Chords: Augmented and Diminished - TWO MINUTE MUSIC THEORY #40

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My music teacher was explaining this last week, and it was starting to finally make sense. I watched this video, and it fully clicked! Thank you!

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My brain when he says “we’ll do aug and dim with the 7th. Won’t that be fun” HELL NA

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I haven't seen anyone explaining the dim & aug in such a beautiful way, very easy to understand even if u hear it once. Really great ❤❤❤💕

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Great video! I was always confused between the augmented and diminished chords.

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Been producing music for 8 years, never quite fully understood this. Perfect concise explanation, thanks!

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Oh wow I’m understanding. After learning about the circle of fifths and then the Roman numeral system. I’m glad I understand this to progress my learning of chords properly! Can’t wait to use this

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Thank you so much! I've had learn piano by my own few years ago but I didn't really understand what augmented and diminished chords were but thought to understand it now fully. And your explanation was so simple I understood it for just 3 mins. 🙂

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well done, i'm going to watch your other videos now ! this is exactly what i've been needing to patch up as a pseudo-musician; thank you !

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I've recently dived back into music after a hiatus. And now I'm realizing that in my sad 5 years of music classes, we were taught hardly any theory whatsoever. It was just learn these notes, play these notes. Wash, rinse, repeat.

[@tkalsnv]

easy to understand and straight to the point… i love it ! i finally understood how to make augmented and diminished. thank you so much ❤

[@boundless-vintage-music]

F(F-A-D)->Aaug(A-D#-F)->Gm6(G-Bb-D-E)->C(C,E,G) I have tried this chord progression in my song

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I just have a quiz in a couple of minutes and this video helped me a lot, thank you

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Very helpful and just the refresher I needed!! Thank you:D

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Thank you , now I understand augmented and diminished chord

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Such a good video

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Well explained and super quickly too!

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ty! simple, easy to digest, and now i finally know how to describe these kinda funky weird chords. awesome stuff :)

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[@daniwest1370]

I know you said they are evenly dividing the ocatve, but you should of said they are simetric chords. Thats kind of the common term for it. Also add that you can play the same dim or aug chord a minor or mayor third (minor in case od aug and minor in case of dim) respectibely entire all the notes

[@AmandaKaymusic]

He does mention that diminished and augmented chords are called symmetrical at 2:40 I personally have never heard them called symmetrical chords though I can see that they are so it was useful for me just in case someone ever says "play a symmetrical there" I'll know what they are talking about. Dim or Aug sounds more helpful and clarifying and I wouldn't have to think twice.

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Have you ever tried to compose something and just couldn't find the right notes and then end up going down a rabbit hole that leads you into writing more notes then you have ever written while in school? Thats me rn (Im in highschool and I think im down bad for music ive never studied for a subject other than music iml)

[@Guitaro-chopper]

can you aply augmented and diminished chords only on major chords or on minor aswel?

[@JoeDeCarlo-km9nf]

My favorite chords are the admonished ninth and the demented seventh Not to mention the Augminished b17th

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I think that last one is actually a WWII plane

[@delilahpc5620]

THANK you, tho, sometimes theory 'scrambles' my mind....but yes , this does help.

[@TheSunshinedreamer1]

Great video! Why is a Diminished 5th called a Tritone? Is that the definition of a Tritone?

[@AnotherAnonymousMan]

This would be perfect with the keys below to visualise the chords on the keyboard too.

[@Griffindor21]

Its good to know that, but when and how do you use it?

[@stantorren4400]

Look at what scale you’re using and the key you’re in: And then decide “Where would this chord fit” Generally, diminished and augmented chords are used to increase tension before they resonate on an other chord

[@Kshitijj]

Quick question. Do all diminished chords have to have a minor third like the one shown here?

[@twominutemusictheory]

Yes, the definition of a diminished triad is three notes separated by two minor 3rds.

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[@Dani-ry7hj]

Can someone please explain whats the difference between and augmented 5th and a minor 6th

[@LoftyAssertions]

An augmented chord is the sound of a raised eyebrow. A diminished chord is the sound of a squint.

[@twominutemusictheory]

This is perfect.

[@yelena1100]

I was told that they were the other way around so for the last 3 weeks I've been thinking I've been doing diminished arpeggios when I've been doing augmented ones smh my head

[@Its_SamaIssa]

So A diminished chord is only made from a minor chord? Please anyone answer me😭

[@samschoneveld9253]

I don't get how the diminished chord splits the octave into fourths. It seems to me like it splits the octave evenly into minor thirds, not fourths. I'm slightly confused🙈

[@twominutemusictheory]

Ooh, good point. That’s confusing terminology. I meant literally the fraction 1/4th. Not the musical interval. My bad.

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@@twominutemusictheory thanks for clarifying! Super cool that you still answer questions about these videos! You're videos are great btw😇

[@Edgelordess]

So I'm confused. The diminished D is D + Fb + Ab? or D + F + Ab? Or both? Also does diminished work with inversions?

[@valvihk3649]

D major has F and C sharped. The video states that the diminished lowers the 5th. I'm guessing its D F Ab. Since A is not sharped in D major we lower the natural to a flat and the 3rd must be in a minor meaning we lower F sharped to a natural. So, from a major chord lower 3rd and 5th to get a diminished chord.

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[@livicoleman7945]

Why isn’t a augmented chord a tritone?

[@livicoleman7945]

Also inversions confuse me a ton

[@twominutemusictheory]

The Tritone is an augmented 4th, whereas an Augmented chord is an augmented 5th.

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This is actually 3 mins lol...

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Sorry, you talk WAY too fast!!

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