Acoustic Guitar Lessons "Diminished Chords"

[rapperboy2011]

they say the diminished chords call on the devil what up with that??

and they do sound freaky

[Sawlon]

@rapperboy2011 Haben't heard that one before. Yikes.

[Robertinto666]

@rapperboy2011 that's because they produce a weird sensation when played... long time ago (ike in the medieval times) they were forbidden for that reason, they were called diabolus in musica like the slayer record... it means the devil in the music...

[VicRoseMusic]

@rapperboy2011 back in old times the church called the tritone the devil's note. you can get it from there lol

[osfpatrick]

@rapperboy2011 its true dude, learn and understand them :)

[veverzay]

do you know any hole?

[Sawlon]

@veverzay I did at one time.

[rubster1206]

keep it simple always. once you learn it its not hard to follow

[guitarbrain666]

anyone please correct me if im wrong on that

[Procen44]

I like to know more about why a chord is diminished. Is it when you flat the 5th of a major chord to create a diminished? I heard that if you took the 5 of a Gmajor, which is D and made it Db you would create a G diminished. I also want to understand the same for 7ths. Other than that I'm fine. Can you help me out with that please?

[guitarbrain666]

@Procen44 with diminished there's an interval of 1 1/2 steps between the root and 3rd, and between the 3rd and the 5th. in major chords,there's 2 whole steps between the root and 3rd and then 1 1/2 between the 3rd and 5th, and in minor chords 1 1/2 steps between the root and 3rd and 2 steps between the 3rd and 5th. with the major scales formula being 1, 1, 1/2, 1, 1, 1, 1/2, the 1st, 4th and 5th are always major, 2nd, 3rd, and 6th are always minor, and 7th is always diminished. hope this helps

[DWJWDbass]

@Procen44

A Diminished chord in G would be the notes G, E, A#, C#. You can use one, one halfstep below the chord you want to resolve to. So you could play a D7 then to an F#dim then to Gmaj7

[DWJWDbass]

@Procen44

thats only one use but its the easiest to explain on here.

[guitargodjevs]

cheers for showing me how diminished chords are used man :)

[andyFENDER96]

issn't that gart brooks..i got friend in lower place

[andyFENDER96]

thanks dave

-andreas-

[qazwsxasdedc]

Muchas gracias, good demostration, couldn't follow you thought :/, it sounded pretty well anyway

[lemonzest2]

Informative and well demonstrated as usual. Muchos Gracias!