We'll begin our diminished scale journey with a practice routine for learning the scales.
Part 2 will include several videos that help you develop fluency and understanding of shared scales.
This pattern utilizes the double tritone intervals found in the diminished scale.
In this video I show you a 2-part diminished scale pattern with a triplet variation.
This is the first video in part 3 of the series. Learn about the analyzation of the shared scales.
Learn how to begin practicing diminished scale lines in your improvisation on chord changes. Be sure to download the EXTRAS for the written file and two play-along tracks.
Learn how to combine diminished scale patterns and more applications of the diminished scale using the chord progression from Stella by Starlight. Separate phrasing demonstration and I Play-You Play videos included. The EXTRAS include two play-along tracks and the written file.
This is the I Play-You Play video for the lesson using the slow Stella by Starlight play-along.
This is the phrasing demonstration using the fast Stella by Starlight play-along.
Learn a concept for creating ascending diminished scale lines using a different group of minor 3rds. This one is based a a lick transcribed from a Stanley Turrentine solo.
This is the beginning of the revised lesson on diminished chords. Look for 4 example videos.
This is Example 1 in part 5 of the diminished scale series. Watch Part 5 Introduction first.
This Part 5 example covers the diminished chord found in Jobim's tune, Wave. Download the Extras for play-along and written files.
This Part 5 example covers the diminished chord found in Jobim's tune, How Insensitive. Download the Extras.
Learn a common diminished scale pattern and the logic behind it.