Diminished Chords

Diminished ChordsWhat Good Are They?

Many players know how major, minor, and dominant seventh chords fit into music because they use them all the time. But, often, they are perplexed at the diminished chord. Unlike major and minor chords the diminished chord is an unstable chord—meaning it needs to be resolved to some other chord. It is because of this “need to be resolved” that a diminished chord is so helpful and can be used in all kinds of musical situations to get from one chord to another.

Learn how to take a bland progression and turn it into something amazing by using a few diminished chords.

Have a great lesson! - Steve Krenz

Steve plays a Gibson Custom ES-335 Block Inlay in this lesson.

Check out Gibson's Learn & Master Guitar course for more great instruction.

Internet Archive Page