Why Half Diminished Chords Are Amazing And H...

Jens Larsen
Standard tuning
 = 120
Example 2 - Basic Voicings and construction
A A
 Am7
  12
 
Am7
12
  
    
 
  1 2
  3
 4
 
   
 
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 555 4
5
5
13
12
14
13
12
13
12 12
5 5

Example 3 - Useful common half diminished voicings (in Drop2)

A A
12
   7
 10
 Aø
  Aø

 
  
  5 6
 7  8 
  
8 11 3
13 8 10 1
 12
13
8
7
12
10
2
1
12

Example 4a
A Gm6 /9
7
 7
  
D7(  9)

   
     

  9
  10 11

 
 
    

8 10 8 8 6 5
8 8 8 7 4 3
 8
7
8
7
8
7
8
7
5
4
3
2

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 Example 4b

10
  Aø
10
 
D7(  13)
8
 
Gm6

 
     
  12 



13   

14
 
 
11 11 11 10 11 10
10 10 10 11 10 8
 12
10
12
10
12
10
11
10
11
10
9
8

Example 5a

10

Cm7
13
 F7
12

B  maj7
11

E maj7

   
             
          

15
   
16

17
 18
   

11 13 13 11 15 (15) 15 15 13 13 12 11
11 11 11 11 13 (13) 13 13 13 11 11 11
 12
10
12
10
12
10
12
10
14
13
(14)
(13)
14
13
14
13
14
12
12
12
12
11
12
10

Example 5b

8
Cm7
7
 F7
6

B  maj7
5

E maj7

  
             
  19
    
20      21
   22
  
       
8 10 8 10 10 8 10 8 8 8 6 6
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6
 8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
8
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
5
7
5

Example 6 - F7 and B7alt

7

F7(9)
7 
B7(  9  13)

 
  23 24

  

8 8
8 8
 8
7
8
7
8
7

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 Example 7a
Gm6 /9
7
 Aø
10

D7alt
8

 
    
    
  25
 
  26   
 



  27
 
   
10 8 10 13 11 13 11 10
8 8 8 11 11 11 11 10
 8
7
8
7
8
7
11
10
11
10
11
10
11
10
9
8

Example 7b
Gm6 /9
  Aø
 
D7alt

  
  28    29      30 

          
    

3 3 3 2 6 5 (5)
1 1 1 1 4 3 (3)
 2
1
2
1
2
1
3
1
5
4
3
2
(3)
(2)

Example 8

B  maj7( 11)

Eø(11)

 31
 32 


   
5 5
3 3
 3
2
3
2

Example 9
B  maj7( 11)

Cm7
 F7alt

  

  33


 
34
     
 

     35 

      

3 1 3 4 2 4 5 (5)
1 1 1 2 2 2 3 (3)
 3
1
3
1
3
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
3
2
(3)
(2)

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