Diminished Hybrid Scale: Guitar Soloing Over Blues
Get free access to our suite of interactive guitar apps at https://guitarcreative.com. Quickly spice up your guitar solos by adding this new hybrid scale. I also show you how to use notes from diminished arpeggios over blues or jazz. Also, the power of the dominant 7th chord and how to play outside notes that add some real spice but don't sound like wrong notes. This is LESSON 2 of the Diminished Magic lesson series. Other Videos in The Diminished Magic Series: 1. Easy Jazz Chord Melody - You'll Sound Like a Seasoned Pro! - • Easy Jazz Chord Melody - You'll Sound Like... 3. Breathe New Life Into Your Chord Progressions - • Video Subscribe: / @guitarcreative KEY MOMENTS IN THIS VIDEO: 0:00 Demo of improvising some spicy lines found in the hybrid scale created in this lesson 0:53 Welcome to Lesson 2 in the Diminished Magic series 1:02 Sample of an outside riff that will work with any minor blues tune THE UNIQUENESS OF THE DIMINISHED 7th CHORD 1:23 There are only 3 diminished 7th chords 3:15 Diminished 7th chords are everywhere! You'll find them in many altered dominant chords and hybrid scales. 6:04 Example of playing the diminished 7th arpeggio over blues HOW I CAME UP WITH THE HYBRID SCALE USED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS LESSON 6:52 The back story 8:02 Mike Stern and my aha moment! 8:36 Where the idea of the hybrid scale started. 9:30 The Am7 plus E7 Hybrid Scale and the A minor blues scale plus E9 arpeggio hybrid scale 11:18 How to find and play along with the looping minor chord progression used in this video. 12:22 How to create cool lines from the hybrid scale. Your solos will never be boring! 16:18 The diminished 7th arpeggio found in this new hybrid scale! How to play riffs from a diminished 7th tried over a minor 7th chord. TENSION AND RELEASE SUB-SECTIONS 18:21 Tension and release - leading tones found in this new hybrid scale. 18.34 Interplay between the 9th and the 3rd 19.35 Interplay between the major 7th and the root note 20:02 Repeating fingering patterns on multiple strings with playing examples 20:47 Chromatic notes and the major 6th and playing examples 21:19 Finding patterns and coming up with your own new riffs. The possibilities are endless! 21:56 Applying what you learn to a new key and playing example.
