In classical theory in contrast to jazz theory, this scale is commonly called the octatonic scale or the octatonic collection, although there are a total of 42 nonenharmonically equivalent, nontranspositionally. Barry harris talks in his workshops a lot about one important chord. Of course you can play the diminished halfwhole over every dominantseventh chord, but if you do this in a simple blues progression, you will stop sounding bluesy. Say you are using a c hw diminished scale, can any interval you play from c also be played from a minor third away and another minor third away. Scale diagrams can also be labeled with either letters or scale degrees. Scale diminished 1,2,b3,4,b5,b6,6,7 5th pattern root note a guitar tuning. The half whole diminished scale tutorial infinite guitar. Barry harriss sixth diminished scale cochrane music. The dominant diminished scale can be applied to the v7 chord in a 251 chord progression, as well as the vi7b9 chord in any tune you are improvising on, which you will often see in a rhythm changes and jazz blues progression. The diminished scale, also known as the whole half scale, is an eight note scale with a numeric formula of 12. Applying this diminished structure over a v7 sound is an easy way to access the altered notes of a dominant chord in a. Tone semitone tone semitone tone semitone tone in the same way that we studied in the diminished chord, diminished scale repeats itself each one and a half tone. This is really advantageous, because it opens a whole range of possibilities. The print version is a highquality, perfectbound, crisplyprinted, 366page book.
Make sure that you download the accompanying pdf which will help you practice the scale slowly until you get it under your fingers and in your ears. It produces a very cool jazz sound by a quite unexpected means. Alex skolnick jazz lesson the diminished scale youtube. Guitar lovers manual is a digital book with sound in pdf format for printing purposes. You can now get the most comprehensive, complete scale and arpeggio book ever published for guitar completely free. Diminished scales on guitar halfwhole and wholehalf. The fretboard is shown with the lowest pitch string at the bottom and the highest pitch string at the top unless youve tuned your instrument differently. This pdf method for guitar contains 40 ii v i jazz guitar lines with tab. Guitar lovers manual chord, arpeggio and scale pdf with.
Memorize the pattern and work up the tempo as fast as possible. Guitar pdf blue prints i went on a hunt a while back for accurate 59 les paul blue prints and what a nightmare that was at any rate i eventually purchased a set and i had the opportunity to compare them to a real deal 1958, 1959, 1960 gibson les paul standard guitar okay so the plans i bought were worth the money. Two important scales are the major and minor 6 diminished scales. In this lesson we are going to explore some of the amazingweird stuff you can do with a diminished scale. Arpeggio and scale resources free ebook cochrane music. Free guitar scales pdf 84 scale and arpeggios chart. In the same way that we studied in the diminished chord, diminished scale repeats itself each one and a half tone. This long awaited 104 page book is the defining treatise on the diminished scale. This scale is used to solo over diminished seventh chords.
When you consider its exotic sound, the mystery grows. Diminished scale chart click here for a free printable pdf file of this. The diminished scale is useful for diminished chords, and also sometimes dominant chords. Once you have become comfortable with the halfwhole diminished scale, you can. Diminished scale is a symmetric scale created by the sequence. Major scales for classical guitar pdf beginner to intermediate classical guitar. The scales and patterns shown in this lesson are based on the halfwhole versions of the diminished scales. I have found it helpful to learn these patterns in straight eighths, rather than a hard swing. The half whole diminished scale guitar lesson hello again. Exploring the diminished scale with alex skolnick guitar. Major scale 1 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 a 4 4 4 4 4 1 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 major scale sae b b b c b 1 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 1 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 6. The fourth diagram has roots on the third and first string. Unlike the modes, the diminished scale is built from a continuously symmetrical intervallic sequence as each fournote group progresses.
Common open and closed scale patterns up to four sharps or flats, two octaves some three octaves, and examples of open string shifts. But before i list some of these scales, lets think about fingering orientation on the guitar by starting with the most common of all the western scales, the major scale. Scale diminished 1,2,b3,4,b5,b6,6,7 fullth pattern root note d guitar tuning. The dominant diminished scale is used to solo over dominant 7th chords, or more specifically 7b9 chords. Also includes the five closed major scale patterns over the entire. It is symmetrical, unlike the major scale, and this alone gives it a certain mystery. Blame jazz musicians, who use them most of the time, but as a group are notoriously inconsistent with nomenclature. He explained how chords are related to the diminished and how we can use the diminished to connect chords and create movement. Ive been exploring this scale a little further as of late and have found a few new ideas i hadnt considered before. For each scale, you can learn a number of different shapes and patterns, depending on the zone of the fretboard youre working on. Diminished scale guitar fretboard diagram diminished scale guitar. If you alternate major and minor seconds and start with a major second it is called the diminished scale. Guitar chord diagram sheets regular guitar chord diagram sheets medium guitar. Pdf includes notation, tab, fingering, some diagrams, tips, and more.
The diminished scale has a rather ambiguous sound when played without accompaniment. This arrangement of notes, which fall in minor third intervals, represents a diminished seven arpeggio, which consists of four different notes. The jag doublecut is a solid mahogany electric guitar for 2 x p90 pickups. Diminished scale guitar fretboard diagrams, tab and information. In this episode of eclecticity, alex skolnick explores some cool licks using the diminished scale. Show me chords that sound good with a d diminished half whole scale. In the case of this scale, a 12 step interval followed by a whole step interval. I have included a pdf which explains the alterations added to a dominant 7 chord, 2 lines which use the diminished scale and a sheet explaining patterns within the scale. Show me chords that sound good with a c diminished whole half scale. Dim7 chords are not as commonly used as minor, dominant or major chords, but when they do pop up, they have a tendency to handcuff beginning improvisers. The ebook contains the most important scales for beginners, such as major and minor, but shows also more advanced. The ebook version is an instantlydownloadable, searchable pdf not scanned from print or anything nasty like that. This was one of the first plans drawn up in the range, and is in the older a1 size.
Because the construction of these chords is symmetrical, there are only 3 diminished options. The half stepwhole step diminished scale the halfwhole diminished scale is what we call a symmetrical scale, meaning it is based on a repeating pattern of specific intervals. The book that accompanies this and our other guitar scale lessons. Guitar arpeggio handbook bonus lessons arpeggiobased guitar licks that you can apply in the context of your damon ferrante. It contains the sections chord, scale and arpeggio. Clicking on the graphics will start playback of the integrated sound. Many people first learn to improvise using major and blues scales, and so we are used to. I was just reading through a post by another user about a diminished scale. It explains everything you need to know about this versatile scale and how where to use it in your solos. In classical music the melodic minor scale is played going up and the natural minor scale is played going down. In these diminished scale diagrams, any of the white circles can be considered to be the root tonic note of the scale. All templates available here are left intact with respect for the original publishers. This guitar lesson explains what is the diminished pentatonic scale and how to play it on guitar. Buy paper copy or download the entire book as a completely free pdf.
This means that the scales are constructed using a repeated pattern of half and whole steps. It is a symmetrical scale in that it follows a distinct pattern of steps, those being whole step, half step in a repeating pattern, not to be confused with the dominant diminished scale which follows a half step, whole step pattern. Barry harriss sixth diminished scale heres a great excerpt from a barry harris workshop where he introduces an interesting diminished concept, which he jokingly calls his personal scale. Note that in the following diagram, we are calling the bb7 a 6. Playing a minor 6 diminished scale beginning a halfstep higher than the root of a dominant 7th chord covers the root, 3rd, minor 7th, and all of the commonly used altered tones. You can even think of the minor 6 diminished scale as an altered scale when you use it this way.
However, in the right circumstances diminished scales can liven up melodies and guitar solos. The wholehalf diminished scale is useful to make melodies over a diminished chord, not a dominant chord. Notice that these scales are very nearly the same scale. The diminished scale is an important scale used in jazz but can also be used in blues. Your plan should cover several days and allow for varied work on each. Dim7 chords are not as commonly used as minor, dominant or major chords, but when they do pop up. Diminished arpeggios guitar diagrams diminished arpeggio horizontal fretboard diagram. The simple set neck design is very effective, think les paul junior for sound quality. A diminished arpeggio is simply a stack of minor thirds. It is not practical to learn two different fingerings for the scale. Pdf total guitar the ultimate scale book guilherme mauricio. The diminished scale is an eightnote entity, as shown in figure 2.
More commonly used by jazz players, the halfwhole diminished scale and diminished 7th arpeggio are right at home in a blues setting, and well be discussing ways to use them over a 12bar blues. High graphic resolution enables printing of best quality large format printouts. You can print out some or all of it, slap it in a 3ring binder, mark it up at will, and print clean replacement pages as needed. However, the term most often refers to the symmetric scale composed of alternating whole and half steps, as shown at right. Categories guitar lessons 2 comments post navigation. The diminished scale is a symmetrical scale that is built by alternating whole steps and half steps. In order to cycle through as many areas of scale practice as possible and not get bored it is important to have a plan. Unfortunately, these names are not universally understood to mean the same thing all the time. In this bass bit i will walk you through another sequence of seconds in this case major and minor seconds alternate. That is as far as im going to discuss diminished chords or the wholehalf diminished scale in this article because the focus of this article is on dominant chords and scales rather than diminished. Half whole diminished scales pdf the halfwhole diminished scale is an 8 note symmetrical scale. The 3 bars mentioned above are the most obvious choices for using the diminished scale in a iivv blues. The melodic minor scale is closely related to the major scale with its natural 6 and 7.
Once you have them down, use a drum machine to make up licks and get it sounding musical. Evolutionary voicings, part 1 howard rees jazz workshops. This month well be talking about the half whole diminished scale. Major scales for classical guitar pdf sheet music, tab. Pick the pattern that your ear seems to hear the best and work on that pattern first. Includes 12 exercises, 6 common patterns, and 4 classic diminished licks over iiv7i tracks aligned to jameys popular volume 3 playalong sold separately. The diminished scale can be divided into two modes called fully.
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