How to use the DIMINISHED CHORD (and fix your boring progressions!)

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▶TABS ON PATREON◀ The diminished chord is extremely versatile and has some magical qualities that we're exploring in this video. How & when to use it, how to play them and why they are awesome.
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@PaulDavids 4 года назад

Champs! What should we discuss next?! What would you love to see a video about?

@alexandervanzyl4299 4 года назад

Surely amp modelling

@ashutoshsrivastava8661 4 года назад

Modern guitar songs... You know polyphia and stuff

@jamiurrahman6903 4 года назад

What scale should we use for the diminished chords, and it would be nice if you give some songs suggestions based on diminished progression. :D

@LogansLessons 4 года назад

Slide guitar

@martydibergi5228 4 года назад

The genius of Lenny Breau would be awesome

@tamhewitt-baker5602 4 года назад

My day just got Augmented!

@GabrielCafa 4 года назад

Ohh.. I see...

@JoshuaC923 4 года назад

Tell us what happened! We can't be held in suspense 4 long

@lucianoblues 4 года назад

After this comment I'll go to the church play to Gsus

@motomike71 4 года назад

Funny, I would have though it was diminished.

@ahreuwu 4 года назад

man, that's some major comedy you got right there

@locrianico6843 4 года назад

My confusion with these chords have been fully diminished

@MrJimmyWalsh 4 года назад

*has

@mattgilbert7347 4 года назад

That makes one of us.

@pacogalvan6346 4 года назад

And my understanding has augmented

@AdrianJames28 4 года назад

That last bit about being able to resolve to 4 different chords has amazing potential to be used as a pivot chord for key changes. Go wherever you want!

@100PercentJoseph 4 года назад

as a guitarist with no real formal music training this just solved a huge mystery for me. thanks dude!

@joepriestle1024 4 года назад

A music teacher once told me a diminished chord can be stuck between any two chords. This comes in handy when trying to harmonize non chordal notes in a melody.

@SmallSoftBread 4 года назад

These are straight-up Spongebob BGM chords

@martmakesmusic 4 года назад

Thank you! I am not the only one that heard that!

@thBrilliantFool 4 года назад

Yeah Spongebob invented it. Morons

@Maodjrodnd 4 года назад

¿ ?!?!

@Ramej 4 года назад

Yes

@patsaxbeats 4 года назад

SmallSoftBread b of Gffik📱📱ikj

@mazingguitar 2 года назад

Once you discover it's unstability and blank character it becomes one of the most amazing compositional tools. You can jump between keys like you want and it enhances musical vocabulary so much that it never gets boring while allowing to create amazing and non obvious progressions.

@jkool6672 Год назад

Unstability?? 😂😂😂

@TejasGuptaMusic 4 года назад

Davie504: Slap like now Paul Davids: Gently hit that button...

@johncu7101 4 года назад

Two kinds of men in this world: Men who slap you and men who gently hit you.

@zdubbs7609 3 года назад

@@johncu7101 🤭

@khaledwest3255 2 года назад

Paul understands that people don't like to be given orders

@raywoods2071 4 года назад

I love this guy. He plays wonderfully, and explains it elegantly as well.

@quinnhumphrey3472 4 года назад

“I’m such a good singer” Earned my like.

@rmk6998 4 года назад

Quinn Humphrey lol same 😂

@Ephesus289sola 4 года назад

I have learned so much from your and other’s videos on RU-vid. Thank you so much for all you do, I know how much work goes into making even a single video. It is much appreciated that you share your wealth of knowledge

@by7212 4 года назад

I am feeling proud that I can understand whatever he is saying. Thank you very much Paul Davids.

@pierre-yvesgarrec276 4 года назад

ok so I never, ever post a comment under a video. But man, I was about to go to bed, and next thing I know is that I am singing along with my guitar and my new diminished friends ! Thanks a lot Paul. I really mean it.

@mats4011 4 года назад

Thanks Paul, great lesson! I love when it's short and full of information like this one, it's very inspiring

@johnl.6930 4 года назад

Thank you Paul for once again exploring an important piece of theory to help all our playing. I’ve watched numerous videos discussing the diminished chords. But as always your explanations and more importantly your demonstrations of this concept are crystal clear! You are an excellent teacher!

@tudox 4 года назад

Exactly the kind of vdeos that makes me feel like I can reach a different level at playing the guitar. I am just a fan of this guy !

@mathewsgeorge 4 года назад

You're awesome mate. Just got to a new level of guitaring. Showing how and where to use this chord in relation to various other chords as well as the three inversions were the best.

@spaidly 4 года назад

Thank you for this video. Perfect timing to be introduced to this in my studies right now!

@jeffwombold9167 4 года назад

This video is probably the best explanation of how and where the diminished chords fit into musical riffs. I can play the heck out of them by ear, but never really picked up on how to plan where to put them. Thank you Paul!

@thepunkprofessorsguidetoso8367 4 года назад

Embrace the diminished! I've always taken advantage that the 7th of the Major scale is a half-diminished. Even that the Major 7 chord has that slightly unresolved feel. Great video! Always inspiring.

@jjrobiso 4 года назад

Oh that gibson! Beautiful!!!!

@chrisgreenwood8451 4 года назад

Loved this session. I was just teaching a student last night and discussing how the diminished chord is commonly left out of standard commercial music because you need to have the right place for it. These dim7 chord shapes open up many ways to use it and now add an extra chord for song progressions. Thanks for the info and have a great day!

@williamleaton5287 4 года назад

Paul, thanks so much for teaching music and helping us create something beautiful!!

@knethen 4 года назад

the first few chords in the video reminded me of that one hectic theme from spongebob

@gagefortin9809 4 года назад

I thought the same thing hahaha

@RC32Smiths01 4 года назад

Thank you for this lesson man. Now I can try to play some Diminished Randy Rhoad licks I believe! I was wondering if you could do a lesson on odd time signatures

@derekaescalante 3 года назад

Mind. Blown. You rock, Paul! Just finished learn, practice, play and loved it. Can't wait for your next course!

@daveshepard9154 2 года назад

Paul, GREAT work, as ever. Just when we think you've added all the spiciness we need, you go and find more spice! Incredible. I'd love to see one on mixing major, minor and mixolydian scales (pieces of them) over these kinds of chord shapes for solos.

@eoln_ 4 года назад

One song that uses it a lot is John Frusciante - The Slaughter, and it's such a good song. Also forgot Red Hot Chili Peppers - Road Trippin bridge. Using the up thing.

@deannilvalli6579 3 года назад

I was just about to comment that Frusciante uses these chords a lot. Good thing I checked that someone beat me to it!

@TyphonKrazilec 4 года назад

I'm so sad I cannot upvote a million times... Thanks a lot this was one of the most useful lesson of my whole life.

@ramseyomery 4 года назад

great lesson! best lesson I've seen regarding practical uses for the diminished chord

@fret2fret221 4 года назад

Dude I love this channel! The diminished chords are always so unusual. Beautiful but hard to “deal with”. Thanks for posting. Definitely gonna be implementing this on my videos! Thanks brother!

@DADGAD_Rick 4 года назад

Very well done, Paul! I’ve regularly utilized dim7 chords in my DADGAD songwriting. However, I’ve typically only used it as a “passing chord” between the V and the vi. Your exposition on the possibilities was excellent! Thank you for your insights!

@dowlrod66 4 года назад

Crowmatic, cause he's playing blackbird

@wyattguell2533 4 года назад

I realised that too😂😂

@nolanr7679 4 года назад

Good one.

@jeffreydavid2997 4 года назад

Thought the same about "Black Bird" but you beat me to it.

@pratikmanghwani7417 4 года назад

Top 10 underrated comments

@careyw3161 4 года назад

Paul, thank you for this video. I've been playing a long time but learned little theory in the process. Trying to rectify that now, little by little. You are one of the best guitar teachers on RU-vid. I have watched several of your other videos and find you very professional. Always calm and relaxed, presenting your topic simply and without rushing through the material. I feel like I'm sitting in the room and you're patiently explaining things to me. Well done.

@DennyzTILT 4 года назад

Fantastic ! Thank you so much for doing this video on this topic

@philei100 4 года назад

Your voice is so soothing. You have to make an audiobook or ameditaton-cd! I would buy, listen and get healed!

@allahspreadshate6486 4 года назад

I don't watch a Paul Davids video for a couple of months and I forget just how awesome they are. :D Please keep up the great lessons, you've helped me get past the rut I was stuck in for years.

@aliagators3360 4 года назад

Please, more of those types of videos. Really useful stuff and I can inmidietly start using it. Love it!

@AllmightyMilpil 4 года назад

Awesome video! Super informative and a great watch. Keep it up, Paul 💪

@DennisdeLange 4 года назад

this was so awesomely explained... really opens up my playing using diminished chords! thanks Paul!!

@chrisvalenzuela7911 4 года назад

Tim Henson from Polyphia uses diminished chords wonderfully

@jollyvoqar195 4 года назад

Awesome video - I love the bite sized videos with interesting tidbits like this!

@stephenmuir6854 2 года назад

Thank you Paul. This a lesson that just keeps on giving. Learnt so much. Have watched it many times and taken something each time.

@godchickla7295 4 года назад

Sounds like Black Bird by The Beatles :3

@petercaron3799 4 года назад

What, at 7:03 ?

@rome8180 4 года назад

@@petercaron3799 I imagine he means at the beginning, when he's showing that F to A walkup. That's also "Blackbird," just in a different key.

@tejasram5412 4 года назад

It's a similar progression so it's obvious

@camandrew206 4 года назад

yep!

@DSProductionsMusicForVideos 4 года назад

Great tutorial Paul! I'll try to use this chords in my music:)

@techandgadget3540 4 года назад

Nice!

@christianinspiration9029 4 года назад

Can I use your tracks for free?

@DSProductionsMusicForVideos 4 года назад

@@christianinspiration9029 yes you can.

@darielsaker6511 4 года назад

@@DSProductionsMusicForVideos That sounds good

@budgetgym 4 года назад

Great video!! I just can´t stop staring at your guitar, It´s so beautiful and It sounds so nice. Always enjoy your video´s. Keep going!

@charlesjackson3433 11 месяцев назад

Outstanding, especially the usage explanation of usage as a bridge between chords in a progression. This really makes my music listening interesting and fun. It will also enhance feeling when I play.

@zekrar5340 4 года назад

I need to start playing my guitar again. Diminished is one of my favorite sounds.

@walnutgroove 4 года назад

Oh Paul, please, we need a tab of your version of "nobody knows when you're down and out", it sounds lovely.

@evilotis01 4 года назад

+1!!!

@walnutgroove 4 года назад

@@mequellyall I was talking about the embellishments, not the chord progression. Obvious on Paul's E chord.

@evandixon5990 4 года назад

Agreed. That sounded so goooos

@evandixon5990 4 года назад

Goooood*

@HimadriShankarSen 3 года назад

Paul Davis, I have never seen a video lesson like this ever on youtube. You're a brilliant teacher. I am in love with this video :)

@reynaldogarcia643 4 года назад

Great video covering the overlooked, beautiful resonance of diminished chords! Thank you for this!!!

@pkmr5284 4 года назад

Paul ... your "diminished" chords "augmented" my day!! Thank you!! Now, when is the lesson on "augmented" chords???

@jan_777 4 года назад

Better not, how would you handle a diminished day?

@pkmr5284 4 года назад

Jan Hauck ... LOL!!!

@DressedForDrowning Год назад

Joseph Haydn wrote an entire symphony with only two chords and a diminished chord. Check out his 49th symphony (if I remember well).

@xapk Год назад

Wonderful little tutorial! Gonna go off and explore this now. Thanks.

@cygnuscraft9544 4 года назад

Perfect timing. I was trying to figure out when this would be useful for the past few weeks.

@ashutoshsrivastava8661 4 года назад

I haven't even streamed the whole vid but without any doubt I can say it's going to be beautiful

@wyattheitkamp55 4 года назад

when I started watching i was thinking about Blackbird the entire time lol

@thek.p4899 4 года назад

the second song he plays with the finger tap at the end is amazing thanks so much

@jeffteza8644 4 года назад

Thank you Paul! Walking through the diminished cadences pulled a veil away from my theory understanding. I was familiar with 4->4#dim>5 but you've opened up a new world by pointing out you can resolve to any 1/2 step above the notes of the chord. Fantastic! Thank-you for making this clearer than the myriads of theory lessons I've seen! You are a great teacher, keep it up!

@evilotis01 4 года назад

god that's a beautiful-sounding guitar

@mdelclaro 4 года назад

Road Trippin' by RHCP :-)

@shampoo68 3 года назад

Isn't it Baug?

@chrischeline1320 4 года назад

So well explained and practical. Thank you.

@A65Bill 4 года назад

Very good and clear explanations and great ideas for use. Thanks.

@BCEpedals 4 года назад

Ayye check out the ‘deep river blues’ chord progression. Nice!! 6:12

@MikeRogersMusic 4 года назад

I lost it when he played that haha

@elliottlee5262 4 года назад

So does that mean there are only 3 diminished chords? And then everything else is just an inversion?

@jamesturner2914 4 года назад

Yes yes !

@massivemanthinker2123 4 года назад

Some diminished chords have the same notes even though the root changes. For Example A Dim- A C Eb Gb C Dim- C Eb Gb A Eb Dim- Eb Gb A C They all have the same notes despite a different root. If you play them one after another it is hard to tell them apart as the distance between all notes is the same and they have the same notes. Basically the root remains ambiguous, the same applies for Augmented Chords. Which are built using major 3rds. C Aug- C E G# E Aug- E G# C Its a pretty cool effect :).

@MrBobbybrown02 4 года назад

Yeah man, it's magical!

@Augenatic 4 года назад

well theoretically you wouldn´t call them an inversion, but in practice yes there are 3 diminished chords

@rodrigodelprat 4 года назад

And only 4 augmented chords.

@DirtJunkie1620 4 года назад

Boom! Excellent explanation! Thanks again Paul!

@earlejules4559 Год назад

I love the humility of your playing. Very beautiful wonderful player

@michaelinglis8516 4 года назад

Just what I needed right now. Growing up if I had these lessons thrown at me every month or so....damn kids these days are so lucky THANK YOU PAUL! Lol

@travisjames8087 4 года назад

8:45 to 8:50 ahh the Spongebob chords

@sebastianmunoz2567 3 года назад

No me aguanté las ganas, y terminé sacando la canción de Bob esponja de memoria 🤣🤣🤣

@pierre-philippemarcou7336 4 года назад

Excellent, thank you very much! Opening new ways to explore...

@joancr3778 4 года назад

Awesome and concise explanation. Great that you showed us how they a re used. Been looking for that answer for a long time.

@theboazanema 4 года назад

1:52 when you realize you knocked your Gibby during a lesson 😂

@IraMcCully 4 года назад

Oh yeah I thought for sure there'd be a cut right after so he could check her out.

@amnestyhophop1535 4 года назад

I’m a punk guitarist so knowing diminished chords is a good technique to throw people off in interludes and it’s funny to see people’s reactions

@valebliz 3 года назад

Lol

@alex22watts 4 года назад

Really well delivered. Thank you!

@mykiisubtle 3 года назад

I really appreciate your teaching methods. So many teachers don't discuss the use cases and the theory on why and how things work. That's how I learn. I need to know, in any key, how and why I can use something.

@silverpairaducks 4 года назад

The diminished and m6 (Django voicing) are great to move up and down and also to add tension and movement. Also, I recommend all guitarists play ukulele it changes your perspective.

@j.m.8895 4 года назад

"F-F#-G-G#-A minor, I'm such a good singer" 😂😁

@itcangetbetter 4 года назад

You missed the diminished chords

@wayoojrsuchiang7808 4 года назад

Tq paul this was really helpful 😊keep up the awesome work you've been doing keep inspiring people 👌

@tomsexton4880 4 года назад

Thank you for another great lesson. You convey theory well.

@mikestewart5443 4 года назад

A old musician told me they were laughing chords

@ShobbaBalobas 4 года назад

Sounded a lot like Road trippin' in the beginning

@aliray1165 4 года назад

Tysken yep! I heard that too

@connornoreuil1023 4 года назад

Glad I'm not the only one

@lessnoise2772 4 года назад

Hi Paul, I enjoyed your video. Well done. Thanks for the help!

@branvd 4 года назад

That was a great tool to add to the arsenal. Thanks. I like your teaching style

@lesselp 4 года назад

Let me be the first to say my day just got Augmented.

@pkmr5284 4 года назад

lesselp ... hope no one's got "diminished"!!!

@obicross 4 года назад

Pls say: "i did not hit her ! I did NOTTTT! oh hi Mark...."

@stringwhore 3 года назад

You are tearing me apart Lisa...

@someguy3856 4 года назад

You're such a delightful man. You are sunshine after rain. We love you.

@jaydawgg4047 3 года назад

I’ve watched you on and off the past year or so whenever I’m in the mood to learn. Just looking for lessons but half the time the video starts it’s you. your videos must be popular on here. I’m happy everytime I watch I’m going to follow channel right now. I’ve always been iffy with diminished and this video just now made it make so much more sense to me. Your a great musician and such a good teacher thank you. All I have to do is go on RU-vid and it’s free. Thank you for sharing all this knowledge.