Connect Diminished Arpeggios with Dominant Chords

[@Bmanhaas]

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[@sempercompellis]

the best guitar instruction on the web- perfect pace- perfect amount of theory- perfect camera angles...

[@dirtmark333]

I came here for the SG but stayed for the lesson! Great content, thank you!

[@TheTwangKings]

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[@bramb1er]

This video just changed my life

[@superfuzzymomma]

This man is such an effective teacher, if he was a neuclear physicist we would all be able to build particle accelerators. Great lesson! Thank u

[@lancejaynes9486]

You are the king of making theory palatable and approachable. You, Guthrie, and Larry have been my main teachers over the last few years. Thank you so much.

[@ksharpe10]

Unkle Larry????

[@ksharpe10]

@@iantaylor827 I figured as much, Tom is a HOOT for sure. everywhere he goes he makes his presence known. LOL.

[@gmel1084]

Jack Ruch is the KZbin Guitar industry’s Bob Ross

[@williamcobbs3606]

Man your playing is as smooth as butter.

[@JackRuch]

Thank you!

[@DaveBest-io5xv]

I like that you've focused on using the dim7 arpeggio with just 4 notes, followed by connecting to the next resolvable chord tone; from any position on the neck no less. It helps one develop an ear for this unique scale/arpeggio and from a starting point within the familiar 7th chord. Dim7 chord/scale/arpeggio can be intimidating as they're so outside of everything, so some of us flirt with but never figure out how to use them. Well done and thanks for all the videos!

[@kennywally]

You're a great teacher Jack. It is rare that somebody has the patience to teach in a laid-back way like this. It's refreshing. Thank you for sharing. I'm on TrueFire yearly plan so I take lessons from you often on that website.

[@rusty2022-uy7ov]

Total Props, Jack. Millions of people know Dim scales, but don't play them anywhere as sweet...👍

[@iantaylor827]

Great lesson Jack. Don't think anyone does a better job of explaining the underlying theory. Thanks.

[@billywade]

Jack - Your videos and playing is amazing - Thanks for taking the time to introduce us guitar players to these concepts.

[@polymerclaymakes]

I've watched a few of your videos now, and they are by far the easiest to understand. So many others just go from zero to 200mph in a matter of seconds. You explain well and stay with the subject so we get chance to take it in. Thank you!

[@wchphoto]

Fantastic lesson! Now I know how and why we get the b9 note! I kind of intuitively knew its function but could not figure out how it got there. Thanks for clarifying this.

[@srinip]

Man, I can't tell you how much I love your lessons - and your tasty playing!

[@ksharpe10]

Great Teacher, Great Lesson, Great Player, HIRE THIS PRO!!!!

[@chriswrighton5162]

Screamingly bright lightbulb moment!

[@kane6529]

Yes is an incredible lesson! Its interesting to me how a lot of players that I hear that play more harmonically complex or “outside” stuff can sound really odd to me but the way everything you play seems to have a wonderful resolve just makes it all sound so great! Some guys get pretty far out there which is fine but it has to sound good to the ear and you never disappoint in that regard!

[@anthonybonass1741]

Hi Jack thanks for another great lesson. Your channel is the best on KZbin by a country mile. I'm working my way through your shades of blues course on truefire its really great. I love the way you start with straight blues sounds and then get into jazz approaches and simply explain things alot of which would have baffled me like secondary dominants and diminished and altered sounds.Your a great player and teacher. Thanks for sharing your knowledge it's much appreciated.

[@JackRuch]

Thank you Anthony!

[@Guitargate]

Another great lesson. Been working on these since I started following you!

[@JackRuch]

Thank you my friend!

[@CharfishDesign]

Thanks for making all your lessons so easy to understand. You’re an amazing player and teacher.

[@brendongold6556]

Love the level and pace of this. For people who can play and understand theory feeling stuck...please stay that way don't do what others did and tap into the more beginner stream.

[@shannonjones3714]

You are SO GOOD at explaining these things! I feel fortunate to have encountered your channel! Thank you!

[@wretch1]

I've been doing this for years without even realising it, but now I have more control over it thanks to this lesson. Great stuff 😊👍

[@curiousguitarist]

This is all just a hot bunch of yes. Thanks Jack!!

[@bernieriegger7447]

Great video. Thanks for putting it all together for me on the diminished arpeggios. Your playing is just awesome. Thanks

[@noisepuppet]

New to your channel. Love your approach. I've been playing and writing for many years, and there's a whole lot here for me to learn in a way that really resonates with me. Applause!

[@SamuelCentenoargueta]

Amazing! I never understood how to apply this scary sounds ‘till now😀 thanks jack🙏

[@fake734]

You do the note combos the others don't know exist!

[@jasonpualoa877]

Really well explained, thank you.

[@JackRuch]

You are welcome!!

[@martynspooner5822]

Wow it is like having jazz on tap thanks for sharing your incredible knowledge.

[@JackRuch]

My pleasure! Thanks Martyn

[@ksharpe10]

It is Jazz infected mayhem, when Used in the Blues. LOL.

[@manuarteche9303]

Jack, Your content is amazing. Thank you so much for sharing it. Greetings from Argentina.🇦🇷

[@kennylynch9317]

I love that he's just jazzing it up on the SG

[@justinmeyersguitarist]

Sweet SG! Great playing + lesson Jack!

[@JackRuch]

Thanks a lot!

[@BluenoteBoy]

Another fantastic lesson Jack. You've really helped me fill the gaps in my playing and opened up the colour palette to help me try and achieve the type of sounds and fluency I've been searching for. You are a super teacher and a very generous person for sharing your insights. Fantastic taste, touch, tone and approach to the instrument. Thanks ever so much Brother - love 'ya man!

[@karlschmied6218]

One of the best guitar channels I've seen, thanks!

[@vincizara]

Wow amazing explanations this is what tutorial is. Not like other videos here only showing off and not explaining what is happening.. great stuff bro thanks

[@jamjar4553]

What an unbelieveably gifted teacher you are Sir!

[@harrisfrankou2368]

Finally getting into this in all Keys. Great lesson. And the funny thing about a Flat 9 is that EVERY Guitarist that knows zero theory and plays a blues scale is playing a Flat 9 on the IV Chord! It's only when they hear its "wrong" they tense up. These days I play wrong notes as much as I can, to see how I can resolve things or continue a long improv. I did this at Guitar Institute but to be honest You explain it better. Far better and infact resolving it the way you do it is next level. Ill put the A7 to D minor in Ableton.

[@martinsverdlik]

You are so peaceful, man! Congrats, great lesson. Thank you

[@PeterKertesz2013]

Beautiful lesson, thank you! 4:31 Chords: A7 Dm

[@joachimhirsch2543]

Thanks for all the great videos and lessons Jack! Pure Gold ! Really helped me to take my playing to another level ! Also have to admit that while it is all well explained and just a short video and you make it look easy,some stuff took me ages of practicing to get under my fingers and in my brain so i can use it spontaneously.Still it was worth all the effort and your lessons are the best all over the web by far!

[@stephenowen5229]

As brilliant as always. Thanks Jack!

[@nikkomorgan]

Thank you so much for all of your lessons. I'm slowing but surely working through them. Especially big thank for all of the 5 chord stuff!!! love it!!

[@jeffteza8644]

Thinking of dim chords as upper structure dom7 brilliantly changed how I think of them. Thanks Jack.

[@wretch1]

Zero tension in the left hand!. Something to aspire to.

[@RUNNOFT71]

Another awesome lesson dude! I love this channel.

[@JackRuch]

Glad to hear it!

[@jakollee]

Great lesson! It will take some work to incorporate this into my playing without it sounding too self conscious, but worth the effort!

[@JackRuch]

Absolutely!

[@travisrichmond905]

The diminish scale to the major 7 is smooth!!

[@michaelkarlsson5966]

Thank you for this! Finally I'm starting to grasp how to use the diminshed stuff! 😀

[@valerienathan7757]

Thank you!

[@kennybluet5527]

Awesome video. Love the tone of that SG. Does anyone out there know if the p90 pickups are as much of a problem as Telecaster type pickups as far as hum is concerned , and being affected by things such as fluorescent lights ?

[@heythere6983]

My juniors are incredibly noisy if I’m in a Bad room for sure . They are about 8k output. I live in a terrible place for noise but they do pickup sound a lot, if you are somewhere where your guitar is very noisy, I wouldn’t expect a huge improvement

[@kennybluet5527]

@@heythere6983 thanks

[@dr123hall]

This is just one great, well explained and demonstrated arpeggio walk-through!

[@mauriciohughes5484]

Great lesson. Thanks so much for sharing. 🤘🎸

[@jjamesmcguire6343]

Nicely explained and very accessible! This is always a very difficult concept for a lot of cats to grasp early on, including myself for years. Mainly because of playing cover tunes or just straight up blues or rock based material, you don't get a chance to use it. But it is definitely key to making your Blues way more cool and hip coming from the Robben Ford School! Believe me, I work on it constantly, just because it's one of those things I've never developed 100%! Once again, thanks for explaining it in very digestible chunks to assimilate! Don't forget about the outside chops to create an altered V7 going back to one.

[@phonetics8272]

Love how smooth you play, very musical, thanks for the great lesson!

[@kimfreeborn]

Beautiful phrasing and excellent lessons. Thank you.

[@BuckJoFiden]

Man ! If only I had the interwebs back in the 80s. Thanks Jack this is a great lesson. Already using this now after an hour or so 👍

[@karlschmied6218]

The b9 of the diminished chord is a half step above the 5th of the resolving chord, making it a leading tone.

[@glennmartin4232]

So clearly explained. Brilliant

[@joycegrove5602]

Great lesson - what a beautiful technique - thank you for sharing!! Subbed!

[@wretch1]

I play A phrygian dominant over the A7 which has all of the notes of C# diminished 7th arpeggio combined with all the notes of the A dominant 7th arpeggio.

[@timpitts9256]

Thanks Jack, nice lesson as always

[@JackRuch]

My pleasure!!

[@robnic52]

I'm trying to follow this because I love your relaxed jazzy, bluesy playing. But it's hard sometimes to see where your fingers are actually landing. I'm probably trying to run before I can walk but a few chord and arpeggio symbols would clarify some details but I guess I need to use my ears and work out exactly what notes and chords are sounding. Great lesson, clear explanation. Thanks.

[@OliverKloeters]

great lesson thank you

[@FretWiredJournal]

Awesome, Jack! Thank you.

[@jcsanmiguel6270]

excellent lesson and clear explanation

[@robertbrown2728]

Just what I need! Thank you.

[@jimhockley9730]

looks like i've found a new teacher. good lesson. thanks

[@SummitGuitarSchool]

Great lesson. What year is that SG. It looks and sounds amazing.

[@dkpitt3912]

All your guitars sound great, and this new one does too

[@dananthony6258]

This is a great video.

[@Alomykesner]

Thankyou so much jack for this lesson.for the firstime i wach a video and understand it all. Thanks again very helpful

[@robertogomesmusic]

Coolest SG on KZbin! Great lesson!

[@Thomcat1954]

Thank You Jack

[@Jonobueno]

Great lesson !! Liked and subbed. Look forward to checking out more of your stuff mate. Cheers 🍻

[@JackRuch]

Awesome, thank you!!

[@Dcba964]

Great lesson Jack! I wish i could use this in the 12 bar blues.Lets say i want to go from A7 to D7.The idea is i can use a diminished arp starting from the 3rd 5th or 7th of A?

[@JackRuch]

Yes absolutely!

[@Dcba964]

@@JackRuch thanks Sir 🙏🎸❤️

[@GizzyDillespee]

And the flat 9... if you're starting on the 3rd of the A7, to get that dismissed sound, then you won't have the A note that would've clashed with the flat 9, which really wants to pull back to that A when you switch back to the D7 chord. If that makes sense.

[@TrevorHelt]

You're a great teacher!

[@WickBeavers]

Most excellent! Thanks.

[@JazzgutsVGvanKampen]

Great lesson Jack, when you played de 2 5 1 in major, I heard you playing the 2 minor arp, then the substitute dim resolving to chordnotes of 1 major, Am I correct? Very good functional lesson👊

[@JackRuch]

Yes that's right!

[@lefujyou]

Nice touch and tone man😮☮️❤️✨

[@rustybanjo96]

Thanks Jack! I'm enjoying the addition of the diminished arpeggios to my playing, and it's a nice addendum to your truefire courses.

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Very helpful lesson.thanks

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❤

[@moshotoku]

Great lesson.

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great explanation. thanks!

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Fab Jack!!

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Hi Jack! Do some gear video!

[@10000rajaram]

This is awesome !

[@martabetcke4030]

Thanks, great insight. Do you have some approachable explanation for the relation of this diminished chord and the triton substitution for the dominant chord?

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your the best guitare teacher

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Is that the newly acquired SG I see? Nice!

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Very very cool stuff😊

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Dig that SG!

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Great Job Man ❤❤❤

[@jeremyversusjazz]

Nice “g” jack!

[@scottytullis9724]

Have you thought about doing a course strictly on chords? I’ve been trying to understand ideas like these and the ones in the course with Brett papa but it hasn’t quite clicked with me yet

[@JackRuch]

We have a course on triads coming out soon that covers a lot of chord theory

[@chau560902]

Beside diminished arpeggios , what else chords arpeggios can we use to substitute doninant arpeggios ? for instance, argumented or flat 2 dominant 7.