How To Use Diminished Chords Musically On Guitar

[@aaronbuchwald8374]

That was fantastic. It's one of the most useful and clearest explained guitar videos I've seen.

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

Thank you Aaron, glad you enjoyed 😊

[@joem5089]

Can spend days, weeks, months just watching this video over and over again and learning more and more each time. Thank you...fantastic!

[@cameronwhite9959]

Thanks, I’ve always just ignored diminished chords, and only known the shape starting on the D string. I’m going to try the other shapes ! :-)

[@soundguitar]

Love this lesson, Antoine! :) Great work

[@Williamk492]

Wow! So well explained! Your videos are a treasure chest of valuable information! All the best from Belgium 🇧🇪

[@iggykarpov]

03:08 Diminished shapes 05:35 Three usages 05:39 1. Between two chords a tone apart 07:38 2. Travel up and down fretboard - inversions every third fret 08:17 usage example 08:58 example to cover gap between chords far apart

[@AW-lj7hl]

Your whole series of 4 videos on the ‘forgotten’ chords and how to use them is very helpful and fills a gap. Essential viewing. Thanks.

[@charlesarmstrong5292]

Thanks Antoine, you really are the very best guitar teacher. Another eye opener for me on the previously perceived mysteries of Diminished Chords.

[@jewelsguitar3968]

This made my life a lot better. Thanks a million! 13:13

[@allentaylor3325]

I have yet to come across a better online guitar instructor. Bravo sir! Your videos are extremely entertaining and educational. Thank you for helping me finally understand and use these strange and beautiful chords.

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

Thank you 😊

[@Aminedition]

Thanks, this the best explanation so far, usually i don't finish videos about diminished chords because i feel lost every time and i quit, but this time is different the explanation is much easier. Thanks again.

[@BeefNEggs057]

Been needing this video for ages. Never knew where to put them even after searching for videos on the subject. They show shapes but never where to put them. Very easy to understand! Thanks for the help!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

My pleasure!

[@ภาคินวัฒนะชัยกุล]

For me You are one of the best music instructor Already subscribed 👍🧡

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

Thank you! 😃

[@AnnMalone-z7y]

Explained so clearly. Thank you so much!!

[@Gocycle]

You were THE BEST! Finally someone who keeps it simple.

[@kirkwright1096]

Best demonstration of this concept that I have ever seen. 👍

[@TomasMichaud]

Thanks! This is an excellent lesson Antoine.

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

Thank you, Dad... hum, I mean... Tomas :-)

[@rysosa7582]

Awesome lesson! Thank u sir! God bless...

[@lotharzander4946]

Thanks Antoine for your great teaching!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

My pleasure! 😊

[@prashvet5859]

Wonderful wonderful teacher you are ! Super thanks

[@ericnthambeleni1334]

You are such a good teacher to be followed by a beginner like myself.

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

Happy to hear that! :-) thanks!

[@abinvarghese4153]

Thanks Antoine. Very very clear explanation on the usage of dim.

[@the1khronohs40]

Oh man! I’ve tried many times to understand dim. chords, but all lessons mostly ignore them. But I love the sound of them, especially since RHCP released the Californication album, and I heard ‘Roadtrippin’. This short little lesson was ALL I needed to unlock the dim. chord, and even get good ideas on how to USE it! THANK YOU!!! ❤️

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

My pleasure :-)

[@haianhnguyen9498]

you are God of teaching, musst keep your healthy ! the world need you

[@אליהונחום]

Wow! Antoine, I've stopped at the middle of the video to tell you thanks, and that you're a great teacher! Thank you for sharing all your knowledge!

[@iamchica_music]

Seriously, You are always the best!

[@robbeazizo7829]

Wow. Best explanation of diminished chords and use.

[@johncostopoulos7741]

Superb tutorial (link from your email). I've had a limited knowledge of diminished chords but have never known how to use them as passing chords. Profuse thanks!!

[@Stevestevestevestevestevesteve]

How are you stacking the triads as you called it ? I have no idea what you were doing. This is a in depth lesson 😊 thanks

[@chathunliyanage7851]

Thank you antoine❤️🙏this helps me a lot.keep going🤘👍

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

You're welcome 😊

[@cristimz1659]

I saw a lot of video.. but this lesson is so solid i learned many technic. Thank you

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

I'm so glad! Thanks, Cris :-)

[@generalcontrol]

Amazing. I've never thought of diminished chords that way.

[@Anon_Anon]

Very cool tutorial. It helped me understand the chord progression of "I Set my face to the hillside" by Tortoise

[@chuaurunpui9515]

very helpful and interesting diminished chord tutorial vedio on guitar...

[@mustang9902]

Very good lesson. I'd love to see another video but with Augmented chords. Thank you Antoine!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

It is on my to-do list of lessons to make on the channel this year. Thanks :-)

[@docoli6938]

Excellent tutoriel 😊

[@garymurfee4290]

This is terrific. Very practical. Thanks!

[@carlosclaptrix]

I just tried different resolutions from diminished chords and found one progression useful: take the highest note of the dim chord as a 4th and resolve to the major 3rd one semitone below. eg: g# - b - d - f to C major.

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

Yeah that sounds great! To my ears it sounds like a juicy G7(b9) and then resolving on the root chord C.

[@DJAZfake]

@@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping It’s a G#º chord, which in the key of C major, fits better like a Bº chord, or the 7th degree (resolving directly to the tonic).

[@psicom4060]

Best video on the subject I’ve seen. Great job.

[@odilonlorenzogonzalez3317]

Great video buddy. Subscribed

[@DG5466]

Great video, concise and clear, brilliant

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

Thank you!

[@RedBearTrading]

Another cool thing about the diminished chord - take any note in the chord and lower it a half-step and the chord becomes a dominant 7th with the lowered note being the root.

[@iggykarpov]

Hey, Antoine - great explanation of the very beautiful and useful diminished chords. Thanks!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

My pleasure!

[@isolateddemon9438]

Great lesson👏🏻

[@smithfield06]

Great lesson thank you

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

My pleasure!

[@michaelgottlieb9083]

Excellent lesson. Seems like every progression should have a Dim chord somewhere in it.

[@maybe8205]

Really nice lesson I like the explanation of the full diminished chord comes from the harmonization of a harmonic minor scale the most. But why is nobody talking about augmented chords and their relation to diminished chords? I like to use them after playing minor 7 chords or as spicy blues triads in a minor 7 blues. For my ears they even have less tension in combination to a minor 7 chord. They also give me that Portisthead or Frank Ocean feeling... to make it short I love them after loosing the fear of them. Maybe you can talk one day about them? Thank you so far. You making things way more clear and thats for free. Keep up the very good work!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

Thanks! Augmented chords is on my list of lessons to make this year, so stay tuned!

[@maybe8205]

@@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping I will - for sure!

[@garnilsen]

At our church we sing many gospel songs which uses a lot of diminished chords. You have helped me so much. Thank you for talking about the half diminished chords at the end. Do you plan on doing a video going into more in depth on the half diminished?

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

I could talk more about the half-diminished! Thanks for the suggestion

[@restitutogallardo9379]

Wow very nice lesson

[@DaVinci0963]

Thank-You Antoine!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

You're welcome!

[@davidparker8242]

Wow I learned a lot in this video! Thanks!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

Glad it was helpful, David!

[@victorcruz8488]

Hey sounds great! What about in manor chord progression!

[@Castillo.musica]

Really well explained! Thanks!

[@mgd9151]

Darn good lesson!!!

[@arjankanina7142]

You are the best 👍

[@danqodusk8140]

Very well presented! For those who didn't understand, learn how chords are constructed from scales. It's much simpler than you may imagine.

[@EmpireOfLightTV]

What a great lesson!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

Thanks! 😃

[@glebis11]

Bravo, thank you

[@Jongpang]

Thank you thank you!!

[@viktorzika1245]

Cool lesson thanks :)

[@andreastaraldsen]

Thank you!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

You're welcome!

[@Kenji-ds9rf]

Does the chord sustain longer the way you shake the neck back and forth?

[@sloppyjoe9665]

I have no idea if this is meaningful, but E is the relative minor to G major. G is the relative minor to B flat major. B flat is the relative minor to D flat major. And D flat is the relative minor to E. A way to name the notes in a diminished chord. Just an observation.

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

That works, because the relative minor to Major is always 3 frets away, so 3 semi-tones away, exactly like the distance between notes of a diminished triad. Great observation!

[@adamzukmusic4562]

The circle of minor thirds

[@user-ye1ky4hc2u]

Brilliant

[@gentledistortion953]

Goddamn your channel is amazing. Thanks man!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

I appreciate that! If you want to see other videos in that same style, I made a playlist here: kzbin.info/aero/PLoSMy0IpftFJwRtGvJrb3f8tE5LNAtsmD

[@jopberlin]

Great job…. Thx

[@billyscrapper]

awesome !!

[@sniffrat3646]

You just taught this old dog a new trick! Cheers

[@basantadevganesh4383]

Are diminished chords and dominant chords same thing?

[@timnolan3125]

Will take a few watches for it to sink in but this is great 👍

[@billythehuna]

the best

[@BeefNEggs057]

Diminished is Scooby mystery music lol

[@davidlegalley1161]

👍🏾👍🏼

[@syedijlalofficial]

❤

[@edwardarata6995]

where is the root on the diminished chords? you haven't made that clear

[@mrmr314]

Give me your guitar. Post it to me.

[@hdhsgshdsbwbz7840]

I don't even play guitar lmao

[@AntoineMichaudGuitarLooping]

Oops, KZbin got it wrong with its suggestion! lol

[@edwardarata6995]

Don't want to be a shape player

[@rudolfhrcka1922]

The music is math how wondwerful and vice versa ……

[@guitawrizt]

*_Bruh- do You have any other Guitars You can showcase ?_*