I just love your videos, Simon, your didactics is fabulous. Your tempo exactly what I need, not too fast not too slow. And I find your lessons easy to grasp being totally logical. Thank you so much🙏💖
Just found this video on TH-cam, and I am amazed how good this video is - clear, simple, to the point, easy to grasp, with good visual demonstration - a great example, how things should be taught. Subscripting right away!
Think "half-whole diminished scale" as a blend of two different diminished seven chords. In this case, those two chords are A°7 (A, C, Eb, Gb) and E°7 (E, G, Bb, Db). Together, they form a scale, and the notes are C, Db, Eb, E, Gb, G, A, Bb, and higher C. Notice, you can see two different chords: A-C-Eb-Gb and E-G-Bb-Db.
Very helpful. I like your approach because you jump to the root's relative minor, trace its fully diminished 7th, then do the same with the 5th of that relative minor. It just makes identifying the notes easier.
Wow, thank you, Simon. What another great video. When I first learned scales/chords, I'd play a scale, then the major, minor, seventh (Dom), diminished chords, then move to the next scale in the Circle. As a kid, the diminished was not a chord I gravitated to... not till I got into blues and jazz that is. BTW, no one ever taught me that half-diminished even existed; only [fully] diminished. Either I had less than comprehensive teachers or music and how it's taught has. Anyway, thanks again for everything you do.
Thanks a lot Simon. Tutorials are great. I am really learning something. I am a moderate piano player and was always doing the same tricks over and over. Boring.. Your tips and lesson are opening a complete new pianoworld for me, how to approach my improvisation. I am improving ! I feel it. Its great. Even if you are not quite talented like me , practising over and over gets me somewhere. Keep up the good works. Greets from Amsterdam
When playing the half whole c diminished do you use this right hand fingering 123 12 123? With that scale there is no way to break it into two groups of 1234 (right hand) as you can with B half whole diminished (right hand thumb on B and on F). Also, when you play Eb, Gb and A dim do you finger exactly like C so that there are only three fingerings to learn? Like if you start B dim half whole on thumb, do you always start D dim half whole on third finger (right hand)? Lastly, do you practice these scales in left hand or combined parallel or contrary?
is there a video on how to use scales to improvise? do musicians switch between scales or do they stick to one? are the chords they move to and from in the same scale? I'm smol brain
Simon..nice lick ..doing it about 70% speed. Been trying to incorporate it into my playing. C to Db to its 4th (Gb) go back a minor 3rd Eb.. Then go up to the 4 (Ab) back the minor 3rd to F.. F goes to itsn4 (Bb)..that goes to Eb..Eb falls back a min 3rd..which is a C. I am not looking at the sheet music, but I think that is correct. The best..
Thanks dude! Glad you like it 😊 (btw, did you see the new workshop I added in the Academy today? It's a solo analysis of one of Kiefer's solos and I think it will be right up your street!)
PianoPig ok so I’ve only watched the first few minutes of it but I can already tell this is going to be really cool. That bebop type feel sounds great over the hip hop type of beat in the background. Really cool style! Thanks!
Hi PianoPig Which application do you use to show these keyboards and please how do you connect it to your keyboard. We have electronic piano and Mac. All the best
Nice description. Certain scales like C HW dim have stuck in my head. It was easier to go up a H then up a 4th.eg. CDb Gb then back to Eb to E then 4th to A. then F# G up a 4th to.C. Back to A up a H to Bb then up a 4th to Eb then back down to Eb..same as before. Should be the same notes as the sheet music. I just noticed another pattern as well as the HW diminished scale..we.continue going backwards a min 3rd..then forward.
Hi, I'm looking for a method to improvise on all the scales without having to remember them. Could you recommend something? I have only found the solution of buying lots of roli lumi in parallel while leaving the scale keys lit. Thanks!
I will probably mess around with some of these scales, but at some point you gotta question when to stop being a dictionary and when to make some music based on emotion and not internalized patterns.
Cant wait to expand my musical repertoire,this is a very well put together professional video.
Great teaching it will aid people to get in the zone!
Yeah, something I was looking for. That's the sound of jazz there, some diminished runs over 7th chords. Tasty
Excellent lesson Simone!
Thank you for showing that lesson.
I just love your videos, Simon, your didactics is fabulous. Your tempo exactly what I need, not too fast not too slow. And I find your lessons easy to grasp being totally logical. Thank you so much🙏💖
Just found this video on TH-cam, and I am amazed how good this video is - clear, simple, to the point, easy to grasp, with good visual demonstration - a great example, how things should be taught. Subscripting right away!
Think "half-whole diminished scale" as a blend of two different diminished seven chords. In this case, those two chords are A°7 (A, C, Eb, Gb) and E°7 (E, G, Bb, Db). Together, they form a scale, and the notes are C, Db, Eb, E, Gb, G, A, Bb, and higher C. Notice, you can see two different chords: A-C-Eb-Gb and E-G-Bb-Db.
Very helpful. I like your approach because you jump to the root's relative minor, trace its fully diminished 7th, then do the same with the 5th of that relative minor. It just makes identifying the notes easier.
This was EXCELLENT!!!!! Great job.........again.
Concise yet detailed, and even inspiring as always :)
Thanks! Appreciate it. Glad you enjoyed it 😁
Wow, thank you, Simon. What another great video. When I first learned scales/chords, I'd play a scale, then the major, minor, seventh (Dom), diminished chords, then move to the next scale in the Circle. As a kid, the diminished was not a chord I gravitated to... not till I got into blues and jazz that is. BTW, no one ever taught me that half-diminished even existed; only [fully] diminished. Either I had less than comprehensive teachers or music and how it's taught has. Anyway, thanks again for everything you do.
Thanks a lot Simon. Tutorials are great. I am really learning something. I am a moderate piano player and was always doing the same tricks over and over. Boring.. Your tips and lesson are opening a complete new pianoworld for me, how to approach my improvisation. I am improving ! I feel it. Its great. Even if you are not quite talented like me , practising over and over gets me somewhere. Keep up the good works. Greets from Amsterdam
When playing the half whole c diminished do you use this right hand fingering 123 12 123? With that scale there is no way to break it into two groups of 1234 (right hand) as you can with B half whole diminished (right hand thumb on B and on F). Also, when you play Eb, Gb and A dim do you finger exactly like C so that there are only three fingerings to learn? Like if you start B dim half whole on thumb, do you always start D dim half whole on third finger (right hand)? Lastly, do you practice these scales in left hand or combined parallel or contrary?
Awesome video. Didn't knew this stuff about the diminished scale, thanks
Great pattern. Really easy to immediately start using. Play it as triplets, or eights/sixteenth, sounds cool with the 3 note groups displaced
Yeah exactly! It's fun to play around with the rhythm with patterns like this, great way to practice it too 😊
Man, once I can afford your classes I will be joining. I think your awesome man
Thank you so much for the free pdf!!!
You're welcome!
Excellent video. Thank you very much and thank you for the notation.
You're welcome! 😁
is there a video on how to use scales to improvise? do musicians switch between scales or do they stick to one? are the chords they move to and from in the same scale? I'm smol brain
they switch. Sometimes very little, sometimes a lot. Giant steps is one with lots of switches.
You're free to do whatever
Also, don't play scales outside the realm of practice
Simon..nice lick ..doing it about 70% speed. Been trying to incorporate it into my playing. C to Db to its 4th (Gb) go back a minor 3rd Eb.. Then go up to the 4 (Ab) back the minor 3rd to F.. F goes to itsn4 (Bb)..that goes to Eb..Eb falls back a min 3rd..which is a C. I am not looking at the sheet music, but I think that is correct. The best..
I’m a bassist I love it
I absolutely love the Melodic Major Scale!!
Duke Ellington's version of Overture from the Nutcracker has a unison saxophone line that uses this lick
fantastic, thank you Simon!
Simon I just subscribed this morning and I would like to thank you. I’ve been looking for a channel like this and it’s just amazing so thank you 🙏
I'm glad you found the channel! Let's help you be the best player you can possibly be! 😊
Thanks simon......been searching for patterns for a while now,appreciate the help
Great lesson on the diminish scale Thanks
Thanks Simon 🙏😊gonna practice now! Waiting for more videos like this.Also love the run at the beginning
My pleasure! Glad you liked it 😊
Wow great video! Really cool pattern
Thanks dude! Glad you like it 😊 (btw, did you see the new workshop I added in the Academy today? It's a solo analysis of one of Kiefer's solos and I think it will be right up your street!)
PianoPig no but I’ll go check that out rn!
PianoPig ok so I’ve only watched the first few minutes of it but I can already tell this is going to be really cool. That bebop type feel sounds great over the hip hop type of beat in the background. Really cool style! Thanks!
No worries man! Enjoy! :)
SIMON! Good to see ya bro!
Good to see you too friend! 🐷 😊
This is an awesome tutorial, Simon! Thank You!
Hi PianoPig
Which application do you use to show these keyboards and please how do you connect it to your keyboard.
We have electronic piano and Mac.
All the best
Thank you! Is this chord C7(#9)? ah! I got it! Gb7 chord..!!
this is very useful
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Nice description. Certain scales like C HW dim have stuck in my head. It was easier to go up a H then up a 4th.eg. CDb Gb then back to Eb to E then 4th to A.
then F# G up a 4th to.C. Back to A
up a H to Bb then up a 4th to Eb then back down to Eb..same as before. Should be the same notes as the sheet music. I just noticed another pattern as well as the HW diminished scale..we.continue going backwards a min 3rd..then forward.
Thank you for the video! I'm working on it!😊
Thank you so much!
Great pattern. You mind revealing which piano sample you're using? Sounds great!
Keyscape 🎹🐷
@@Piano_Pig Thanks
Very very informative. Thanks .
No worries, you're welcome 😊
Hi, I'm looking for a method to improvise on all the scales without having to remember them. Could you recommend something? I have only found the solution of buying lots of roli lumi in parallel while leaving the scale keys lit. Thanks!
You will never be able to improvise proficiently without learning your scales. They are the alphabet of music
@@Piano_Pig 👌🙏
loving the vids and will subscribe man!! ps. What piano Sample you using lush sound man?
Thanks dude! I use Keyscape for most of these vids :)
HI....DO YOU MIND IF I CALL THE HALF-WHOLE DIMINISHED SCALE: AN ALTERED-MELODIC SCALE. IF NOT, I'LL BE GLAD TO HEAR WHY!!
Interesting! Really nice educative video!
Thanks Adrien! 🙏
... I'm not a piano guy, but I found the musical ad lib "hack" useful. Thank you.
Welcome back bro
Wawu I love this ✊ thank you!
My pleasure!
denissss
Nice lick..
Thx sir
Sir do we have to sight read scales while playing along or its just a technical improvisation one?
Is a chicken or an egg
What do you mean sujeth?
Please can do tutorial on very long phrase...using it as a turnaround
Seven modes how to do use song piano?
hi my maestro, I'd like to know what happen with the pianopig web site ! it's not working
So cool!!!
Glad you like it 🙂
Simon Sir 👍 super..
Im a big fan love your channel. i was wondering what Diminished scale would you use over a g minor scale?
thumb up!
Beautiful pattern! I just think it would've been better at the end with a emotional chord.
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The piano into to this lesson sounds identical to the intro to "Til The Cops Come Knockin'" by R&B recording artist Maxwell
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I will probably mess around with some of these scales, but at some point you gotta question when to stop being a dictionary and when to make some music based on emotion and not internalized patterns.
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U know some licks Simon
Clavee
I THINK DIMINISHED IS ANOTHER WORD FOR DESTROYED
I was going to ask: why Pig?
There are too many cats
reminds me of an episode from tom and jerry
I don't understand the dislikes
You can't please everyone! I assume it's just people who don't understand the video?! Who knows, who cares 😂
@@Piano_Pig they dislike everything good nowadays
I think your already feeding
you've been whitening your teeth ;-)
I think it's just the lighting haha 😂
I lost concentration
Mr jangan terlalu banyak bicara, praktek langsung saja
don't comment, just pay attention. ;)
Feeling hungry