Secret to playing over Diminished Chords

Jens Larsen
http://www.jenslarsen.nl
Standard tuning
 = 110
Example 1 - Different versions of Dim chord progressions
G  dim Am7 Bdim Fmaj7 Bdim Gm7
   1
 2   
 3    
         
 
E-Gt


10 10
3 5 9 10 9 8
 4
3
5
5
7
9
9
10
10
9
10
8
8 8
 4 5

Example 2 - Turning Fmaj into A harmonic minor

 4
    5
 6
   
        
5 6 5 6
 5 7 8
5 7
6 7 9
5 7
8 8

Example 3 - Resolving the #IV dim to the target notes
Fmaj7 Gm7
 7
   8  9
   10 
     
9 10 9 10
 9 12
10 9
10 9 12
10 10
8
8 10

Fmaj7 Gm7
       
  11 12
 13  14

   
7 10 8 7 10 8
9 10 9 10
 10 9
10
10 10
8
8 10

Example 4
Bdim Fmaj7
       
 15  16


12 10 7 7 10 8
9 9
 10

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 Example 5
Bdim Fmaj7
 17
    18 

    
7
9 10
 9 9
7 9 10
11

Example 6
Am7 A  dim Gm7 C7 Fmaj7
 19
       20        21

  
9 10 6
 7 10
9
10 9
7 10 7
8
6 9 6
8
5


Example 7
Am7 A  dim Gm7 C7 Fmaj7
     
22
   23
      24

    
11 13 10 12 9
 10
12 10 8
10 7 9
11 10 8 7

Example 8
A  dim Gm7
   
 25     26 
 
7 12 10 7
9 9 9 10
 10 10
8
10

Example 9
A  dim Gm7
  27
    28

    

3 3 6 5 3 1
 6
4 4 3
3
 3

 29 30






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