Concepts for Comping: Lesson 33
October 2026 Newsletter
Concepts for Comping: Lesson 33
Alterations: Full-Diminished (4-Voice)
Here are the unaltered full-diminished chord types (4-voice) from Lesson 20. Remember that the 5th-string chord is a root-position full-diminished (Unit 4: 7 th Chords):
This lesson includes explanatory text, 6 fretboard diagrams besides the two given above, and a video:
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Video Lesson: Diminished Scale
Speaking of Diminished, here is the video for Lesson 16 of my lesson series called, Going Modal!
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Tune of the Month
Latter Rain
This is from my CD, Sound Tracks. This tune was written during the time I was exploring the types of chords that eventually became codified in my Unique Chord Voicings lesson series. One of the things I do when I'm exploring new things (to me!) is to write a song that incorporates what I discover. It helps me remember it, and illustrates contexts in which those things can be used.
“Latter Rain” was actually included on the CD twice, one electric and one acoustic. This is the electric version:
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