Love the tension and resolve of this scale. It has a blues, jazz, and Latin flair to it. Hey Corey, I did have the fire department on standby last night. 😂. Y’all sounded great, phenomenal tone. That was a blast and a cool Friday night surprise. Thanks.
Another cool trick of harmonic minor is it has two different IV chords, an IV and an iv - F and Fm with respect to A harm min. Sick video and phrasing for days man.
this has been an eyeopener for me. been fooling around with this a few hours and the scalesound is starting to settle in my brain and ears .this is creating a bunch of new licks and approaches in my playing. Thank you for the chystal clear explenation on how to apply this great scale and sound. just subscribed !
Yes I get it straight away and now understand how to solo over the chord changes. Take bits from the scale or mode you are using as well as arpeggios and move to the next emphasising the chord tones It's got lots of different elements in it like blues, jazz and a bit of Santana Too. Thank you.
great lesson! It's so nice to hear that double tension between E7 and the dominant-diminished arpegios. Once you learn to use the diminished from the b9, 7th, 3rd and 5th of the dominant chord, you can use it all over the place, building the tension and relieve
Not just fun it’s awesome dude, thank you! I’ve been riffing off the melodic minor (from 1) over the 4 and 5, but this application of the harmonic minor is a lot more elegant. Really really cool, thanks again for the insight.
I just found you on RU-vid. I just subscribed. I've been playing guitar for over 45 years. I'm good with chords & progressions, but never learned to solo. I'm working on it now. Thanks for the help!
I almost didn't watch this because I didn't think it would be something I could really implement into my playing. Glad I did since I am doing some minor blues stuff lately and this is just what I needed to spice things up in a great way. Great lesson Corey. Thx
Great job explaining this topic Corey. It is building very nicely with the Dom7, secondary Dom7, 2/5/1 movements, and diminished substitutions I've been deep diving into the past 3 months. BTW, Great show last night at the Underdog, it's always a treat to catch you live in your element!
Thank you Corey for the history lesson on why the harmonic minor, along with how it’s derived from the 7th cord. This really has helped clarify what the harmonic minor scale is and how to apply it.. Very useful for music influenced from Latin/flamenco styles !! Thank you again!!
I want to tell you that I'm 55 and I started studying since I was 25. I've taken lessons forever. I've studied under a jazz guy for a year and a half and learned to read music and complicated chords. I've done nothing but wood shed since covid so I know my theory and my scales. One thing my teachers never bothered to teach me was how to tie everything up into a nice neat package. I've been watching your videos and this video I completely understand what's going on. I am watching and going back until I've nailed the rhythm part. Personally, I think you are the best at teaching guitar I've seen. I feel like my playing has improved since I've discovered your channel. Very greatful for your free lessons. The economy is kind of rough and car is in the shop, but when we have sunny days again. I will look into your paid content. Thank you very much.
Thanks so much for the kind words. Glad you've enjoyed the teaching as well. When you're ready for a lesson course, I'll be happy to offer a discount! Best of luck.
I’m glad I found this guy lol… been looking for a good guitar teacher for a while I’m stuck in the minor pentatonic box lol…. I’m a new WCG Subscriber too just got my first free month last night and excited about starting!
Such a great sounding scale which in my experience shouldn't be used too often. Used one in a while it really sounds great. Top notch video again. One of the best tutorials on the tube
Completely awesome lesson. Your teaching just keeps getting better and more considerate than ever. Followed you for years since the first true fire courses. I am blown away today. This is some cool material to get under my fingers. Thank you!🤘🙏☮️❤️🎸
This is chocked full of great info Corey. That harmonic minor scale is hauntingly beautiful in this context. Lots of things to practice and learn from this one. Thanks!!
This is great, Corey... btw I got your True Fire course, and I was inspired. I have been familiar with this scale from lessons years ago, and I do use it... but your approach to teaching this concept really re-vitalized my interest. Beautiful playing, btw... thanks!
Thanks for another awesome lesson Corey, really enjoyed this and fits perfectly with some of the stuff I'm working on! I'd be happy if you do a follow up lesson with the minor ii-V-i.
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Corey...I like the idea and maybe you can put together a lesson plan for sale that uses the minor and major pentatonic scales we are accustomed to and improvise on top with arpeggio triad pairs . I can wrap my head around learning some 3 note and 4 note arpeggio, but not a bunch of new scales...if that makes sense...exactly what you just talked about in this lesson- dom7 arpeggio and the diminished arpeggio
This is a great lesson, it's not only about blues here but some Classical history comes in too. The minor harmonic has an oriëntal flavor to it and you fuse some very important stuff into the blues which demands an open mind, great you're pushing boundaries. A great study from 1 to 5 incorporating the phrygian dominant scale which has these beautiful aterations ( 9- and -13), giving people some stuff to use their grey cells, ha ha, greetings Vic
This is great Corey, thank you! I feel like I’ve unlocked some language applicable to stuff like rockabilly where that minor i to V7 seems to appear a lot.
CC🎸 Wow, this all “clicked” for me a couple days ago. I’ve been woodshedding Diminished and “outside” scales and notes to complement my maj/minor/arpeggios vocab.
Hi..I always figured if i ever learned the HAR. Min scale it would be from malmsteen or the like..but I learned it from a great bluesman..I know positions not exactly what scale im using by name..Thanks for great explanation also....Dave
Thank you for this lesson Corey! I finally understood why some of the stuff that I've heard Ritchie Blackmore play in blues context works now! It's harmonic minor... thanks to you, I'll will now start to understand what the h*ll I'm doing and why! 😂👍
Another great lesson, another great t-shirt ! i'm guessing you've got the Kenny Rogers breaking bad one too, love to see it if you have, many thanks for this lesson !
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Thanks Corey. This lesson is really fun and helpful- Also, weirdly, today I heard the TV say " The parents want the Mockingbird recalled. It's killing children!" Glad to see they were talking about a killer baby stroller, not a cool guitar!
GREAT video Corey. I hope you'll reply to my question: You said: "over the E7 you can play the A harmonic minor"... however, it's really the 7th note that's the only difference between that and A natural minor. The way I see it ... I can play A natural minor and when the E7 comes around I can pronounce this chord by playing G# . My point is: I don't see this so much as an A harmonic minor but more as a A natural minor with a chord that's outside and key which I can highlight. I can still play A natural minor even on the E7 as long as I don't play the 'G' note (either play G# there or other notes). Do you "see my point"? I'm more "playing the chords rather than "playing the scale". Does this make sense? I'll MUCH appreciate your reply Corey. Thanks for the great video again.
you're not wrong...that is the basis of the Harmonic Minor but, there's a lot more going on than just the one note difference. There are chords and arpeggios built within this scale when superimposed can yield great sounds. I didn't go over Am/maj7 or the Augmented stuff that's available. Great comment and thanks for watching.
@@coreycongilio I see what you mean! This is really REALLY helping. It makes me finally "get it" why it's really not only that "one note difference" but there's more to it. I never really understood all the talk about modes or scales and I always "reduced" it to only play the note that's different, but I see what you mean that there is more to that than just the one different note. Thanks Corey!
Can somebody go more into the context of how to use the G#dim chord? I understand the theory of that chord, it’s a minor chord then you flat the 5th so instead of G# B D# which would be a minor chord it’s G# B D so that chord becomes diminished and it then fits the a harmonic minor scale. So I understand what a diminished chord is and why it fits into a harmonic minor but I guess I’m looking for a little more context on how to apply it and use it maybe in different scenarios or something idk. I know how to build keys so the key of G major has only one sharp on F# so G# major is every note sharped and F double sharped. Then you drop the 3rd of G chord from B# to B for a minor chord, then the 5th from D# to D for a diminished chord, but I’m looking for application tips for any sharped diminished chord in different progressions. I’m very familiar with the theory of key signatures and how chords are built but I’m looking for knowledge on the fretboard specifically on how to fret and use more than just basic major and minor chords and also how to use those more advanced chords in the broader sense of different chord progressions, like how and why to use diminished chords and whatnot
My Achilles heel is that I can solo all of this at speed in a couple of styles, and with changes, but I'm an ear player and couldn't care less about the name of what I'm playing as it means nothing to me outside of how it sounds, and even if I did, who's thinking about that when you're playing 16th notes? Don't get me wrong, I know all the minor pentatonic, aeolian, natural minor scales, a few modes (phryg, lyd) and can tell you what key I'm in, but the more advanced stuff is just too much theory to care about imho. I'm old (er), so there's that lol. To me, there is so much overlap in minor, harmonic minor, phrygian that to the uneducated ear it means nothing (ooh it sounds middle eastern and mystical) would be the response to any of it.
