DOUBLE DIMINISHED CHORD
top note of chord
is melody note play it up chromatically:
4 w b œ nœ n œ b b œ
œ n n œ
œ b œœ n #œœ b œœœ n##œœœ n œœœ
b œ n œ œ
&4 ww
œœ b œœ n# œœ œœ## œœ œ b œ n œ nœ # œ
œ
bw
w œ b œ n œ b œ
œ # n œ
œ b œœœ #nn œœœ #n œœœ bnb œœœ
w b œ n œ b œ n
bb œœœ nn#œœœ œœ ##œœ œœ n œ # œ œ # œœ
?4
{ 4
1. Learn this chord in every key. Learn it up in
Minor 3rds, 4ths and every which way.
2.Then play songs using it to harmonize the melody. or add it to a melody you hear. The more you practice it,
the more you will see how it can be used to give you a richer sound. This chord can be used almost anywhere
to harmonize any melody-
3. Once you are super clear with this foundation, you can add other notes from the relevant diminished scale , whichever
extra notes you hands gravitates to, whatever sounds or feels good . This is a very rich sound and color, you will dig.
3 Play "Stella By Starlight" using this chord to harmonize the melody..
& Ó™ nbnœœœ w œœ œœ ##œœœ bœœ
##w
w œ œ œ nw
w
w
etc....
#nnœœœ nbw œœœ bœœœ bœœœ nœœœ
{ ? Ó™ w
w bbw
w
w