R&B Passing Chords - Part 2: Half-Diminished Chords (m7b5)

[@modalmixture]

The key to the first example is that because a half diminished chord has a tritone, it can substitute for a dominant chord. The F#m7b5 works so well here because it’s the upper structure of a D9, which is the V/V (secondary dominant) of the subsequent G chord.

[@nightzzmixx]

I don’t understand what any of that means but I really wish I did

[@JEtienneMusic]

Hey Stefan, always a pleasure to see and hear from you! It's definitely happy beat making when we get a chord tutorial from you. you also be happy to know that I've been using the trap attack packs again recently.

[@stefanguy]

Yooo brother good to hear from you too man! Glad to hear that you’re back using Trap Attack 🙌🏾! Hoping it’s helping you through these strange times!

[@JEtienneMusic]

@@stefanguy that and your tutorials are for sure! Hope you and yours are managing ok through everything. I heard the prime minister will pay out a a lot of money from his own pocket, hope that's not just lip service.

[@thebookwaswaybetter2827]

Yes! I was literally just looking for videos on this subject and sure enough I wake up to this post! Idk how you KZbinrs keep reading my mind but I’m certainly not complaining. Keep it up bro

[@stefanguy]

Hahaha dope glad to hear brother!!

[@bicho5925]

love the sound of half dim, dom7, min 🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@TetoArusu]

Have been waiting for this for quite a while! Looking forward to more videos on Passing Chords :)

[@stefanguy]

Yoo Teto glad I could share this with you :)

[@jordsintuitive2987]

Yesss guy! Nice to have you back with a very helpful video and quality 🙏🏽☺️

[@zionroache7360]

Also happy to see a British guy making music theory videos.

[@Jedyermusic]

Great progressions as always, these vids always give me ideas

[@stefanguy]

Thanks brother! 👊🏾

[@erlieraymond7305]

You’re the best!! God blessed you man!!

[@PrinceWesterburg]

I was just listening to Wes Montgomery's 'In Your Own Sweet Way' which uses a lot of these types of chords but they flow so melodically.

[@glitchedgame4141]

Love that song

[@jojo-fj7lw]

Yo u got nice taste. Thanks for letting me know that tune!

[@zionroache7360]

All your videos are very helpful

[@afi6061]

Great vid. I've always wanted to know how and when to use diminished and dominant chords, etc. 👍

[@stefanguy]

Thanks! Glad you found it useful!

[@afi6061]

@@stefanguy I'd really like a vid, say for simplicity, C major and C minor ( so we know how to apply it in both), and making a 2, or 4 bar progression for each using all the half dim, dim, dom, aug, etc., For each and to show how to put them into practice and why each works. That would be dynamite! 🤞😊

[@stevetorr]

Hey stefan, any chance you could break down some Jordan Rakei songs and show us the chords? Love your channel

[@Lakersandbrowns]

U ever plan to create a complete piano course 💯🔥

[@spvde8637]

great breakdown. very useful if you know theory.

[@AyyeBC]

Please make a video on modal interchange

[@cokayneotft]

Just want to know!? When using diminished and half dimished chords are we still in key with the main chords or it creats a sense of modulation????

[@lobrown987]

hey can you show us how to make R&B chord progressions in Minor

[@MrDellion214]

lo brown that would b nice for us minor key folks lol

[@executiveproducerkeyiocwol9280]

I don't fully understand cause i can't play. You make it look so easy.

[@haidar6280]

Stefan where's your table top from bro? Love

[@dafingaz]

Sounds about right...

[@ArgoBeats]

Great stuff, man. What scale(s) can we play over Half-Diminished chords?

[@tubeo94]

Half diminished is the seventh degree of a major scale, which is the origin of most scales. So u can play it in all scale

[@shinesmusic3731]

👏👏👏🙏

[@lolsucks3599]

Im trying to make a 2000s Pop/R&B song like Ne Yo, Chris Brown, Jay Sean, etc for my ex gf to get her back can you help me with it?

[@FreshRichi]

My Brooooo!!! Love the video man! Showing the world "the ways of the chords" 🎹😂 Guys lets get Stef to 100k!!! #SharingIsCaring Bless!!! (^^,)v

[@geradactyl2874]

you are a bad man

[@uncharted142]

Can you do a brent faiyaz or Sonder tutorial?

[@MrFree-vj8qj]

1:05 jojo

[@bobbymcloughlin3452]

Minor 7 Flat 5 is a Fully Diminished Chord not Half like you know it is compare to a Diminished 7 Chord that you know in theory which is a Diminished 7 Flat 5 Dim7(b5) = A Diminished Dominant 7 = dim5(7), °5(7) m7(b5) = A Diminished Major 7 = dim∆7, °∆7