SHORT CHORDVERSATIONS #8 (Irregular Symmetry - diminished) + Video Masterclass + backing tracks

SHORT CHORDVERSATIONS #8 (Irregular Symmetry - diminished)

In this mini-lesson series my goal is to share with all of you some of the fun and interesting practicing concepts I enjoy working on when I study harmony on the guitar.

Part 8 explores a unique technique for harmonizing a whole-half diminished scale by using what I call “diminished diads” - two note harmonic clusters. Even though the whole-half diminished scale is a completely symmetrical scale the irregularity in these diads will come from the fact that the lower voice will always move through the diatonic sequence starting on the whole step interval and the higher voice will always move sequentially starting on the half step interval.

The resulting harmonic structures can be used in the place of a Dominant 7 chord as long as we start the whole-half diminished scale a half step above the root of such harmony.

The accompanying video masterclass explores each harmonic phrase in great detail and covers (step by step) all concepts at play in the construction of these modern chordal lines.

Materials Included:

"Irregular Symmetry - diminished" study (PDF file - TAB and Standard Notation).

20 mins. "HD" Video Masterclass.

Backing Tracks: B7alt modal groove / ii-V7-i in the key of E minor.

For more info please e-mail: hristo@hristovitchev.com