Barry Harris Method" 6th Diminished Scale for Dominant 7th Chords (#28)

Learn about Barry Harris's use of the 6th diminished scale built on the 5th scale degree in order to create movements over dominant 7th chords!
**DISCLAIMER** We attribute all of this information to the teachings of fellow jazz educator, Dr. Barry Harris.

[@leeonpiano]

This is so awesome. Thank you for explaining this. Your videos are helping me tremendously!

[@ewallt]

Hey Conner. One of the challenges is there’s so many possibilities. Have you played around with, using D dominant 7 as the example, a scale with D dom 7/ E dim, or D dom 7 #4/E dim. I.e. D E F# G G# B C C#. The idea for D# +4 (or b5) is start with Eb dim and lower the non-consecutive notes Eb and G a half step (analogous to forming a Maj 6 chord from a dim chord. You can play the scale over an A pedal, and it “resolves” nicely to the D7. I’m really enjoying your Barry Harris vids.

[@efrenhei4902]

Thank you! Greetings from Argentina

[@thebowdjangos2662]

Guitarist here...great vids...well explained... thanks!!!

[@milesmindlin3355]

Fantastic lesson, thanks

[@rebanelson607]

This is an excellent explanation. It's unfortunate that the sound quality is not as good.

[@pasonnosapwang6025]

Awesome!

[@topcat1441]

Thank you!

[@martinmills135]

“Or I could have said…” 😊

[@Dundatta258]

excellent!

[@kikkydavid-]

Awesome man.. Av gotten too much information on such a short clip.

[@gugelhupf8955]

I don't find the "last" video, you mentioned...

[@Soumello]

is it possible to use the F#m6 6th diminished scale over D7? since they both come from D sharp diminished? i think that the answer is no because you are changing the tritone structure, but still we preserve two notes from D7(F# and A), so I dont know kkk

[@albertwieder558]

Hi Connor! Really great vids! But just one question: How can I harmonize the 4th scale degree on a dominant chord? f.e. the C in a G7

[@ConnorJazz]

Glad you enjoy them, Albert. For G7, we have a few options: Dm6 diminished scale, Abm6 diminished scale, G7 diminished scale, or G7b5 diminished scale. In the G7 diminished scale, we alternate between inversions of G7 and Adim7, and Adim7 has a C in it. Though, I'm curious as to what tune you are trying to do this is for context. Hope that helps, C.

[@albertwieder558]

@@ConnorJazz! Thanx for your immediate answer! That helps! but when I use the Adim then there is no chord for the 6th degree (E in G7). Do I have to switch between the scales? ( the context is I'm writing a crossover arrangement over a piece of Bach, and the notes are Bb, A, Bb, G, A, F, G, E over C7)

[@ConnorJazz]

@@albertwieder558 is the underlying chord G7 or C7? If both, then yes, you would need to switch.

[@albertwieder558]

@@ConnorJazz no just a C7

[@ConnorJazz]

@@albertwieder558 if it's C7, then use either Gm6 diminished, C#m6 diminished, C7 diminished, or even C7b5 diminished scale

[@piracycan]

Hey Connor...it's a bit confusing to me..if I'm playing a song in G major and want to use the 6th dim scale to harmonize my notes..shouldn't I be using G6/Adim7 (G A B C D Eb E F#G) only...?.

[@YukonDan]

Chord depending.

[@johnrothfield6126]

0:36 Eb there will...