Diminshed 7th Chord = PORTAL to 8 Tonalities [MUSIC THEORY]
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Diminshed 7th chords aka Full Diminshed chords are symmetrical and any note can be considered the root note. They can resolve up a half step to a major chord or a minor chord (or down a whole step to a major or minor chord). Since there are 4 potential roots, this leaves us with 4 places we can modulate to from any given diminshed 7th chord. In this video I explain this concept, then demonstrate how I wrote a piece of music using this same principle.
I treated each new chord as a new key and played a unique scale over each chord. Over the diminished chord, I played the arpeggio or the half-whole scale on top. It turned into a rollercoaster of different tonalities, with each one crashing into the scene beligerantly to take over the spotlight.
One note on B double flat vs A :
A dim7 chord is constructed as root, b3, b5, bb7. We are supposed to respect the alphabet, and the 7th of C is B, the b7 is Bb, the bb7 is Bbb. I don't find this to be very helpful in the context of this lesson so I ignored calling it by its proper name, likewise when I referred to the last note of Dº7 as B when it should be called Cb. It's easier to figure out where to go next if we think of B, I do not find any atvantage to tying yourself into enharmonic knots in this secnario.
Other videos I've done that relate to this one:
Chords of Harmonic Minor: • Writing Chord Progress...
Harmonized Dim7 Arpeggios: • Quick and Easy CHAOS M...
Chords of Minor: • How to write Chords an...
Chords of Major: • How To Write Chord Pro...
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Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
01:11 Diminished 7th Chords
02:47 Nature of Diminished
05:45 Writing With Diminished Chords
08:07 Finished Product
09:27 Wrapping Up
![Quick and Easy CHAOS Music Using Only Dim7 Arpeggios[GUITAR LESSON - MUSIC THEORY]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/0VJHqvtz12c/mqdefault.jpg)
![Playing In Every Mode with ONE Tiny Scale Shape [GUITAR LESSON - MODES - MUSIC THEORY]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/96cydVB4w-A/mqdefault.jpg)
Beethoven has a quote that goes something like “whenever the gentleman finds himself in a bit of trouble, he can call a diminished seventh to save the day” or something like that. He used them frequently to find his way back to tonic.
Do you have a source for that? Playing Beethoven's Sonata 14 Movement 1 brought me here because he uses these chords there excessively. I could find that quote via Google but would be interested whether it is true and whether he said this in a broader context.
@@keckwinamadeus8244 ha I don’t remember. I wrote a research paper about Beethoven in high school almost 25 years ago and just recalled that.
This is a crossover I definitely didn’t expect lol, sup kenji!
what is j kenji lopez alt doing here
cool
woahhh heyy
"That was too many key changes to be listenable"
LAUGHS IN PROG
Hell, a whole song with just diminished 7th chords is way more prog than “lots of key changes.”
@@yarlodek5842 I know right. This was so Prog that I loved every key change. I can imagine a prog solo something similar to this :-P
Best comment! Haha I was vibing hard to this
Bruh, that track in the end was sublime.
The Castlevania-like sound in the beginning of the song is pure eargasm. Jake is a undeclared genius.
If you have not yet, check out his track in the mixing major and minor video
if you complain about me calling it "a" and not "b double flat" then ur banned from the server. also, the intro music is just augmented chords, not diminished as the theme may suggest. Aug is way better for sci-fi mystery!
So can we expect a videon on half diminshed 7 (m7b5) chords soon?
Dumb down society. These scales were written centuries ago..
It's actaully SIMPLE and EASY..so lets Keep it SIMPLE STUPID.
If you know your shit...you can tell DUMB DOWN people to...FFFFFF-OFF
There's 9 DIATONIC parallel scales....DUDE. Until you learn them.
and the MODES in them. (it's going to give you every possible)
7 notes MODES variations within the 12 note...
63 MODES...
The vi mode of A Harmonic min (b6) is a F Lydian #2
The IV mode of C Harmonic MAJOR is F lydian b3..
They are what they are......1. #2, #4, 6 or 1. b3. #4, 6
Im not playing a PIANO...I dunnn have to stack it every other.
I can stack it to whatever the hell I please...it's not my fault
people can't play the piano or only know ONE scale in 12 different pitch.
and cant even play half of the different keys.lmao
They can kiss my ass.
There's a difference...There's a G note in F Lydian b3
There's no G note in F lydian #2
The A harmonic b5 = F Hungarian MAJOR ( ion #2. #4, b7)
1 , 3, ,5, b7
1. #2, 5, b7
!, #2, #4, 6
1, #2, #4 b7
augmented 6th ??? they 're mode from the ematic scales
they are what they are..
example if you count from b2 mode of A harmonic minor b2
1.....2...........3......#4 5.................#67R
but I can make the Bb dominant god damn it..lmao
if you count from the 7th degree mode
1b2 bb3.....b4 b5 b6 bb7.........8
You get what you get.....They are what they are
yes...yes..yes..WTF is bb3??? Why U not just call that btich a 2..FFS.lmao
There's' lydian
Lydian#2
Lydian b3
Lydian augmented
Lydian augment #2
Lydian aug #3...lmao
lydian aug b3........why the FFFF do you play a b3 in an augment..it's dim..god damn it.
A Melodic min b5...You get what you get..lol
lydian aug b7....lmao ( Melodic min b2)
Melodic min #4 ( lydian b3)
Melodic min b2 ( N6)
Melodic min b5....I made that up.
But it's just dorian b5 with a leading tone
dorian b5 = II of Harmonic MAJOR..
You'll see it..easier
if you play A lydian b3 ( E Harmonic MAJOR)
or A melodic min
It's going to help modulate to F# minor (A MAJOR)
F# aeo b5 or F# dor b5...simply play a leading tone..
It'll also over lap with F # Harmonic min b5
D lydian dominant...or D lydian dominant #2 ( or mix #2, #4)
D Hungarian Major...
Then you can play F # harmonic min b2,...to E min or G MAJOR
or you can play G7 as the b2 chord...then A7 into D melodic min
Then DOuble Dunnnnnn...lmao Play D double harmonics or D lydian b3 ( E7)
into A min.
or play G augmented into C min....hahhaaaaaaa ( F# melodic min b2)
I, personally have always hated enharmonic spellings. The idea that they are "technically correct", sort of erks me. When you look at mucic staff, seeing to notes that are space or a line apart as a third, really only helps keyboard players who's fingers are trained in diatonic theory. But if you are a horn player, for just one example, your limted range means practicing your chromatic scale from one end to the other is very important. Guitarist have a very wide range, but "suffer" from see everything as parallel shapes. All notes are space out chromaticly, so switching keys is very easy. You start to see you range as a cycle of 12 individual notes, whose names start to become irrelevant. To players like these Fb's or B#'s really piss you off, not to even mention double #'s and b's.
@@mickeyrube6623 But those notes mean(t) different pitch in a temperament other than the equal temperament. Plus, they look cool.
@@floracanou7613 hmmm...once I wrote a song that was very chromatic and modren, almost like a 12 tone row-thingy, but only 7 tones. My classically trained pianist was very confused by my instructions. Finally I just printed out what I wanted him to play. It was a simple 7 note key, just like he was used too:
A##, B#, C#, D, Eb, Fb, Gbb.
You know what? It did look pretty fucking cool.
That final boss theme is coming along really well.
This is what I thought.
Maybe late but imagine that boss changing attack patterns for every change in key... I'm a nerd. Sorry.
@@bohenian Also you have a minute and a half to beat it or you die
Jake, man. How come you're not a super successful voice over artist?
I don't have an agent- if you know one, give me their number lol!
Because Hollywood is run by commies
Awesome video as always! Thank you man!
@@DrumRoody of course I knew it all along. genius
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Who are you.. friggin' Beethoven?! the fact that i could almost begin to follow your dialogue makes me think i might actually be learning something. Thanks Jake, i have learned a lot about theory and composition from your channel. You are a great teacher.
Actually, Beethoven himself use that particular technique in 2nd movement of Symphony no.5 which he modulate from A flat major to C major. Good Stuff.
No he a natural and they are analyst's trying to understand his music must be really bored then he just offed himself
8:14 for those who wanna listen to that amazing sample piece
That lick and arpeggio at the start was crazy cool
2:09
That chilling realization when suddenly every note in a dim7 is the root
Just experienced that in another video 😮
I went to Jazz University, and I never learned that thank you so much Jake.
Man that piece at 8:14 was evil, epic, mysterious, and beautiful. I need more!
You are the equivalent of Master Yoda for guitar players. Amazing video
so truuuuuue !
heres a handy tip I picked up from Duanne Shin.....play a diminished 7th chord...drop one of the notes down a half step...it gives you a Dom 7 chord, which leads you to a new key
I come back here every couple of weeks to hear that killer track again. 🔥🔥🔥
Jesus man, that demo song rips. Well done.
man If I could afford, I would've paid you for this lesson, but still, I want to convey my gratitude to you, thank you and you are a GEM mate :) I hope you never stop and people never forget to appreciate and value your knowledge and lessons :)
I teach and just LOVE diminished chords! They are TRULY a gateway to other musical dimensions. Moving any one note either a half step down or up produces either a new dominant or a minor flat 5 chord, and moving any two adjacent notes together up or down gives you new minor 7s that are a 5th apart.
Then if you move any notes in converse directions, the combination can give you a two suspended chords! The possibilities are MADDENING!!!!
I probably say this on every video of yours, but this is the most powerful music theory technique I've ever seen.
And your sample piece is unbelievably great. It sounds so diverse and harmonically complex and yet the idea it was built upon is so simple! It's DT level harmonic virtuosity
Yay, Jake! As much as you kept dissing the poor vii° in, like, every single other video of yours, as much love you're giving to it in this one. Justice restored.
(Also, good job on the thumbnail. Really caught me off guard, this one. Who is this, I thought at first. But then I did recognize the channel name.)
And yeah, killer video as usual. Like, obviously I've been using dim7 for a long time, but I never realized there were a whopping eight possible targets. I always end up using the same four, if that. Can't wait to try out all the other ones.
Did you notice....he used the Bb Harmonic MAJOR scale???
There's more you can do..becuase there also the
Harmonic min b5 or Melodic minor b5....
The II. IV. vi VII....( of Harmonic MAJOR and Harmonic Minor
are all possible FULL diminished.
That's D F Ab B.......from C harmonics Major or min
B D F G# from A Harmonic Major or min
A Harmonic min b5 = F Hungarian MAJOR...
A Melodic min b5...That's a possible Full diminished from the TONIC
A lydian b3 ....
The ( N6) are going to help you the other way
Harmonic min b2 or Melodic min b2
b2 = Bb Major
Cycle down to the 4th. ( the rookie ones..lmao)
or B maj7......C7 into F MAJOR or F minor
or B7 C7 to F melodic min
or Bb dim into B min or MAJOR
C E, G, B = C7........E, G, B = E dim....yes?
once you play the F as ....Minor.
you can alway Play F double harmonic min or F lydian b3
G7....to A min or into C MAJOR or C minor.lmao
incase you get bore of play dimished all the time...
A Lydian b3....why..that's G # phrygian b4
G#7 into C# min/E MAJOR....or Db MAJOR/Bb minor
or you can play BMaj7.......C Maj7.......F Maj7
incase you get bored of Metal and all that Jazz...lmao
You Know....E HUNGARIAN MAJOR = G# Harmonic min b5..yes??
YOu know you can also alter the G Loc b4, bb6
from Maj. min, or DOminant ...
Play the G# harmonic min b2....A7 or B7
You;re in G# Minor....oki doke....
Play G# minor Melodic min or what ever.
excuse me...... while I kiss the sky.Lmao
You know the I III V ..are possible Augmented too...right?
You can play into whatever keys from where ever.
You dont have to put it all in one song...
just dont do the same old shit in different keys.lol
watched it again after 2 years and as a music teacher myself i have to say congratulations Jake! Your content is priceless! I like how fluent you talk (i am not a native English speaker). I can write a lot, but i will sum it like, "one of the best guitar / theory videos I have ever watched"! Keep it up!
Not only was that beyond comprehensive, but damn dude... That last piece was beautiful.
I've been playing for like 15 years and that was the coolest musical thing I've ever seen.
Thanks a lot Jake, your content is the superior best by far.
Jake, I've got to say your teaching is brilliant. I'm finding that you help me understand the musical worth of concepts I've actually known about for some time but never successfully put to good use.
You are doing an enormous favour to us . Because in my country to find a western music teacher with slightly more knowledge than just major minor is next to impossible.
Amazing video! I'm always interested in key changes and the piece you put together was very pleasing! Keep up the good work Jake!
I'm here for the music theory (another great lesson!) but the intros are great too. Each one is a unique appetizer to the main course. The composition is cool and the point about the utility of diminished 7th chords is great. The term "reductive polymeter" is welcome too, as that's a technique I appreciate but never had a concise name for.
Andy LaRocque from King Diamond said that music was alot of hard work. I did not understand that, until this video, and the time it took you to write this musical score. I have downloaded it because it is very creative and has exciting tension buildup.
Hi Jake,you're site is excellent.Wishing you and you're family a very happy new year.
That's your best jam to date. Well done man! Fascinating stuff.
I'm not sure whether this comment gets noticed but Jake, you have just nailed this hardest theory for me in such a concise yet easy to understand concept to take home with! It took me several videos to get into your groove, but man I always wanted to know if I were to write in diminished chords how would it be and you have really make it palatable to digest! Amazing! Sending love from Singapore!
I laughed out loud when you said "nutty stuff" at the end of that killer track!
wow, that's neat. very impressive jake. been watching some of your videos for an hour and a half, you deserve more subscriber. the way you concept the content, the way you explain things, the way you show some examples and how it's done, when to use it, good video and audio quality, clear and comfortable voice, you deserve more than this. I can clearly see your passion and dedication. i wish you all the best, jake. never let go that passion, you're on the right track. you got it.
This is the best 10-minute harmony lesson I have ever seen
awesome awesome awesome, thanks thanks!! Diminished + modal mixture, ILUMINATION! Its sounds like the colors of GENESIS thanks again! thanks again! thanks again! thanks again!
That was fricken awesome!
I really enjoy your videos. Very clear explanations, nice use of graphics and texts. Thanks for sharing your experience in such a nice way.
This has got to be one of my favourite lessons you have done, really explains the use of the the diminished chord, thank you
Brilliant intro
I'm SURE I've heard that progression at 2:09 used to build increasing tension in spongebob episodes
please never stop making these videos brother. thank you so much for this. you just continue to help me improve with every video. words cant explain.
You have a gift of delivering complicated contents in a simple way. Really well done! Thanks!
The Petruccian vibe is too strong with this one!
Yeah, agree with you
Reminded me a bit of Octavarium (song)
The Jake is a lie!!! Not /this/ Jake. Happy Holidays, Sr. Lizzio. Your channel is a jewel among mossy stones.
No dislikes, i DARE you bastards! Jake makin you better!
He is probably the best teacher on CZcams.
I couldn't even imagine expalining such concepts as easily as he does.
Lesson was great - as always - LOVED the “Portal” tie in - very clever!!!
man, such a joy to learn from you and to listen to this 90 second masterpiece. you should do this more often, it was great to see how it works with all these key changes but also how all these different scales sound.
Thats metal af
Jake: "A diminished chord is pretty useless on it's own.. it needs to go somewhere"
Wagner: "Hold my beer....."
haha Love your channel man! Keep up the great work
Wagner: "...and I'll write some stuff about Valhalla, Nibelungs and their greed... berp!!! One more beer and I'll add some valkyries" :D
Are you talking about the "Tristan" chord? I thought that was a minor7 flat5, but it's a while since I looked at it.
Diminished seventh chord is more about late classical era. Wagner preferred half-dinimished and dominant ninth chords
Best description I’ve heard. Thank you
Absolutely BRILLIANT, Jake!!!
Now that’s ebic
Could augmented chords be used as portals too???🤔
I believe so. I just saw a video about them and learned that they resolve a fourth above or a minor third below. For example, Caug can resolve to F or Am. *BUT* [the video didn't say this but, this is what I'm thinking] since Caug is the same as Eaug and G#aug (same notes), it can resolve to: C# as well. So that's C#, C#m F, Fm, A, and Am. (or any chord a half-step above any note of your augmented chord. just to make it easier.) That's all I know about augmented chords for now. Happy portaling! :)
@Azmon Rougier Oops! You are right. I just changed it. :)
The other way an Aug chord can be a portal is due to being symmetrical, you can throw an Aug chord on the 5th of the scale but resolve it to a new tonic, so long as the Aug chord has a note in it that is 5th above the new tonic. Works best to a minor scale imo, but will do both.
So say you are in Cmaj, you end up on G which would reslve back to C. But instead you use Gaugmented which contains a B and a D# thus you can resolve back to C as normal, or back to E (5th below B) or to G# (5th below D#)
That sounded great, especially that lick you outlined. It's a really useful bit of music theory that you explained beautifully with the portal analogy. I first noticed the utility of dim7 chords from Between the Buried And Me, who love resolving them to roots, the intro to Mirrors being an example that comes immediately to mind. Great job once again.
I'm running to the piano right now. You've just given me killer ideas!!! Thanks so much, LOVE this channel!
Suddenly Yngwie doesn't seem like a God anymore..
Chesky Stern "Yngwie is just really really fast." - His wife
After listening to this I think I understand now how Dream Theater composes their songs.
Use a lot of diminshed 7th portals, play as fast as possible.
One of the best channels in youtube. Other than the great content presented in a simple, easy to understand manner; the editting of the videos, mini breaks are really awesome. This is how a job is done! Much Respect (Y)
That was really cool! I always loved the sound of the diminished chords/scales because they have this neoclassical dramatic vibe to them. I have bin using the deminished chords alot but this lesson just opened my mind for new ideas. Thank you!
All your videos are gold, so happy to subscribe to this channel
BRILLIANT!!!!!
Exploring innovative music options is this satisfyingggg
Honestly, this is probably that one video of yours that I will from now on use to recommend your channel to other guitarists and musicians in general. Thanks, this is some truly great stuff!
That song was epic. I wish you'd make a longer version!
Bravo for taking the time out to demonstrate this theoretical exercise!
Fantastic solo at te end. So interesting. Thank you Jake.
Finally, been waiting for YOU to explain diminished chords. You must be the only channel to break stuff down to the point where I get it FIRST TIME..
THANK YOU
Hi, Jake. You're really good at this, keep going! Thanks so much.
You dawg! Brutal video, just learn about this on harmony degree... I love the approach! Have a nice end for the year!
One of the best lessons I've sat down and listened to. Thanks dude. Glad I subscribed.
Dude this composition you showed here sounds amazing!
Man, you are a master. Your videos have so much information at varying levels of complexity, that I feel almost anyone can get something out of videos, even on some difficult concepts.
I follow many music teachers on CZcams, and I believe you are by far the most applicable and entertaining of them all. Bravo!
You are easily the best channel for music theory and application of music theory, that I've come across. A lot of channels over complicate elements of theory, for example modes, but you explain it in a way that is easily understandable for a noob like me.
Love your videos! That track was great too! I love the sound of using diminished chords. This is fantastic.
Dude, you are a genius!!! This opened my mind to many possibilities to change keys in my songs that I desperately try to do and can't for lack of knowledge. Thank you so much. I will totally check your patreon
I've been playing guitar for a few months now and I'm so glad I found your channel. I've been bouncing around looking for some easy to understand music theory and your videos have helped me out a lot. Thanks a lot, Jake.
Outstanding as always! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Great video ! Theory, applied to a fun (and great) composition exercise, followed by honest and insightful comments on the process ? Wow, I love that !
Glad to hear it was worth the work and that you also gained something by doing it, because it sure was worth watching and listening to. Thanks Jake !
Wow, I think this is your best video yet! I'll have to try this stuff myself. Thanks for explaining how you took this as a writing/theory excercise, it's helful to know it didn't just come naturally while jamming or something.
JAKE I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL! So glad I had to brush up on Dim 7’s cause it’s been a while since I watched a Signals Music Studio video
Awesome Jake. Luv this video on Diminished chords. Thank you.
That composition was awesome! It was an excellent explanation of diminished 7th chords and I love the description of them as "portals" into the 8 various chords. The composition really showed how that diminished 7th fits in with all 8. Excellent work!
This sounds so good and fresh to my ears.. thank you for spending the hours on this, its a gem!
I enjoy your videos but this one was extra awesome. You explained the functionality of the full diminished chord very clearly and then the diddy you wrote was excellent. Nice work!
Great Job, Jake, no matter what you do. Your instruction is awesome and hugely informative. You and Rick Beato are the best things about CZcams music. Keep it going, and thanks a trillion!
I came back to listen again to the finished product. It is so so so good!
Dude you blew my mind in the first two minutes. I’ve always been intrigued by diminished chords and how they resolve, but your explanation makes so much sense. My mind has relaxed. Thank you 😊
Man, the song you wrote and played is a huuuuge example on how and when use a viiº. Thank you for making it real.
Excellent lesson. More of this please. Thank you.
Seriously, what an incredible tutorial and what a beautiful little song to show it off
Jake, my brain has been diminished to mush! Really awesome lesson and theory. The song worked amazingly well considering what you did. You're providing such a great understanding of theory and how to use modes. I honestly think I've learned more about how to leverage them in the last few months than I have in the last 20 years. I sincerely appreciate your content and will become a patreon ASAP.
Such a great lesson! Thanks. Funny how what comes up in the recommended can be so in sync with my current musical interests.
I’ve been using dim chords in my songwriting for a while and loving the amount of flavour and segues it can create.
Really liked the back and forth on the cdim and e. Another great video, giving real examples of what you're talking about. Thanks, man!
Thanks jake lizzio, your a really good teacher, you explain things in a way that makes it seem possible to figure out music theory.
One of your best videos. Keep it up!
Lots of key changes really work for me. Music that goes new places. Really like your videos!
Superb! Thank you for a brilliantly articulated and executed lesson.
Great video. I never quite made this connection clearly... It's crystalized forever now thanks to your clear and concise explanation. Also, great composition, really liked the melodic decisions.
Your creativity with teaching music theory is amazing!