PRO GUITAR
PLAY EACH SAME ROOT TONE ( SRT ) CHORD SEQUENCE.

DIM.7
THE DIMINISHED 7 CHORD
dim*.7
* = o
DOORWAYS FOR MUSICAL KEY CHANGES!
ONCE YOU HAVE MASTERED ALL THE
SAME ROOT TONE - SRT CHORD PROGRESSIONS
FROM THE PRO GUITAR LESSONS ABOVE ...
TRY GOING FROM ONE SRT PROGRESSION TO ANOTHER USING
THE DIMINISHED 7 CHORD. IT INVERTS EQUALLY.
INVERT: TO USE THE SAME CHORD TONES IN A DIFFERENT ORDER.
THE SAME TONES ARE RELATED TO MULTIPLE KEYS.
THE DIMINISHED 7 CHORD
IS ACTUALLY FOUR DIMINISHED 7 CHORDS IN ONE.
THE SAME FOUR TONES ARE USED IN EACH CHORD ...
THEY ALL INVERT EQUALLY.
THE DIAMOND, STAR AND POLYGON DIMINISHED SYMBOLS
SHOW YOU WHICH CHORDS ARE RELATED.
SEE THE MINOR CHART ABOVE.
THIS IS A PASSING CHORD OR KEY CHANGE "SETUP CHORD".
IT HAS ONE ACCIDENTAL TONE OUT OF THE KEY SCALE.
HOW TO USE DIMINISHED 7 CHORDS:
PLAY ONE - SAME ROOT TONE - SRT CHORD PROGRESSION
FROM THE MAJOR OR MINOR CHARTS ABOVE.
ADD A SETUP MEASURE
TO THE END OF EACH SRT PROGRESSION OR CHORD SEQUENCE.
USE A DIMINISHED 7 CHORD WITH THE SAME ROOT TONE.
NEXT ...
FIND THE OTHER RELATED DIMINISHED 7 CHORDS.
LOOK ON THE MINOR CHORD CHART AND USING THE SAME COLOR.
USE THE DIMINISHED 7 CHORD ...
NOT THE DIMINISHED +7 CHORD ...
ALTHOUGH THEY DO SOUND VERY SIMILAR!
EXAMPLE:
THE C MINOR SRT CHORD PROGRESSION USES THE C DIM.7 CHORD!
BOTH HAVE THE SAME ROOT TONE - C
IF THE CHORD IS LOCATED TOO HIGH OR LOW
ON THE GUITAR NECK AND IS TOO FAR AWAY FROM
SRT CHORDS THAT ARE BEING PLAYED,
USE THE DIMINISHED 7 CHORD SYMBOL - LOCATED ON ITS RIGHT
AND PLAY A RELATED DIMINISHED 7 CHORD
THAT HAS THE SAME SYMBOL IN A CLOSER NECK POSITION.
PLAY THE DIM.7 CHORD CLOSEST TO
THE CHORDS PLAYED IN EACH SRT PROGRESSION.
THE MELODY OF A SONG MAY ALSO DETERMINE WHICH
CHORD VOICING SHOULD BE USED.
THIS MAY CHANGE THE DIM.7 "TIMBRE" COLOR
BUT, IT IS ACTUALLY THE SAME CHORD.
EACH DIMINISHED SYMBOL SHOWS
THE FOUR INVERSIONS OF ONE RELATED CHORD.
BEFORE WE GO INTO
A NEW SRT CHORD PROGRESSION ...
LOOK AT THE SYMBOLS THAT ARE RELATED TO
EACH DIMINISHED 7 CHORD.
HERE'S HOW THE dim.7 CHORD WORKS!
A DIAMOND SYMBOL ( DIMINISHED 7 CHORD )
RESOLVES TO ANY POLYGON OR STAR SRT PROGRESSION.
POLYGON DIMINISHED 7 CHORDS
GO TO ANY STAR OR DIAMOND SRT PROGRESSION
STAR DIMINISHED 7 CHORDS
GO TO ANY POLYGON OR DIAMOND SRT PROGRESSION
PLAY THE NEW SRT CHORD PROGRESSION!
THERE ARE ACTUALLY ONLY THREE CHORDS WORKING
USING THE DIMINISHED PASSING CHORD:
1. THE SRT CHORD WITH EXTENDED HARMONY TONES.
2. THE SETUP ( POSSIBLE KEY CHANGE ) DIMINISHED 7 PASSING CHORD
3. THE NEW SRT CHORD WITH EXTENDED HARMONY TONES.
USING A DIMINISHED 7 CHORD AS A PASSING CHORD
YOU CAN MOVE TO DIFFERENT SOUND LOCATIONS.
PLAY THESE SAME ROOT TONE - SRT CHORD PROGRESSIONS:
MAJOR SRT TO ( SETUP DIM.7 ) TO - MINOR SRT
MINOR SRT TO ( SETUP DIM.7 ) TO - MAJOR SRT
MAJOR SRT TO ( SETUP DIM.7 ) TO - MAJOR SRT
MINOR SRT TO ( SETUP DIM.7 ) TO - MINOR SRT
THIS PRODUCES SMOOTH CHORD CHANGES THAT CAN BE PLAYED
GOING FROM ONE SECTION OF A SONG INTO ANOTHER.
RESOLVING TO A SECOND SRT PROGRESSION
THAT USES AN INVERSION OF THE FIRST DIM.7 CHORD ( SAME SYMBOL )
CAN CREATE SOUNDS LESS DRAMATIC COMPARED
TO THE ONES LISTED ABOVE.
THIS CAN CHANGE A MAJOR KEY TO ITS RELATIVE MINOR OR, VICE VERSA OR ...
IT CAN CHANGE THE KEY FROM PARALLEL MAJOR TO MINOR OR, VICE VERSA
DEPENDING ON THE CHORD OF RESOLUTION YOU CHOOSE.
EXPLORE ALL THE SOUND AREAS AND DISCOVER NEW PROGRESSIONS
USING THE DIMINISHED 7 CHORDS AND INVERSIONS!
THIS WILL GIVE YOU A WIDE VARIETY OF CHORD CHOICES
FOR BUILDING CHORD PROGRESSIONS.
THREE CHORDS PLAYING THEIR RELATED EXTENDED TONES
CAN EQUAL UP TO 12 - 16 MEASURES OF MUSIC.
SPECIAL NOTE:
WHAT ALSO EFFECTS THE KEY SOUND USING
THE DIMINISHED 7 CHORD IS ... SOUND DURATION;
HOW LONG THE CHORD IS PLAYED.
WHEN YOU PLAY
THE SRT CHORD 1 + DIMINISHED 7 + SRT CHORD 2 IN ONE MEASURE
THE OVERALL SOUND WILL NOT BE AS EFFECTED AS MUCH AS
THE SAME THREE CHORDS BEING PLAYED OVER
FOUR OR MORE MEASURES.
DO NOT TO USE TOO MANY DIM. 7 CHORDS
WHICH IMPLY KEY CHANGES OR
YOUR SONGS MAY BECOME ATONAL
LOOSING ITS KEY CENTER AND SOUND OF TONIC RESOLUTION.
PRO JAZZ CHORDS
MAP OUT YOUR CHORD PROGRESSIONS USING
THE HARMONY MATRIX® MUSIC CHART!
USE ANY COMBINATION OF THE CHORDS LISTED BELOW!
THESE CHORDS SLIDE UP AND DOWN THE GUITAR NECK
CREATING NEW CHORDS!
PLAY EACH SRT JAZZ CHORD PROGRESSION
USING ANY COUNT ... 2-4 4-4 6-8 etc.
* ADVANCED SUPERSONIC LESSON *
MAKING KEY CHANGES
USING SYMMETRICAL 8 TONE SCALES



TO PREPARE FOR A KEY CHANGE
GOING FROM ONE KEY SECTION INTO ANOTHER ...
JUST END THE FIRST CHORD PROGRESSION
WITH A ... V dom.7 SPLIT
MEASURE #v dim.7.
THIS dim.7 CHORD WILL SET UP 6 OTHER KEYS -
3 MAJOR KEYS AND ... 3 RELATIVE MINOR KEYS.
THE SCALE BELOW WILL APPLY TO BOTH CHORDS.
THE SYMMETRICAL DIMINISHED SCALE
IS GREAT FOR VAMPING OVER THE TWO CHORDS
GOING FROM A DISSONANT UN-RESTED DIMINISHED 7 SOUND
DOWN TO A RESOLVED DOMINANT 7 SOUND!
USE TENSION AND RELEASE!
