The DIMINISHED SCALE in depth, UNLOCK the secrets of jazz

[@-jq8gt]

This guy is pure class and pure knowledge. He recorded this video three times. I plan to watch it three hundred times.

[@michaelanthonyakin7919]

"Legal harmony but not recommended" Tony says. This guy is a great music teacher. It is really cool how he has two camera angles. Seeing his facial expressions is helpful. His use of the overhead view with seeing his full hands is the best I've seen. I'm 74 and of all the guys & gals out there teaching Jazz, Tony can teach me more than all of them combined.

[@JonesTonesGuitar]

I’m a guitar player but get my info from piano players, I JUST discovered Tony this morning!….I agree with all of your comments….great teacher!

[@rapinncapin123]

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[@MrZedhow]

Couldn’t agree more! I’m just about to turn 70 and and had pretty much given up trying to find a teacher who could unlock what for me has been a bit of a slog trying to wrap my head around jazz. This tutorial on the diminished scale is terrific.

[@jg11x11]

It’s the teacher I’ve been looking for all my life! Ha. But seriously

[@_sonicfive]

How is this gentleman not 100x more famous?

[@elmelody7442]

This era don’t give shit about real music no more.

[@Hammerklavier83]

Dear Tony, I'm a self-taught amateur pianist and I'm trying to learn the basic principle of jazz from great teacher here on KZbin. You are one of these few and I cannot thank you enough for your lessons. God bless you and greetings from Italy!

[@TonyWinston]

Thanks, good to hear

[@idavid5750]

Agreed HM 👍

[@argenpiano2023]

Apreciado maestro Tony , son magistrales sus lecciones en este caso escalas disminuidas, soy un pianista amateur casi un autodidacta aprendí a tocar el piano básicamente a los 7 años y aún ahora a los 73 años tengo pasión por aprender más cada día, un abrazo cordial desde Buenos Aires-Argentina...

[@gregarnold8954]

Not only comprehensive, informative, and talented ... Tony is clearly a kind soul, an encouraging teacher and fun to listen to and learn from. He’s the Bob Ross of video jazz instruction!

[@TonyWinston]

love the bob ross comparison!

[@JackWestra-lh5mv]

Dear Toni, as a teacher of music I’m glad to find you’re lessons… you’re a real master!! Thank you for you’re love of music!!

[@ajfrench806]

Tony, you just unlocked the diminished scale/dominant 7 chord mystery that I have been trying to understand for a couple of years. Adding the PDF practice concepts really helps so much. Thank you for your generosity and giving in the music world.

[@shr3dbeard]

Oh man, this dude is the real deal. Makes me miss being able to afford one on one lessons, amazing how personal and relaxed the vibe of the video is. Supreme old school humanity, appreciate you Tony!

[@Jeppe805]

29:47 "It defies logic, but it sounds kinda cool" Jazz in a nutshell. Great lesson, helped a lot!

[@GlennMichaelThompson]

As a 60 year old guitarist I find this is a great review of things I've already known about the diminished scales. This is a great overview with some cool ideas both melodically and harmonically. And... I'm getting the urge to get back to working stuff out on piano which is always a good thing. Thanks for sharing your insights and ideas with the diminished scales. It's very much appreciated!!!

[@TonyWinston]

Glad it was helpful!

[@parkerchace]

You’re activating all the learning senses: I’m seeing the text that outlines your spoken words while I’m watching the keys, hearing it all, thinking about it all. The way you explain, show, and exemplify is just incredible. I thought I was going to sleep tonight, but screw that! Time to practice

[@andrewgietzen4766]

Thank you Tony Just like revisiting this From time to time keep goin

[@donl3248]

Over the last few years the majority KZbin videos I have seen dealt with the pentatonic scale. My formative years (70’s-80’s) we absorbed completely the diminished scales. This is refreshing to see. Thank you.

[@markreyes1866]

im 46 now and stil trying to learn jazz but by watching your videos is like a lightbulb😀thank you and more power💪

[@gorz859]

One of the most educated people on music on all of youtube and I appreciate this page so much

[@yiheonshin9832]

of course Tomo Fujita too!

[@joedelefski5551]

Many many years ago I learnt to play jazz with Jerry Cokers book Improvising Jazz. It's good that you mentioned it, brought back wonderful memories. Thankyou.

[@MrZedhow]

This is an awesome lesson, I come back to regularly. Learning the 3 diminished scales and running through that sheet of examples regularly has transformed everything for me. My improv is consistently getting better and better. Indeed the maestro is a brilliant teacher!

[@impetuositystudioedmundo8934]

Very good lesson exactly what iam looking for...

[@TheKevinEatonChannel]

I LOVE THAT BOOK!!! my short time piano teacher gave it to me to read in the 70s when I was around 14 years old. She gave it to me cuz I could play a mean piano but I wasn't able to read music a lick. That book taught me so much!!!

[@secondvisions9759]

Ya that's my problem I've played for about 52 years now and finally forcing myself to read music lol

[@TheKevinEatonChannel]

@@secondvisions9759 I'm 58 years old and I have been playing in church all of my life. About four years ago, one of the churches where I was playing sent me to music school where I learned to read. Now I repeat every day!!!

[@tangopaparomeo338]

Thank you Tony, an excellent lesson for reviewing and reinforcing the diminished scales for jazz!

[@lesliengo]

not even a piano player, this dude's videos guide my guitar playing

[@salvo354]

Sei un grande! La tua generosità dimostra quanto sia grande la tua conoscenza 🫂❤️

[@a320214]

Came here from Tangerine...and found a treasure !! Superbe maitise du Jazz : Dear Tony, i consider you as a Jazz Master !! Merci mille fois !! Thanks a thousand times !! Thanks for sharing your time, techniques and talent Tony !! Vince from Paris/France.

[@TonyWinston]

Thanks a lot!

[@Evnoic]

Your insight connects remarkably with my own journey in finding a pathway through jazz improvisation and the diminished scales. Have a Listen to the great Brian Lemon...one of the greatest ever English pianists, sadly now passed. His concepts and in particular voicings are a constant inspiration to me. You are the first jazz teacher I have come across on the internet whose vision and teachings are truly inspiring and in sync with my own quest to learn. Many thanks for sharing.

[@TheRodPierre]

I watch a lot of jazz and gospel piano tutoring videos. I really like your style and your sincerity.

[@keithmackie24]

brilliant, informative, light hearted, funny, devoid of ego or self importance...the best explanation and advice on practical usage I've ever seen . Molto Bravissimo Signor Wilson or as we say in Australia, ''It's a bloody ripper mate ! The bees knees ! '' thanks ..I am finally inspired at age 71.5 years to get into that and implement some realistic and generically accurate ideas as per Tony's advice in this fantastic clip. commend this to any aspiring jazz or even blues-rock pianist .

[@PTam09]

Very nice. I’m a guitar player and this is the most useful explanation of the diminished scale I’ve ever encountered. Thanks so much!

[@TonyWinston]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Mahdi-gz3fk]

Wow.... I just found GOLD. I'm gonna learn so much from this channel. And sir I just feel like I'm sitting with you in a private class. Amazing.

[@unclenote]

I could park here for a long time. Great stuff! Thanks.

[@arkination]

Fantastic video! The way I used to think about diminished scales back when I had a hard time "getting it", was to think of a diminished 7th chord, and then add a leading tone to each chord tone. Boom, diminished scale! Thanks as always Tony! Cheers from San Francisco :)

[@peterchattle5528]

❤

[@ewhyte8059]

I’ve been getting it on over the last 14 months on a couple classical guitars three decades after dropping rhythm guitar where I lost my way after a couple years. I’ve composed five melodic pieces with a mind to come back and work out the harmony for each one until I’m happy that I’ve stored five off the top of my head personal compositions.I’m going to hold off for another year before I try my hand at playing classical pieces of yore,as I love listening to solo keyboard renditions of music by composers like Liszt and Chopin,Haydn and Beethoven, Bach and Mozart Construction wise to gain intuitive insight into spontaneously developing my own pieces. This video helped me expand on things I had an unintellectual grasp of but couldn’t articulate to anyone . Very valuable half hour and as usual it’s always pianists I’m inspired by much more than guitarists. Daniel Barenboim or Alfred Brendel for example. Something about the piano in the right hands that makes me want to try and emulate as much as is possible on a classical guitar! 🙏🏽

[@ThomasJLarsen]

The diminished scale is essential for getting in to the language of jazz. Now, check out this little exercise. The diminished scale is connected to dominants (X7 chords). Let’s play in the key of C. Now, if you play a G7 in you left hand with the notes G, B, F (leave out the D, as it’s only an extension of the basic note, G, and does nothing for the character of the chord.) Now, in your right hand, play a G-major chord: (G, B, D) - with the g7 in your left hand as written above. Boring, isn’t it? Now move your right hand from the G chord (a little third down) to an E chord (E, G#, B,) and keep the left hand on the G7. Now things begin to shine, right? This chord is a G7, 13, b9. Now move your right hand a little third down ones more and play a Db chord (Db, F, Ab) and keep the G7 in your left hand. This chord is a G7, b5 (#11), b9. The point is that any pattern that fits in to the diminished scale can be moved up and down in little thirds and be “legal”. Most of them even make a nice and perhaps surprising sound. Check it out. And thank you so much for the wonderful lesson, Tony Winston.

[@kormosjano64]

The real teacher guy. Old fashioned, old school or whatever, and I really like his style.

[@carlosduran5640]

Muy buenas clases gracias 😮

[@Victor48323]

Dear Tony, you are the most well-rounded pianist, a great singer and the best teacher. I cannot thank you enough. God Bless!

[@Kassiusday]

Diminished scale sounds so special , makes me think to Oscar Peterson .... great master. Video teaching !!

[@theWarriorUnknown]

The most useful diminished scale video that I have ever seen on KZbin, Great work Tony thank you brother.

[@TonyWinston]

Thanks, and I find the diminished scale to be the most useful scale for improvising on standards

[@marcoevans2155]

You got right to it without smalltalk or sales pitch. Nice👌

[@salvatorebroi9126]

merci Monsieur pour ces belles leçons de musique

[@TheChaserTV]

Dear Tony, this is by far the most helpful description of the diminished scale I've seen. Thank you for opening up the plethora of possibilities out there, hats off to you sir

[@davidmiller3652]

This is one great diminished deep dive. What makes it great is its concise, effective delivery. Tony even provided notated visual's. Excellent job !!

[@greggdecastromusic7164]

All the pieces to the diminished puzzle in one lesson - - - WOW! Thanks Tony - - Gregg

[@jeanlouiscarlotti1670]

Toni ....best teacher and jazz freak so far 😊

[@vazap8662]

This is an absolute eye opener. Just the right level of complexity for me, precisely what I've been looking for these past few months.. along Barry Harris. Thank you!

[@ristolaur6126]

This scale has 8 notes or 4+4. First 4 is the beginning of classical minor, next 4 is the beginning of other classical minor (starts half tone higher.) When basic chord is diminished, then the scale starts from the main note, if it's dominant, then it starts half tone higher. Fingering could be simple - 1234, 1234 :) I think this is the easiest way to learn this scale and play it in all 12 keys without any problem.

[@papajanian]

Don't worry about the camera, you're the best Tony , this lesson was incredible .

[@andyjazzsax]

What a superb video. I’m a saxophonist and this is fantastic. Underlines and augments my existing thoughts on the diminished scale.

[@healingartsboisellc6048]

Thank you for your generosity in posting this lesson and demonstrating the various patterns. You present this information in a way that works for my brain. I am transferring these concepts to mandolin with so much gratitude!

[@jeffmill]

Just discovered your channel. Incredible content and no filler. I wish all youtube channels were this informative.

[@TonyWinston]

Much appreciated!

[@waynematthews8165]

One of the, if not THE best breakdown of the diminished scale I've seen! Thankyou!!

[@TheOsseous]

.... wow,.. just wow. I can't stop watching....

[@hiramgomez8711]

Excellent explanation. Congratulations. Thanks.

[@Mafiapicnic]

My god this is the best music theory vídeo on KZbin. I really appreciate this hope you do more of this u r a great teacher THANK U

[@marianlevy9232]

You are an amazing teacher .. I am going to spend time practicing these with the chords underneath and maybe I’ll learn to improvise after 60 yrs of reading scores lol

[@SamyDaussat]

Merci Tony, pour ces pistes de travail .

[@thegonnah260]

This is the best music tutorial un KZbin

[@elenamartingarcia6316]

Wish you'd had been my teacher!! Live the way you teach, you're awesome!!!😁🧡🙌🏼

[@brianhalaburda]

Dude, what a masterclass.

[@FelixSunMusic]

Man you are a great teacher. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and wisdom.

[@SoigneTaDroite]

Thank you! You'e an amazing teacher, Mr Winston!

[@TonyWinston]

Thank you! 😃

[@sumeriantrenki71]

Bless u . U brought me back to my diminished wonderland, u and Barry

[@Spineloro]

I love the way jazz make bubbles in my brains, sweet combo between harmony maths and delicious chord notes✨ thank you Sir 🙏✨

[@flintlong2937]

I love these sounds, but man it seems like it's gonna take weeks and weeks of running these things up and down before I'll be able to just lay them into some swingin' standards. Right now my harmony is like real traditional, right out of the stride school. I play like you started on Bewitched, just plain old chords. Maybe the best thing is to learn one tune using the diminished scale and get used to it that way. You've done a lot of hard work over your lifetime, and you're a good teacher. Thanks!

[@TheBraunzone]

The overhead shot is awesomeness!

Tony thank tou for your videos. You sound real and honest. Beautiful pianist . Nice touch Sorry for my english. Im an Argentina Pianist in Madrid.

[@carmenip6924]

this is the best lesson I seen on tube

[@martingravel1157]

Hi Mr Winston! Glad I've found you. Will be back for sure!

[@TonyWinston]

Thanks Martin!

[@chokoala8637]

This channel is gold

[@chrisjuergensen]

Very generous lesson.

[@ycgrey]

Thank you so much for this lesson, it’s most certainly all I wanted to know about these licks I never quite got. Absolutely brilliant and perfectly explained. I wish I had seen and understood the tricks of diminished scales before. Much appreciated from Normandy, France.

[@ivonsmith2024]

Another superb explanation with working knowledge! Thanks. Ive learn a mass of stuff from these videos - and I dont even play piano (Im a guitar player)

[@mypianoful]

Thank you for the sheets and for your great tutorials

[@jimokeefe3417]

Tony, I got hooked on your channel the last couple of days and after watching this video felt like I was robbing you of your knowledge so I joined your Patreon today. You are the best, wish you lived in the Chicago area, you would have a restraining order against me. Thanks for your devotion to teaching.

[@vaqalarxornawosk1731]

You're a great teacher, thank you for your content 😊😊

[@tintintin]

Well you've lifted my spirits, so definitely a thumbs up. What an interesting video. Brilliant!

[@IlyaShubin]

Thanks for the valuable content. Cheers from Russia

[@ThePenelope04]

Wonderful and useful post! Thanks for sharing your insights. I have the Jerry Coker Improvising Jazz Book and took me back to college days...

[@-jq8gt]

What a great resource. Thank you!

[@lebeelouis1938]

thanks for the licks , one of my latest over Dim chords favorites (starting on chord tones) is 1 b3 #5 #4

[@TheLouisrhyme]

thank you so much Sir, for all the lessons 🥰

[@pr6x8jul]

Terrific video that I will rewatch carefully, thank you from London England! BTW, those rising thirds at about 16 minutes are to be found played by George Cables in a duet with Art Pepper on their album "Tete a Tete".

[@williamcorgile9823]

Awe man. I've been looking for something just like this ! Thank you TW. You always have useful stuff.

[@alaindubois1505]

Thanks, Tony. I've been intrigued by Jazz piano since the sixties/seventies, but it all was such a mystery from the TV screen. Only now, via KZbin, does someone freely give out the secrets. Electronic organ is possibly the worst thing a parent can do to a child. Only now, I see beyond major, minor, modal, and pentatonic scales. I thought there were eight-note scales but didn't know what to call them. I'll now see how I can incorporate these chords and arpeggios into elevating my compositions.

[@CyrilPicasso]

Great you tube videos with lots of gems for me as a late jazz starter ( Cyril - The Voice Clinic)

[@orochimarukishimoto6509]

Excellent piano lesson. Well explained and easy to understand. Thank you for posting this...your lesson here demystifies a lot of jazz piano solos.

[@SRWatcher]

Thank you for sharing this incredible wealth of musical knowledge. You've managed to demystify for me something that I had a rough idea about but still wasn't able to fully understand until now.

[@jeffreydelisle7337]

My second time watching this. Very excellent

[@denaraptis3716]

Thank you, Tony! Your explanations help so much to simplify and demystify jazz theory.

[@AreliusX]

Hey Tony Thank you , Love how you communicate complicated ideas . Really appreciate it

[@kkwesterlund]

This is just amazing, thank you so much!

[@elpidiobautista8357]

I thumbs up for you Sir ! You Instruct clear and Precise.Thanks Sir !

[@JohnathanWhitehorn]

I literally was just deriving this scale for the past few weeks after exploring extensions of the V.

[@RevyIsaac]

Nice scale, nice pattern...thank you so much...

[@voronOsphere]

Thanks, Tony! Excellent Deep Dive!

[@IrateGroove]

What a GREAT lesson (for bass players like me too). Thanks a lot!

[@ziggymond]

Tony, many thanks for the great lesson. Greetings from Hungary.

[@johnrothfield6126]

Great video! Worthy of careful study.

[@willymus2734]

Wonderful thank you very much for your analyse, very useful

[@glopetegui]

I really enjoyed this masterclass. I wish my fingers catch up with my mind one day :) Thank you!!

[@TonyWinston]

We all wish that for our fingers!

[@ibunkatraining]

Well, that was 1 h well spent. The whole it's just a maj 7 with a flat 9 opened it up for me. The whole lick stuff was rather easy as it is very symmetrical once you impose chords onto it for the longer ones. Well done, good sir!