Diminished chords; What, How & When - The ultimate guide (Patreon)

Diminished; What, How & When? The definitive guide! The superglue your progressions are missing!

Access all lesson materials by becoming a Patreon at the link below for just a small monthly cost!.. https://www.patreon.com/AlexFarranGuitar If Patreon isn’t your bag, you can purchase the materials for this lesson alone, directly at the link below; https://smogfalls.gumroad.com/l/kwtuh Make sure to get hold of the lesson materials at the links above so you have this information to hand as a life-long reference guide. It's a thorough, six page breakdown of the topics covered in this lesson on the often misunderstood, and unnecessarily feared diminished chord. We look at what it is, how in functions, where to use it and how to apply it in some truly beautiful ways! Don’t think of it as a jazz chord!.. this is an essential chord for your everyday progressions in ANY style! Drop me an email if you're interested in private Zoom lessons; contact@alexfarranguitar.com ⏱️ Time stamps ⏱️ 00:00 - Louis teaser 😺 00:08 - Brief Diminished noodles 00:33 - Introduction 00:49 - Lesson begins; V-I and the flat 9 extension 01:36 - Defining & understanding the diminished 03:20 - Diminished & it’s versions as the V7b9 04:20 - Private Lessons! 04:37 - The next string set 05:18 - V-I exercises 08:35 - Rich and dark low string voicings, open chord voicings etc 10:30 - The return of Louis the cat! 😺 11:46 - ii-V-I examples 14:23 - Top four strings 17:35 - Lowest string set 19:37 - Louis sings along briefly 😺 19:53 - Summary & Goodbye from Louis! 😺 -------------------------------------------- 🎥 Reference Videos; 🎥 Triads and three note voicings; https://youtu.be/fvvIc93f-EU?si=X0REa9pcLZ_6oqZC Beautiful jazz chords (including the Barry Harris scale); https://youtu.be/e7ojDU1pNSI?si=2glkvrPoBjyT5Pho The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down; https://youtube.com/shorts/tel1X-AcD3s?si=oCQb4rAsIu131fKi ---------------------------------------- Gear used in this video; 1953 Gibson es125 Lazy J 20 amp Honeypicks 2mm "smoker" pick Thomastik infield 12 gauge "swing" flats Strymon Flint reverb pedal Universal Audio OX - amp top box Universal Audio Apollo Twin X Logic Pro Universal Audio plugins Sony ZVE-10 camera Neewer Desktop Tripod Final Cut Pro Thanks for watching! Alex Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexfarranguitar/ Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/alexfarran #chords #melody #blues #jazz #jumpblues #guitarsolo #guitar #guitarist #music #musician #gibsonguitar #es125 #archtopguitar #vintageguitar #vintage #1950s #fender #vintageamp #lazyjump #alexfarran #guitarlesson #jazzblues #lesson #inspiration #motivation #gypsyjazz #djangoreinhardt #bossanova #jazzmanouche #barryharris #scales #jazzlesson #jazzchords #diminished #diminishedchords #musictheory #theorylesson #cat #cats #catswithjobsy