Diminished Lightning Vol.1 - Gypsy Jazz Guitar

Name: Diminished Lightning Vol.1 - Gypsy Jazz Guitar
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Use Diminished Chords to Create Momentum in Your Music!

Created byAlex Simon

Last updated 10/2018

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What you'll learn

Get a foundation in Diminished, and how it can applied to take your music to the next level!
Learn how to play variations and inversions of the Diminished Triad and Diminished 7th Chords!
Learn Gypsy Jazz tricks and fingerings for Major and Minor chords as well Half-Diminished!
Learn how to build chord melodies and walking chord progressions!
Master the most commonly used Major and Minor chord inversions!
Excercies to strengthen your improvisation muscles!
Create complex passages of music with simple building blocks!
Easily add density to almost any Jazz chord progression!
Approach chords from multiple directions
"Talk" with your chord progressions

Course content

5 sections • 28 lectures • 1h 4m total length

Introduction: What is Diminished?1:19
Explore how diminished chords differ from major chords through their dissonant tonal color, and learn how diminished harmony creates momentum in jazz rhythm and soloing, with foundations for gypsy jazz.
How to Make a Diminished Chord: Diminished Triad and Diminshed 7th3:44
Learn to form a diminished chord on guitar by stacking minor thirds to build a diminished triad and a diminished seventh, and explore practical fingering across the neck.
Symmetry of Diminished1:28
Explore the symmetrical structure of the diminished seventh, using identical chord shapes to access its color across inversions from the fifth fret to higher positions.
The Three Channels of Diminished1:18
Explore the diminished triad and the four-note diminished system, then navigate the three diminished channels, including the E-flat–G-flat channel and the B-D-F on A-flat, as a versatile musical color.

Momentum: Diminshed Substitution for the "5 Chord" (Dominant)3:10
Learn how to create momentum in gypsy jazz by substituting a diminished seventh for the dominant seven, moving a bass note to resolve from five to one across the neck.
Leading in to Second Inversion of Major with Diminished1:44
Leading in to Root Position Major Chord with Diminished2:30
Lead into a root-position major chord with diminished voicings, using b-flat and d-flat diminished as examples for a fluid five-to-one resolution across the neck.
Leading in to First Inversion of Major with Diminished3:11
Leading in to Minor (2nd Inversion) with Diminshed1:24
Leading in to Root Position Minor Chord with Diminished1:48
Learn to convert major chords into root-position minor and diminished shapes in gypsy jazz, forming D-minor six and its diminished counterparts, using a tenth-fret barre and walking down the neck.
Leading in to 1st Inversion Minor Chord with Diminished1:47
Learn to voice a first inversion D minor by placing the minor third in the bass, linking to diminished sevenths like E diminished for momentum toward the D minor inversion.
Recap: Memorizing Simple Target-Chord / Diminished Lead-in Relationships1:56
Master diminished lead-in relationships for target chords on gypsy jazz guitar, using half-step and whole-step intervals from major and minor inversions to guide improvisation and chord walking.
Chord Melodies and Walking Chord Progressions2:19

Dimished 7th Chord With Root on A String1:10
Learn a d-flat diminished chord shape with the bass on the a string, using the same notes in a different voicing, and apply precise fingering.
Leading in to 2nd Inversion Major with the Diminished Root on A string1:15
Master how to lead into a D major chord using the diminished root on the A string, employing half-step and whole-step bass movements and second inversion relationships.
Leading in to Major Root Chord with Diminished Root on A String0:43
Leading in to Major 1st Inversion with Root on A String1:22
Lead into a major first inversion with root on the A string by using a diminished chord on the 13th fret, a half step below the target D major inversion.
Leading in to Minor with Diminished Root on A String2:32
Explore diminished lead-ins to minor chords on the A string, mirroring major relationships, using half-step and whole-step movements to target first- and second-inversion minors.
Summary: Leading in with Diminished From Any Direction2:36

Playing a Diminished Chord on the Higher Strings1:08
Learn relationships between diminished chords and their target chords on the lower and higher strings, using minor thirds and inversions for accompaniment, rhythm, and soloing on gypsy jazz guitar.
Leading in to Major Inversions with Diminished on the Higher Strings4:46
Explore D major inversions on the top three strings using diminished lead-ins, and navigate multiple fretboard shapes from the seventh to the seventeenth fret to connect chords.
Leading in to Minor Chords on the Higher Strings with Diminished4:19

Leading in to 2-5-1 to G with Diminished in Middle of the Neck3:33
Leading in to 2-5-1 to G in the High Part of the Neck3:10
Lead into the 2-5-1 to g in the high neck using diminished shapes and chromatic walkdowns, linking minor and major gypsy jazz voicings.
Leading in to 2-5-1 to G with Diminished in the Lower Part of the Neck3:44
Lead into a ii–V–I in d major using diminished leads from the minor's first inversion, with bass notes shifting up a string. Apply the approach across three positions to add density.
Walking Down the Neck with 2-5-1s Using Diminished Lead-ins1:58
Explore diminished to 5-1 lead-ins and how they descend through ii–V–I progressions to the G, linking diminished shapes to chords for gypsy jazz improvisation.
Practicing Diminished Lead-ins on Tunes "All of Me"3:45
Apply the diminished lead-in concept to gypsy jazz tunes like All of Me to add density and momentum, and practice improvising leads across the guitar neck.
Summary of Course0:42
Explore the foundational concepts of diminished lead-ins and their target chords, establishing the groundwork for future pyrotechnic single-note soloing in this course.

Requirements

While this course is taught on guitar, the concepts within can be applied to almost every other instrument!

Description

Dive into the world of diminished with this Gypsy Jazz Guitar course!
Diminished has been used since the time of Bach to create tension in music. It is one of the core musical devices in Jazz and music in general. Diminished was employed extensively by pioneering guitar virtuosos Django Reinhardt, Charlie Christian, Eddie Lang and many modern players as well!

Diminished is the Swiss Army knife of music. It serves many purposes. By mastering the placement of diminished harmony, you will be able to express complex musical ideas with a few simple shapes. In the same way that words make up sentences, Diminished will enable your playing to flow with a natural, speech like fluidity. It is the glue of Jazz.

In this first installment of the Diminished Lightning series, we will begin our exploration into the power of diminished. We will learn the basics of diminished and how it can be used to add momentum to chord progressions. We will take a thorough look at how to use diminished as a lead-in to the most often used chords in music.

Diminished Lightning Vol. 1 is designed for beginner-intermediate level guitar players. This course will give you a strong foundation in how diminished functions. Learning the fundamentals of diminished will make getting the hang of more advanced soloing much easier.

Who this course is for:

This is an intermediate level course, but it is contstructed so that even a beginner can get into it!

Diminished Lightning Vol.1 - Gypsy Jazz Guitar

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Course content

Introduction to Diminished4 lectures • 8min

Diminished as a Substiution for the "5 Chord" (Dominant)9 lectures • 20min

Diminished Chord with Root on the A String6 lectures • 10min

Diminished Chords in the Higher Register3 lectures • 10min

Excercises6 lectures • 17min

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