Jazz Guitar Lesson : Creating Tension w/ the Diminished Arpeggio

[@brandex2011]

No one explains concepts as well as you do! No one! Thank you so much for your generosity.

[@ChrisWhitemanGuitar]

Thank you!

[@lowcountrystrings]

Doesn't get any better than Chris. Those of us who watch regularly know that.

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[@rickjensen2717]

Great content as always and skillfully communicated!

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[@CaveMonJones]

Spoken well. Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge!

[@ChrisWhitemanGuitar]

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[@brucebyrnes125]

Great lesson and very clear explanation. Thanks Chris

[@ChrisWhitemanGuitar]

Thank you Bruce!

[@JGCanning]

Awesome! Please DO take this concept further! Perhaps applying it in the flow of improvisation over II V I’s? Thanks so much for this!

[@ChrisWhitemanGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@srwaite7]

Tasty! Thanks for sharing the good stuff with us, Chris 👌🏻🎸🌹

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[@CRP2426]

Thank you so much! Love your lessons, you are always so Elegant in your Tone, Explanations and playing. Wishing you Great Health & Prosperity!

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Thank you Carlos!

[@rdpatterson2682]

Thx Chris. really helps my ear (and theory) hearing this.

[@ChrisWhitemanGuitar]

Glad to hear this. Thank you!

[@ringbangsoldier]

Great lesson. Excellent explanation, well designed flowing and connected examples. Thanks.

[@ChrisWhitemanGuitar]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks

[@alainkempa2139]

I just got your video as proposal on my youtube home page, I was curious how you would explain the 1/2 dim concept starting 1/2 step below your target chord and ''why'' it works. You nailed it. Thank you. It took me 3:32s to be convinced. One new subscriber!

[@ChrisWhitemanGuitar]

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[@kenster3554]

I may be coming from far afield, but as soon as I heard the opening pattern, two songs immediately came to mind: East St. Louis Toodle-oo by Duke Ellington, and Let It Whip by Dazz Band. This idea will also work great over the A section of Softly As In A Morning Sunrise.

[@ChrisWhitemanGuitar]

Yes, good places to try the idea out for sure

[@kenster3554]

@@ChrisWhitemanGuitar What I meant is in the first two aforementioned tunes, the actual melodies “rock back and forth” between minor and diminished, (i and V7alt.), not unlike the Barry Harris concept.

[@bernardbigorgne2535]

Excellent didactic video dear Chris
Great job. Bernard

[@ChrisWhitemanGuitar]

Thank you Bernard!

[@tillmanwalters1219]

That was super Chris

[@ChrisWhitemanGuitar]

Thanks Tillman!

[@drewdunn]

So good. Sounds great. Thanks as always for your continued excellent videos/lessons. Always good to see you.

[@ChrisWhitemanGuitar]

Thanks Drew!!!

[@AlOwens]

Excellent!!! Johnny Smith used this. Thanks for sharing.

[@ChrisWhitemanGuitar]

Thanks Al!

[@maximedufour4850]

Incredible content as always, Chris. Thank you very much.

[@ChrisWhitemanGuitar]

Thanks for watching!

[@barrysebastian9584]

Great discussion, and descriptions. It’s a great sound👏😁👍!

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Thank you Barry!

[@ronlee2606]

Always great stuff Chris.

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[@richguitarucci3193]

Awesome. Always look forward to these.

[@ChrisWhitemanGuitar]

Thanks Rich, glad you like them!

[@danieljacobyv]

Excellent lesson! I've almost got it... Cheers.

[@ChrisWhitemanGuitar]

Great! Thanks Daniel

[@discobacon5160]

Great stuff! Thanks 🙏

[@ChrisWhitemanGuitar]

Glad you liked it!

[@MrYboxuitg]

Merci!!

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Thank you!

[@ericmintz6689]

Nice!

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Thanks!

[@grauscher1]

Could you use a similar alternating arpeggio concept on a major chord? What would the two be?

[@nateelman4808]

hip😎

[@ChrisWhitemanGuitar]

thanks 😀