Ultimate DIMINISHED SCALE Guitar Tutorial - How to Practice & Use the Diminished Scale on Guitar

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In this diminished scale guitar lesson I explain the diminished scale, how it's used, and how to practice its scale patterns on guitar.
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💬 LESSON DESCRIPTION:
The diminished scale, also called the octatonic scale, is widely used to create tension, change keys, or to just make music that sounds a bit odd.
The diminished scale is most often applied in classical music and jazz, but you'll hear it in film scores and occasionally in popular music.
When you're bored of your own playing, learning some diminished scale guitar patterns on the fretboard can help you break out of ruts and sound more interesting, modern, or experimental.
In this video, I'm going to show you exactly how to start working on the five diminished scale guitar shapes, as well as the next steps you can take to apply them on the guitar at an advanced level.
I hope you enjoyed this lesson about diminished scale guitar patterns and found it beneficial. Let me know what you thought in the comments.
Thanks! :)
- Jared
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⏱ VIDEO CONTENT OUTLINE (WITH TIMESTAMP LINKS):
0:00 - Intro
1:27 - Diminished scale video outline
2:37 - 1) Diminished scale defined
5:52 - 2) First practice steps
6:47 - 2a) A really cool diminished scale guitar lick
9:11 - 3) How & why the diminished scale is used in music
12:32 - 4) The five diminished scale guitar forms
14:17 - 4a) The root to root method
15:35 - 4b) Demonstrating the root to root method
16:50 - 4c) Playing non-linearly
18:25 - 5) Improvising with the diminished scale over chords
20:00 - 5a) Playing the tonic parent scale
22:08 - 5b) Playing the diminished scale on just two strings
23:03 - 5c) Playing the diminished scale on all six strings
24:53 - 5d) Applying the diminished scale to the V7 chord
26:13 - 5e) Tips for getting started
27:09 - Outro & free PDF
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@soundguitar 11 ай бұрын

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@DjangoThunders 8 ай бұрын

Good lesson and free stuff? You Rock!

@Mdjagg Жыл бұрын

I didn't know what this was, but almost every song I've ever written has this dimensioned scale. Thanks for teaching what Ive been playing for a long time!

@Ncpinetree Жыл бұрын

bro, you are hands down the best teacher of guitar/music theory i've ever come across. The way you explain and break down what many would consider complicated theory and make it easily comprehensible is a truly a gift i am glad you share with the world. i watch a video of yours almost every night trying to become better

@theukuleleclub Жыл бұрын

As a music teacher I must commend these lessons - beautifully paced and totally accessible to all levels unlike many other creators with much larger followings - thank you Jared 🙂

@soundguitar Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you're liking the lessons. Thanks for your kind and supportive comment! :) 🙏

@christophermitchum6829 Жыл бұрын

Don't forget...many more scales , intonations, literally limitless 💯💥🤟

@christophermitchum6829 Жыл бұрын

Bro... keep the flame! Do that DIM, and definitely give Flatts & Scruggs a nod😎🎶✨!!!

@ernestdenov3599 3 ай бұрын

Great tutorial on the diminished scale for those unfamiliar with it! I'm self taught and I figured out the modes, diminished, half/whole and whole tone scales before knowing what they were called. The diminished scale, having 8 notes and being completely symmetrical (the whole tone scale is also symmetrical but it only has 6 notes) is a topless/bottomless treasure trove of patterns you can come up with! Because it contains two fully diminished 7th chords, you can mix and match those arpeggios and create some wild stuff! That same scale also contains 4 major triads and 4 minor triads. A great example of the kinds of patterns you can use is this lick that Coltrane liked to play in the late '50s (often with blinding speed): Here it is: D, C, F, Eb, B, A, D, C, Ab, Gb, B, A, F, Eb, Ab, Gb. Try it, you'll like it! Besides, you kind of have to know these scales if you want to play jazz.

@MrDrakenator 2 ай бұрын

Finally....I can stop teaching now! I can stream these videos to my students and take a nap.. Very well done..I'm impressed.. Thank you for your passion..

@joselevicanasenjo2171 10 ай бұрын

I never thought that diminished chords soundsd like this! awsome!

@soundguitar 10 ай бұрын

haha, I know right?! Thanks for watching :)

@JS-nf1sn Жыл бұрын

You are an amazing teacher (and player). This is gold, and the whole lesson is jammed with useful information. Thank you.

@YoshiTRoN1 Жыл бұрын

I love your videos. They are easy to understand, digestible and you show clearly how it can be applied practically. You are definitely in my top 5 of guitar teachers on KZfaq

@f33fifofum Жыл бұрын

This is a fantastically helpful lesson. Thank you so much for this.

@StuartwasDrinkell Жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant lesson i went away and played around with this over the chords on my looper and im hooked! Thanks so much Jared really clearly explained and the historical context was brilliantly communicated. 🛎 and 👍 right here. Definitely my go to to for all things jazz. I usually play flamenco but my teacher said study jazz just because and he was so right.

@onepro1234 Жыл бұрын

Awesome lesson Jared very helpful and informative as usual thanks for sharing.

@superreality3823 9 ай бұрын

A huge thank you...I have been using your videos recently as I find they stretch my skills without making me dispirited. Today I decided to start to really understand Diminished Universe, and WOW this lesson has totally transformed my understanding of it (from a very low start!) and I actually nearly sound like I know what I am doing. Thanks Jared, you have made a real difference to my playing

@joycegrove5602 Жыл бұрын

Really good lesson - thank you! And the tone of your Tele sounds beautiful!

@grinpick Жыл бұрын

A lot of KZfaq channels are trying to present guitar-playing content these days. Some are very good. I've benefited from watching them and using their ideas in my playing. This is the second time I've watched your channel and about half way through the thought occurred to me that I don't know of anybody doing it any better than you are. And I subscribed. Stay after it, man.

@shaneotis720 11 ай бұрын

Great video and very appreciated. You helped unlock something which had been perplexing me that I hadn't found explained in other tutorials on the use of diminished scales and that is how to use them over the V chord.

@dougrushworth3198 Жыл бұрын

I am so glad I checked your lesson out Jared I usually pass over Diminished scale lessons most of the ones I watched were just not friendly to a by ear self taught guitar player that wasn't so sure what I was playing was ok until you tube. This is so smooth and clear I believe I can learn from this lesson thank you brother and God bless

@Makki_SDN Жыл бұрын

wow this is great, my favorite thing about this is that you mention how this relates to other music theory concepts which helps me string things together, i have been stuck for the past couple of months on where to start with music theory because every video i watch sounds very foreign and confusing. thank you so much for this

@nondeblah 3 ай бұрын

Instantly made sense of things that I've seen a thousand times before but not been able to apply.

@DeGroove Жыл бұрын

Great! Stumbled upon you channel, always looking for ways to learn the diminished sound. This just might be the perfect entry! Thanks a lot. Will check some more stuff on your channel. Like your approach!

@jmoorecareers Жыл бұрын

Wow. I've got a ton of work to do, but this lesson totally makes sense. Thank you!

@YourCaliBos Жыл бұрын

These are amazing videos , really appreciate you sharing your knowledge. Cheers BC

@LooMinn Жыл бұрын

☺ Just had a huge 'AHA moment' from your really cool diminished scale guitar lick @ 6'47". Thank You Jared !

@arrenlenau3077 Жыл бұрын

Love your shirt! Glad you're still doing these!!!

@benagen2954 Жыл бұрын

Great lesson mate, thanks for your toughtful teaching method.

@martinohling6120 Жыл бұрын

Jared you are a super good teacher. thanks for your lessons

@paullazarus790 7 ай бұрын

Stumbled onto this; what a great guide to the diminished scale! Thank you for doing this! It's demystified it a lot for me, I would try to throw it in once in a while but without much conviction or confidence, so unsurprisingly uninspiring results, but this video has pushed me to a much better understanding and what "should" follow is better and more musical use. Thanks again, will also check out your WATCH NEXT video.

@gedofgont1006 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant lesson. So clearly explained and demonstrated. All my fears have suddenly DIMINISHED!

@BrosJayNG 5 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂

@ZekeZaita Жыл бұрын

Funny two weeks ago I said I was going to devote an entire week to nothing but diminished scales, runs ,patterns , shapes etc. I now realize I might need an entire year to actually get it under my fingers. I saw a great lesson on the triads that exist in the diminished scale . Very useful as well .

@ghundmanful 9 ай бұрын

Enjoyed your lesson very much. Good job!

@nb4powerup 4 ай бұрын

This is great! Thanks for the lesson!

@AlbicelesteLeo 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely amazing!

@GiulioCappelli 9 ай бұрын

loving this lesson

@diegocasmo 11 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for this tutorial! Super useful 👍

@ahmaddjaswadi89 Жыл бұрын

Great lessons... Thank you very much 🙏

@56davidwright Жыл бұрын

Great stuff Jared. Thanks 👍😊

@fernandobotello1190 6 ай бұрын

Brilliant Lesson. Thank you sir!

@dat219 Жыл бұрын

You are an excellent teacher thank you .

@michaelandersson1904 7 ай бұрын

Great lesson!! Thank you!

@teachmeguitar4149 Жыл бұрын

I swear youre in my head. Ive been looking at diminished stuff this whole xmas break. Thanks Jared

@jebbaynum5103 Жыл бұрын

Me too !!!!

@ZekeZaita Жыл бұрын

@@jebbaynum5103

@ZekeZaita Жыл бұрын

Me too

@Javi271 4 ай бұрын

Great teaching , nice playing , i appreciate it😊

@jorgeleyton1474 Жыл бұрын

Amazing.. thanks Jared ... !!!

@evanhauth7493 9 ай бұрын

This video is really rad and well done. Its taken me a while to rap my mind around diminished scales. This video really articulates how to use the scale. Also so cool to point out which chords work with this wild scale, otherwise you are fumbling around in the dark.

@soundguitar 9 ай бұрын

Right on! Glad it helped. Thanks for watching :)

@tableken9143 Жыл бұрын

So rich teaching lesson .I learned a lot Every time I get better working your lesson s. Thank you a lot dude

@marcobrocks1490 Жыл бұрын

How great...thank you very much for this fantastic lesson. Greetings from nothern germany😊

@Marcnshae2011 Жыл бұрын

Great video, thank you!

@grahamh7041 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much - beautifully done ....quality !!😆

@RogerFedora 3 ай бұрын

I'm only halfway through and I've already learned loads. Awesome lesson.

@rickgriego2844 Жыл бұрын

Great video.thank you.

@lewisgoldberg1646 10 ай бұрын

Great lesson. Accessible, well paced, well explained

@soundguitar 10 ай бұрын

Cheers, glad you liked it! :)

@RicardoGordo 16 күн бұрын

Tremendous lesson! Thank you! And congratulations for your terrific tone!

@soundguitar 12 күн бұрын

Thank you kindly!

@ElyJaffeMusic Жыл бұрын

awesome!

@GreyHorse019 Жыл бұрын

Excellent, Thank You 👏 🙏

@capriceproduction5367 Жыл бұрын

Great ! Thanks a lot .

@markgoodwin5306 Жыл бұрын

I think diminished might be my favorite sound. I like how tense, unsettling and depressing it can be. I thought about coming up with a minor blues just using minor, diminished and phrygian dominant. The more depressing the better haha.

@pihermoso11 Жыл бұрын

Add harmonic minor scale to that lineup..

@marshallpaul8936 Жыл бұрын

YOU ARE VERY VERY GOOD MY MAN AND THANKS

@birajshrestha5036 Жыл бұрын

Best lesson ever♥️♥️♥️

@rtrojko 10 ай бұрын

Great lesson, very useful and very methodical.

@soundguitar 10 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@Ketsounet Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. You're good

@meltv3399 6 ай бұрын

this is a really great lesson thank you thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@MELONenSURPRISE Жыл бұрын

Well done man ..

@georgearthurmantiri 7 ай бұрын

Thank you. Wonderful. Salute from Jakarta.

@lpgoog Жыл бұрын

Good teacher 👏

@papie5151 Жыл бұрын

Playing the chord changes on two strings has allowed me to voice lead. This lesson was huge for me! Great Ah ha moment.

@JonnyDGhent Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this!!!!

@soundguitar Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome, thank YOU :)

@taurushamilton2739 Жыл бұрын

💣lesson 🤘🏾👊🏾👏🏾👏🏾💯🔥🔥

@braddanielson7705 Жыл бұрын

Sorry for the previous comment.I just watched you chord video.I am still drinking out of the water hose,but it all makes a lot more sense.The diminished sound on the guitar is like Chinese arithmetic....For Me Thank You for your lessons!

@peterszasz5176 6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@soundguitar 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 🙏

@ollie2011ify Жыл бұрын

Brilliant

@ziadmohammad2829 Жыл бұрын

Thanks man🙂

@soundguitar Жыл бұрын

Of course!

@VictorNwabuko-xi8dr 15 күн бұрын

Very beautiful .

@soundguitar 12 күн бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@brendanokeefemusic- Жыл бұрын

You da man man !

@joncollins7129 Жыл бұрын

You just named all of my favorite composers

@soundguitar Жыл бұрын

Nice! :) I love those composers as well. 🎶😍🎵

@alfredbellanti3755 Жыл бұрын

Impro going from C Majj to C^dim sounds awesome.

@tamagotchidoctor5207 Жыл бұрын

Hi Jared. Thanks for a great lesson. There is one thing I'm not clear on though. Are the whole - half and the half- whole diminished scales interchangeable? Would a half- whole scale work the same for the examples you gave in the lesson?

@mji1967 8 ай бұрын

Good lord. Thank you for this video

@soundguitar 8 ай бұрын

You're very welcome

@jimrunaway5060 Жыл бұрын

Honestly never thought the CAGED shapes could be useful for learning diminished scale. I was wrong; that’s super effective!

@bobravenscraft5376 Жыл бұрын

Caged unrelated

@BenificiallMusic Жыл бұрын

It’s like the mother clave scale 🙌🏽

@llaullapanatic Жыл бұрын

Bedankt

@peterwassenaar1 Жыл бұрын

Excellent lesson, thank you for sharing and teaching :)

@kidpoker007 6 ай бұрын

Do you have vids on using the melodic minor/Altered scaled over Jazz standards and blues as well? thx

@phillipadams4693 6 ай бұрын

21:07 Amazing Phrasing

@kentlindsaymusic Жыл бұрын

I am lost in the nebulasness. haha great lesson!

@jonathanngwenya8762 Жыл бұрын

Sweet

@Troy1g Жыл бұрын

Jared do you have a chart of the half-step version? I am finding that in Blues and Rockabilly that version is used mostly.

@furst2b12 8 ай бұрын

Ok, promise last time I will bother you about this. If I start H/W I get: flat 9, #9, 3, #11, 5, 6, flat 7. If I start W/H I get: 9, m3, 4, #11, #5, 6, maj7. I cannot wrap my mind around this. How can two scales be interchangeable that have, for ex. flat 9, #9 and the other natural 9? Can you switch mid stream from one to the other? Between the two all 12 tones are represented so it seems like you could play any note and it would work because it's in one of these interchangeable scales. Of course I've found that not be the case, or am I wrong? Really appreciate how you take the time to answer us struggling newbies.

@pascaljeanne8002 Жыл бұрын

guys lol ok now you have to remember all the positions ! ahaha ! i have my method to play that scale ! but the thing on this site with all the fingering lol i"m tired just before to do it !

@christophermitchum6829 Жыл бұрын

And try the Phrygian scale... cool beans 😎💯

@winstonsmith8240 Жыл бұрын

It's a wicked scale. Combine it with Dorian/MM, the minor blues scale, some chromaticism and much fun can be had. You may end up sounding a bit like Pat Martino. ( We live in hope). 👍

@sparkx251 Жыл бұрын

Good info. I will revisit. Why is Johnny Cash's scarf wrapped around your tuners? Are you dampening harmonic ring -out or something? Just curious.

@sixmillionaccountssilenced6721 3 ай бұрын

It's actually two dim7 chords half-step appart.

@wordytoed9887 Жыл бұрын

15:08 Is this what you meant when you talked about the 3 Notes Per Scale pedagogy, in opposition to learning the "CAGED" system of things? Or am I entirely incorrect in drawing this connection here? Maybe you were distinguishing, in that former video about 3NPS, precisely and exclusively in learning the *major* scale. God bless

@sandrocavali9810 9 ай бұрын

Superb teacher! If this guy teaches me quantum physics I would be proficient in a week

@briggshome7012 Жыл бұрын

Hey Jared. An instructor in this format never knows at what point a student might get "stuck" and not be able to move ahead. I'm a fledgling, so I get stuck at elementary places. Often, a graphic of the fretboard has the lowest pitch string at the top, and just as often, it has the highest pitch string at the top. Suppose you made the line representing each string thicker, or thinner, to represent the actual gauge of the strings on the instrument. That way, the student can know instantly if your graphic is upside down, or right side up. I know it would help me, right now, to follow along. Thanks for your great vids!

@medupimpekelangmapitsa9093 Жыл бұрын

Hi Jarred. What kind of pic do u use to play. The size , thickness and name of it.

@danielmonteiro9275 Жыл бұрын

Could nt the dm7 be used instead of playing c again?

@harryyoung3247 4 ай бұрын

At 20:43, you're playing in 5th fret position but the tab pictures says 4th fret, just fyi. : )

@furst2b12 9 ай бұрын

I'm confused. Are you saying, for ex. if I want to play cdim scale I can play either whole step/half step starting on C or half step/whole step starting on C?

@soundguitar 9 ай бұрын

Yep! Exactly. If in doubt just work on whole-half. That's mostly what I use.

@christophermitchum6829 Жыл бұрын

What is hard...,3...done...use the harmonic equivalent when necessary. Sometimes your head might be correct...use your friends, might be cool 😎💥💪