that chord using just the notes from one key, so the intervals don't totally work describing them as you would a more 'regular' chord. (ie. Dominant 7 is a 1 3 5 b7) So I personally think it makes more sense thinking of it as 'stacked' minor 3rds, but you can still make them up in one octave. In fact, if you travel 4 minor 3rds in a row, it takes you directly to the octave (the note you started from higher in pitch). So A full diminished would be an A - C - Eb - Gb. It's really a 4 note chord, I think you were comparing it to a scale in your example. I hope that makes sense!
that's totally make sense. Many thanks for the answer !
Pantera's, The Sleep, uses this in the acoustic intro.