In this diminished chords guitar lesson, I demonstrate how to use diminished chords in progressions that sound amazing.
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⏱ Video Content Outline for This Diminished Chords Guitar Lesson

0:00 - Intro & who this diminished chords video is for
0:40 - Video outline
1:58 - 1) Defining the types of diminished chords
     2:09 - Defining diminished triad
     3:10 - Chords with Color (free download)
     3:44 - Defining diminished 7th
     6:19 - An exercise to get the diminished sound in your fingers
     7:39 - Song Example #1: "How Insensitive"
     9:24 - Defining half-diminished
10:45 - 2) Three diminished 7th shapes to know
11:40 - 3) Diminished 7 Inversion Symmetry
     13:52 - Song Example #2: "Michelle"
     14:15 - Practicing diminished 7th shapes by crossing strings
     15:04 - 4) Tension / resolution with diminished 7th chords
     18:44 - Resolving to chords in a key / chromatic chords
     20:08 - Adding a diminished chord to "Halleliujah"
21:38 - 5) Diminished Passing Chords
     23:08 - Song Example #3: "Till There Was You"
     23:29 - Song Example #4: "Blackbird"
23:56 - 6) Modulating & tonicizing with diminished
27:13 - 7) Improvising with diminished chords
     30:30 - Using diminished 7th chords at gigs
31:19 - Outro & Chords with Color (free download)

🔗 Links Mentioned in This Diminished Chords Guitar Lesson Video

🎸 Chord Theory Series Playlist
🎸 Chords of the harmonic minor scale
🎸 Harmonic minor scale positions
🎸 Functional Harmony lesson
🎸 Chromatic Chords Lesson
🎸 Most Common Chord Progressions 4-Part Series
🎸 Get my FREE, amazing chord options chart called ‘Chords with Color’
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💬 Video Description for This Diminished Chords Guitar Lesson

I recently finished up a series of "quick tip" lessons which left me wanting to go a little deeper.

For this week's lesson I've created the ultimate guide to diminished chords.

There are seven sections in this complete diminished chords tutorial:

1. Diminished chords defined
2. The three diminished chord shapes to know
3. Diminished chord inversions and their symmetrical chord structure
4. Resolving any direction with diminished chords
5. Chromatic diminished passing chords
6. Modulating keys with diminished chords
7. How I use diminished chords with improvising

Throughout all of that I share examples from some of my favorite songs that use diminished chords, and I provide clear exercises that you can practice.

If you're interested in how to use diminished chords, or in any of the topics from the outline above, then I think you'll love this epic lesson :)

I hope you enjoyed this lesson about how to use diminished chords on the guitar and found it beneficial. Let me know what you thought in the comments.

Thanks! :)

- Jared

🎨 Diagrams From This Diminished Chords Guitar Lesson

The Three Diminished 7 Chord Shapes to Know

Diminished 7 Chord Rooted on the 6th String

Diminished 7 Chord Rooted on the 5th String

Diminished 7 Chord Rooted on the 4th String 

Diminished Triad Arpeggio Along the 5th String

Diminished 7th Chord Arpeggio Along the 5th String

Half-Diminished Chord Arpeggio Along the 5th String

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