I freaking loved Skolnick's diminished and chromatic bits with blues solos in Testament. It was so interesting to hear those rather rare hooks. The intro to Eerie Inhabitants has been drilled in the back of my head for decades.
If you were a teenage guitarist in the 80’s, you know damn well that’s a Yngwie diminished arpeggio run at :43. 😆 Trying to pick up on this jazz thing. My respect for Alex just keeps going up.
I love the fact that Skolnick plays in a jazz trio and metal in Testament. I actually prefer his jazz playing. He did seem to use the diminished scale a lot of Testament's first album.
Fantastic lesson, thank you ! You make this scale sound so natural and musical, very inspiring. I'd like to mention Robben Ford is another great guitarist that makes a very cool use of the diminuished scale inside his blues music.
Alex Skolnick has a unique interpretation of everything. Amazing player and so innovative… not repetitive at all. Monstrous speed incredible chops. Thank you, Mr. Skolnick!
I had always assumed that the silver streak in his hair was artificial, like something he added. I recently found out that it's 100% natural and he has no idea why or how it came about. Very cool. I know that is a trivial and shallow observation during a music lesson, but hey, sometimes you just gotta let it happen. I love this guy and his skill.
I think the h/w can be used more in metal... the rest is really jazz based. There are a lot of "hidden" chords in both diminished scales. It is a great places to practice and Get a good workout all over the fretboard. A place that will make you crazy. An altered world where it's easy to loose track of key centers.
What tasty ideas (7:00 - onward)! That 7#9 jam was swanky as hell...reminded me of some Pat Metheny's "Vampira." ;) I would love to take lessons with Alex, pick his brain, and just jam with him. He'd help me raise my level of playing for sure.
eroticblack locrian is the seventh mode or degree of the major scale. So in C major, playing from b up to b on the next octave, that’s locrian . The diminished scale is a completely different thing and an entirely different scale pattern as described in the video. It may sound somewhat similar to locrian because they both have a minor third and diminished 5.
6:19 this triad is a F# dim triad (F# A C), so in this diminished scale you will have 4 major triads B,D,F, Ab and 4 dim Chords Fdim,Abdim,Ddim,Bdim to plays along with. Kind of funny to have major and diminished chords on the same root in the same scale.
im just learning and trying to write some music in drop d. I noticed playing d sharp notes sound good with d minor. now im trying to fit d and dsharp minor together to get the dissonant sounding d minor. i think what you said about it being two halfs of a minor scale is what im running into here. im just a noob but any comments would help....
What kind of guitar is skolNick playing in this video!?!?. It is a different company that has made a birdland style guitar. Let me tell you now, the Gibson birdland Is the one Ted Nugent plays. Ted nugent's guitar is priced at thousands of dollars. I wonder what this birdland style is priced at that skolnik is playing? Please help to find the company who is the maker of this guitar In this video!!!
I freaking loved Skolnick's diminished and chromatic bits with blues solos in Testament. It was so interesting to hear those rather rare hooks. The intro to Eerie Inhabitants has been drilled in the back of my head for decades.
If you were a teenage guitarist in the 80’s, you know damn well that’s a Yngwie diminished arpeggio run at :43. 😆
Trying to pick up on this jazz thing. My respect for Alex just keeps going up.
Yes me too.. It's very interesting these diminished scales...🙏🏻❤️
I love the fact that Skolnick plays in a jazz trio and metal in Testament. I actually prefer his jazz playing. He did seem to use the diminished scale a lot of Testament's first album.
Fantastic lesson, thank you !
You make this scale sound so natural and musical, very inspiring.
I'd like to mention Robben Ford is another great guitarist that makes a very cool use of the diminuished scale inside his blues music.
Alex Skolnick has a unique interpretation of everything.
Amazing player and so innovative…
not repetitive at all.
Monstrous
speed incredible chops.
Thank you, Mr. Skolnick!
idc...if Alex plays jazz or rock or metal the dudes a beast behind the six string!!!\m/
THIS is the level and delivery method ive been waiting for, for Years. ty
A natural teacher. Nice clear and understandable ideas. Thank you.
I had always assumed that the silver streak in his hair was artificial, like something he added. I recently found out that it's 100% natural and he has no idea why or how it came about. Very cool. I know that is a trivial and shallow observation during a music lesson, but hey, sometimes you just gotta let it happen. I love this guy and his skill.
Nope. He had that when he was 17. It's just a weird hair thing.
@@johnedward71 thats what he said and this comment is 1 year old
Ya right
@@johnedward71 weird but cool
Legend has it when he picked up an guitar as a toddler he was struck by lightning and testament was born!
Thanks. Great lesson. Love the improvisation towards the end.
Thank you Alex.. Love it 🙏🏻❤️💖🥰🥰
Cool lesson.
Love the insight on this diminished lesson. I found another inspirational player/teacher with great style and technique. Thankyou.
Alex,
you kick ass dude!
for those not familiar...find Alex playing on an album called Thonk..with Micael manring and Steve Morse..1994
James Abrams great shit.
thanks man I'll have to check that out I love Steve morse
He is a brilliant guitar player and what a wonderful and down-to-Earth person for a rock star who has sold over 10 million records!
Alex is the main man, just bought a copy of Souls of Black tablature book on ebay for my xmas pressie, yeah baby!
Heh. I bought his signature ESP guitar. Smooth as silk.
7:35 Awesome improvisation!!
Great lesson! Lots of good sauce in it!
Love your lessons, helps me visualize new ways to move patterns and new ways to think about things. Keep up the great work!
Alex Skolnick thank you sir.. you’re a huge inspiration 🙏🏻
excellent lesson, thank you Alex and guitar world!
Fantastic and clearly explained!
Great explanation. Thanks
this was the best lesson ever
GENIUS AND SO SIMPLE !THANKS MAN
Great 🎵 insights...if only I could...
Thank you so much for explaining this where it makes sense!!
Fantastic lesson!
This is gold.
Nice lesson. You make it very musical.
Half whole diminished is so dark and cool sounding.
Thank Alex, good stuff.
Thank you, Alex!
Real fun lesson, I'm still deep on the whole tone section of the melodic minor.
Awesome lesson you are a master
Thanks Alex
Woah.... that actually made sense... thanks!
I think the h/w can be used more in metal... the rest is really jazz based. There are a lot of "hidden" chords in both diminished scales. It is a great places to practice and Get a good workout all over the fretboard. A place that will make you crazy. An altered world where it's easy to loose track of key centers.
Thanks that was great and so are you
Great teacher!
Thank you for this Alex, I recall totally ignoring someone talking about this 20 years ago... dammit haha.
A really helpful lesson!!!!
Yes!❤
For the record the dimbb7 comes from other scales also. Harmonic minor mode VII... for example. There's others scale also
Very educational, thanks. Also, what was the intro __ the first 20 seconds? Sounds great!
Love those Godin guitars. I have a few electrics but I would love to have a Jazz and/or a Montreal Premiere.
Nice video and lesson great job
Great player ! Thx Alex for sharing : )
You're a master and I'm afraid I'll never be that good.
Christopher Daniel It's all about practice and dedication. You'll get there, just keep w/ it!
Awesome guitar player
What tasty ideas (7:00 - onward)! That 7#9 jam was swanky as hell...reminded me of some Pat Metheny's "Vampira." ;) I would love to take lessons with Alex, pick his brain, and just jam with him. He'd help me raise my level of playing for sure.
Great insight, thanks!
I always remember Robben Ford.
1:29 that's what she said
Isaac Jimenez lol 😂
Lmao😂
Cool thanks 😊
please someone explain to me, isn't this the locrian mode, or somehow related?!
thanks!
A great video!
eroticblack locrian is the seventh mode or degree of the major scale. So in C major, playing from b up to b on the next octave, that’s locrian . The diminished scale is a completely different thing and an entirely different scale pattern as described in the video. It may sound somewhat similar to locrian because they both have a minor third and diminished 5.
very helpful, thank you!
Cool Guitar too.
6:19 this triad is a F# dim triad (F# A C), so in this diminished scale you will have 4 major triads B,D,F, Ab and 4 dim Chords Fdim,Abdim,Ddim,Bdim to plays along with. Kind of funny to have major and diminished chords on the same root in the same scale.
6:19 sorry he plays an inverted D triad starting on F#.
I Fucking love Alex Skolnick. not in a gay way. I can listen to him talk music 24/7. definitely one of my heros
thanks, master!
interesting from start to finish
At first I thought this was Adam Jones
why do people dislike this?
wow that was cool
eres uno de mis dioses?
im just learning and trying to write some music in drop d. I noticed playing d sharp notes sound good with d minor. now im trying to fit d and dsharp minor together to get the dissonant sounding d minor. i think what you said about it being two halfs of a minor scale is what im running into here. im just a noob but any comments would help....
huh... never knew that was a diminished scale. I always thought the arp was the scale. I actually use that scale all the time. never knew it's name.
♡♡ very helpful for exams ! 📚📚📚📚🎶🎶
When does Skolnick come back to guitar world?
Nice
*Cool*
What kind of guitar is skolNick playing in this video!?!?. It is a different company that has made a birdland style guitar. Let me tell you now, the Gibson birdland Is the one Ted Nugent plays. Ted nugent's guitar is priced at thousands of dollars. I wonder what this birdland style is priced at that skolnik is playing? Please help to find the company who is the maker of this guitar In this video!!!
Fridgian comes from diminished scale?
That's what she said...
he's higher than me
We use this almost exclusively on an album. I'm surprised more metal artists don't use it, its the most sinister sounding.
Marshall mode 4.....nuff said
6:58
Sounds like The Ritual. I mean whole album ;)
put tab sir pleasw
chestnuts!
Diminished to b
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Also known as the Octatonic Scale...
sounds like a harmonic minor to me
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What is there to possibly downvote on this? the Internet, and people, are a stain on the cosmos.
Metallica should have chosen this guy for lead guitarist instead of that sloppy Kirk Dammit.
Wow dude you took a simple concept, the diminished scale is alternating whole and half steps, and made it needlessly complex, stop teaching, please
useless comment is useless.
Make a better video instead of being a pretentious dick about it.
Daedalus I exactly, I can't play like Alex not even close but still enjoy watching his lessons.
Thanks Alex