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Walkthrough of Diminished Voicings on Vibes, Part 1: Shapes

Hey everyone!

I’ve got some exciting lessons for the next few months, starting with this series on diminished voicings. These three lessons will really go in depth with how you can creatively voice diminished chords, and how you can use the same shapes on non-diminished chords. Do you know the diminished major substitution? The dominant diminished substitution? The four main alterations of a diminished chord? How to use diminished shapes to play “out?” These lessons will go through all of this with a practical mindset, giving you tangible things to work on.

Beg-Int-Adv - Do Something

Ok, teach others here.

What are the chords? What are the extensions.

Don't look at the comments if you want to figure it out for yourself.

Teachers don't have to and shouldn't show students everything.

Listen to the what you play. Does it sound like a familiar progression?

The first chord should be obvious even though it's not in root position.

(Clue it's not a major 6 chord).
The key should give you a clue as to what's happening.

Will Someone Else Teach This? :-) - Progression

Look at the attached pdf.

It's a very interesting progression. Can you figure out the chords? What is interesting about the chords. The progression.

Why is it good to do in all the keys?

What's interesting about the line?

Why don't you guys do this.

How about a person can only answer one of the questions, meaning put up 1 thing about this progression. I don't care if it's a pro or a student. However pros can certainly hint at things!