How to Use Diminished Chords in a Song or Chord Progression

[@zombieguitar]

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[@jwsorrell]

This is the best diminished chord video I've seen for those who are just beginning having an interest in using these type of chords. Brian knows how to keep it simple but yet very useful.

[@zombieguitar]

Thanks John! Much appreciated 😀

[@manzarmoezzi371]

You are the best teacher I've found on KZbin. I'm learning so much from you. Very smart ideas and tricks you share with us. Thank you

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[@CiaoMoody]

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[@johnbrasher1495]

Organizing and presenting lessons online is an art. I've watched hundreds of YT guys, and nobody explains or presents things better than Brian Kelly -- and without over-talking or using a lot of distracting stuff that isn't helpful. I watch few vids that are 25 minutes plus, but Brian's are always worth it, almost no fat. I'm amazed this channel is not 10x bigger.

[@davidconwell848]

Thank you so much Brian for all that you give to the Guitar community. They say when the student is ready, the Master will appear. Years ago I was exposed to your lesson on diminished chords. Recently while surfing through other sites, I came across a quick video on Diminished chords. My appetite was raised, but I knew that to get a more comprehensive understanding, I had to to go to your site and search the topic. Yes, you do have the most clear, comprehensive and concise explanation on the topic. I will watch over and over to learn and refresh. Thank you for the parting of all of your knowledge and it’s clarity. You are a Sage!

[@BillyReedMusic]

These diminished chords make me feel like I'm just learning how to play chords for the first time. Thanks for showing how to use them. They sound so nice!

[@asdf9890]

I know! It feels like why the fuck can't my fingers do this, just like when I first learned basic chords.

[@SylvanTuck]

@@asdf9890 As long as you have that feeling of frustration... you are learning and not remaining stagnant. Try playing classical for a year. Nothing is the exact same from piece to piece ... only on section repeats. Builds character. Lol. You will not even think about odd changes after awhile ... couple years. Large stretches will take its place.

[@richardgreen2043]

Great teacher. Understood diminished chords, shapes and uses for the first time ever in many decades of trying to play guitar. Thank you Brian.

[@jamesbusch282]

Brian this is the best teaching on use of diminished chords I have seen. Thank you.

[@barratt00]

I really like the way that you teach, where it's not just rote memorization of shapes but you explain the meaning and function as well, and where it can be used.

[@MichaelTrentColvin]

You've come a long way Brian, I appreciate you

[@isseyrox]

Epic lesson, straight to the point, comprehensive, clear. Just epic. Thanks

[@postoffice146]

This is by far the best lesson on this subject. Now I understood everything. The dozens of other lessons I watched prior to this made me confused and mad.

[@kirkhunter146]

Really good teacher, explains things really concisely with a view to not confusing a student. Also explains music theory and chord construction using shapes not just note names and terms, which is the way guitar players often approach the fretboard.

[@zombieguitar]

Thanks Kirk! Much appreciated 😀🎸

[@Randy-if2zq]

Clear and concise, best explanation I have found so far! Thank you!

[@graciousmwambira5412]

Sir you are one of the best teachers on KZbin.

[@butthole4185]

Direct and to the point. Great lesson.

[@sadmanislam3226]

you have explained stuff most tutors just don't bother to. you answered the questions before getting asked. thanks

[@victorformosa2825]

Like how you explain it and keep it simple and easy to understand, the mark of a good tutor, thanks Brian.

[@Newfoundmike]

I feel ENLIGHTENED THANKS

[@paulgorman3553]

Excellent lesson and very practical. Tks for demystifying diminished chords in an easy to understand format.

[@jetduongsworld]

Thanks for this video. I've seen others which just showed the chords and some applications but you went one step over with the tricks to use alternative diminished chords on A string as well as triad, power diminished.. Excellent job!

[@zeevsoler2154]

Thank you. The best lesson on the subject, modestly, without bells and whistles.

[@stewartlancaster2745]

Many thanks Brian, you've filled the gaps in my understanding.....cheers

[@christopherscranton7995]

cool stuff explained in way that makes these type of chords so useful, finally! Thanks for opening a whole new world! Instant subscribe

[@zombieguitar]

Thanks man! Glad you liked the vid 😁

[@digitalian2022]

This was really cool to learn. Thanks for the hard work.

[@skintslots]

Found your vids and free courses only very recently but your methods and teaching style are very easy to understand,even for an older beginner like me. Keep up your good work.

[@Korn1holio]

One of the best, if not the best, lessons on diminished chords I've seen.

[@crisprtalk6963]

the half diminished are my fav. sound great! Excellent lesson. Thank you.

[@martypello7870]

Holy shit!! I've been watching your videos all morning and I finally understand what a 1,5,6,4 progression is! I'm learning 😁 legend 🤟🏽

[@streetmansam5073]

Best lesson I’ve seen on diminished chords!! Top man thanks for the great info

[@kavehjypsy]

Brother thank you for the knowledge you sharing and thank you for the way you sharing it. Right to the point, simple, clear and practical. I salute you!

[@michaelsmusic3532]

As we hold our lighters in the air !!!

[@dat219]

Thank you for laying out the knowledge you have . It has elevated my performaning and shear enjoyment of the guitar. Again many thanks

[@zombieguitar]

Hey no problem...thanks for checkin out my vids!

[@mbaaden]

Great lesson! I like how you put them in context. Thank you

[@macjam9090]

really enjoyed the lesson and learned so much you never stop learning in life and you can never stop learning on the guitar. thank you

[@cherrybullet1]

A very easy to understand lesson.Great job Brian!

[@carlton2457]

I have seen number of diminished video's but urs is just very easy interesting..... Great

[@zombieguitar]

Much appreciated! 😀

[@nicolasc.1968]

Very very instructive. Thanks a lot!

[@pinakadhikari2386]

Keep it up , all you had said , definitely amazing ❤

[@zazoomatt]

Was Thirsting for this, to know this !

[@martynspooner5822]

Brilliantly explained thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@raysmusicgamesgearreviews4336]

Interesting take most of these types of chords are also very well used in jazz guitar as well, great lesson thx for the insight your super awesome dude. 👍

[@1cleandude]

Really awesome lesson Brian thanks for your time and expertise! Subbed!🙏🏻

[@josephdalessandro9724]

Cool, just opened another door. Will watch this again to really get the feel of it and try the open spaces. Thanks 😎☕️🎸

[@kingtriplebbb5347]

Sir. You explain that thing beautifully I am beginning to understand this thing 🙏 👍

[@theavitaravitar1884]

What a great Lesson!

[@peterakinduro]

Your guitar lesson was amazing,i really enjoyed this lesson on Diminished chord Bravo.

[@asdf9890]

So much knowledge here, thanks for sharing Brian.

[@askerdog1]

great instructional videos intelligently broke down and explained and put to work , great job and playing BRIAN

[@zombieguitar]

Hey thanks a lot for the comment!

[@bobbyhavoc26262000]

Best lesson ever thank you so much!

[@jennywren8937]

Good info. for keyboard players too. Thanks, you are a good teacher.

[@warrenlblanchette]

you are very knowledgeable

[@zombieguitar]

Thank you!

[@reggaefan2700]

Why doesn't he ever show his head?

[@reggaefan2700]

That's the Chord Progression to "What's this life for" from Creed. 19:20

[@michaelsmusic3532]

Yes ... and the ocean is very moist

[@stangiannopoulos8537]

Absolutely fantastic lesson!

[@SylvanTuck]

Thanks. Really helps me with applying and placement of diminished.

[@brianmccrory3778]

This is great! Thank you Brian!! I needed this!

[@aldrinf.cabudol4252]

Besttt teacherrr you deserve the million subscriber mannn!!!!

[@michaelsmusic3532]

You know it !!! Let's spread the word and get him past a million ... he more than deserves it !!!

[@rayw.3295]

great instructional lesson

[@syahirlaiho7670]

Tqvm.. Ur so knowledgeable.. Easy to understand

[@curtiscooper8579]

This helped me so much!! I’m a changed man, thanks!!!!

[@greeneyent]

You're a very good teacher. Thank you!

[@joseph-ow1hf]

Thanks!! Just the lesson I wanted when I ran a search for using diminished chords on guitar. Added to my bookmarks.

[@xebus1]

Demystified diminished chords for me finally. Much respect my man

[@thestonedrummer6147]

Savage lesson Brian, thanks a million for all your lessons, you have been a great guide for me on my guitar journey 👍

[@rocky7232]

Very good stuff, learned a lot more about diminished chords.

[@laurieespi4828]

Thanks mate, well done!

[@ed6322cal]

Excellent lesson

[@polalias]

Thanks, man! Such a nice lesson.

[@MAL1C10US1NT3NT]

That song ‘Asked You Twice’ by The Alternate Routes has a really good example of a diminished chord. I was getting frustrated trying to figure the progression by ear, till I watched this.💡thx Bri

[@realcygnus]

good info.......as per usual.......another VERY interesting fact imo RE: full diminished chords is that you can flat'n ANY 1 of its 4 notes to get a unique plain old 7th chord .......so from ANY particular shape/location(much easier to recognize on a piano) you can get "instant access" to 4 different 7th Chords......example a Cdim Chord's note's are C, Eb, F#, A.....so if you lower the 1st note C to a B & you got a B7 Chord , or lower the 2nd note Eb to a D & you got a D7 Chord or lower the 3rd note F# to an F & you got an F7 Chord or lower the 4th Note A to a G# & you got a G#7 Chord ! The fact that it "evenly" divides the octave is thE main reason for its interesting properties. This goes for Augmented AKA "+" chords too, except its enharmonic every 4 frets instead of 3, so you only get 3 unique positions per octave with augmented chords instead of the 4 unique positions per octave that you get with the diminished (4 x 3 = 12 or 3 x 4 = 12 divisions per octave). ...edit while on the subject I may as well mention that sus chords also have enharmonic properties too. For example a Csus2 has the same notes as a Gsus4 &/or a Csus4 has the same notes as an Fsus 2 .......so Xsus2 = X+5sus4 &/or Xsus4 = X+4sus2.....that works backwards/inverse too +4 = -5 and/or +5 = -4 that is ascending 5ths = descending 4ths &/or ascending 4ths = descending 5ths, like as per the circle of 5ths(NOT to be confusing)...if you think about it/play around with it you'll get it. Good Luck !

[@Inomya]

use of diminished chord inversions in 19:49 is what really opened eyes for me lol.

[@malw2452]

Excellent lesson. Very clearly stated as usual. Thanks

[@mickeho]

Hi Brian. You have explained the diminished chord very clearly as I was struggling what the heck is it all about. Thanks Brian

[@progame6049]

tq bro..u are master of guitar lesson

[@CIOWhitepapers]

Fantastic teacher.

[@gynoid74]

Thanks for the lessons brain, i have learned so much from your vids, you are the best music teacher ever : )

[@mykhelderian]

Thank you. Well thought out presentation.

[@salsplace]

Very well explained!

[@josevillanueva1991]

Well done thank you

[@vtphan2012]

Great explanation. Thank you. You referred to Part 2 in the video. Which video is part 2? Thanks.

[@xrmarty2005]

Thank you again. Excellent instructional video. the only thing is that I would have loved to see how all these chord relate to each other musically (example shown at 5:26) at the beginning of the video.. It puts things in musical perspective right from the start for dummies like me :)

[@TimeMarchesOn]

Great video thanks so much.

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Really good shit mate !!

[@cenos8521]

Vert cool Brian !! Thanks very much for making this video .

[@markbelanger5757]

Thanks man ! Great lesson.

[@UnfinishedBusiness886]

cool showing how this works for guitar in simple form and i can see what it means

[@mike-ue4wy]

Brian, I am always amazed at what a good teacher you are. I am just now learning the diminished stuff. I got the idea someplace that the diminished chord be viewd as belonging and resolving to, the chord that is 1 step higher. To my ear it doesn;t sound as good if you do like a 1-4- 4#dim and don't resolve to the 5, for example. I don't know the exact rules, I could be missing something. As always, great lesson.

[@doggy7210]

Awesome lesson man. Thanks a bunch!!

[@zombieguitar]

Elijah Davenport thanks for checkin it out!

[@roblaher4146]

great lesson

[@cecildijoux6179]

Thanks Brian !

[@peterevans9332]

Thanks for the lesson, I learned a lot!

[@MarcosxLPx]

Thank you.

[@inflames66676]

Very informative, thank you!

[@patrickpirker1634]

very helpful!

[@straightshooter8662]

A great way to use them is between whole steps. Say from c- d you would put in the diminished on the c#. Actually if you drop any of the notes in a diminished chord down one it becomes the root of a dominant 7th chord

[@zombieguitar]

Good point!

[@mikeknight9885]

"Hey now you're a rockstar! Get the show on....." That's exactly what he does in the that song, sneaks in the C# flat 5 on his way from C5 to D5. Works nice!

[@jakeski6488]

Best guitar teacher Ever

[@michaelsmusic3532]

You know it ... EVER !!!

[@keithh8661]

How cool,thanks

[@moneylee1018]

Thanks for the lesson

[@zombieguitar]

Money Lee no prob!

[@malloc_01]

Thx for sharing - great lesson

[@zombieguitar]

You are very welcome, thanks for watching!

[@donngoodside6885]

Brian ____ Really enjoyed this mini diminished instruction. One thing I can't figure out is what 'they call 'Relative Pitch' ... ( finding the fret board note of a melody, when it is required ), I can find any Root note in 6 or 7 places. I can't find the note being played, at the same time it is being played. I'm not sure what I am supposed to learn / can you play a one note melody, of 'Happy Birthday' Requested, in Dm, without the Sheet music or chords? "I can't ."

[@digitaldeltablues]

Do you have a video on slash chords? As a singer songwriter, being able to understand how to create and use these slash chords for a more full interesting sounds would be indispensable. The way you clearly explain theory is fantastic, I'm having a hard time figuring out how to create and utilize these slash chords in song chord progressions for more melodic progressions.

[@zombieguitar]

Hey it's not specifically about slash chords (which just means that the bass note in the chord is something other than the root note), but I do use a bunch of slash chords in this lesson here: www.zombieguitar.com/how-to-enhance-simple-chord-progressions/ See if that helps 😀

[@stonkthecat]

Well explained Brian