C Harmonic Major starting on B =B, C, D, E, F, G, Ab, B, C, D, E, F, G, Ab, B
B Locrian Diminished 7 scale numbers=1, b2, b3, 4, b5, b6, bb7, 8, b9, b10, 11, b12, b13, bb14, 15
Notice that b2/b9, 4/11, b6/b13 are the same notes. They are the same thing.
Get use to them being referred to both ways. This one number system applies to all keys!
Now lets take every other note in a group of three, four, five, six, and seven notes.
3 notes = B, D, F = B diminished (Bo)
4 notes = B, D, F, Ab = B diminished seventh (Bo7)
5 notes = B, D, F, Ab, C = B diminished seventh add flat ninth (Bo7/b9) 6 notes = B, D, F, Ab, C, E = B minor seventh flat fifth add flat ninth, eleventh (Bo7/b9/11)
7 notes = B, D, F, Ab, C, E, G = B minor seventh flat fifth add flat ninth, eleventh, flat thirteenth (Bo7/b9/11/b13)
Other common diminished chords:
(small m means minor - also / means to add
additional notes to the original 3 note chord)
Bo/b9 = B, D, F, C
Bo/11 = B, D, F, E
Bo/b9/11 = B, D, F, C, E
Bo/b9/11/b13 = B, D, F, C, E, G
Bo7/11 = B, D, F, Ab, E
Bo7/b13 = B, D, F, Ab, G
Bo7/b9/b13 = B, D, F, Ab, C, G
Bo7/11/b13 = B, D, F, Ab, E, G
Bo/b6 = B, D, F, G
Bo/b6/b9 = B, D, F, G, C
Bo/b6/11 = B, D, F, G, E
Bo/b6/b9/11 = B, D, F, G, C, E
Locrian Diminished 7 chord progression key of C harmonic major:
Original progression - Bo //// C //// Do //// C ////
Now with sub chords - Bo/b9 //// C maj 7 //// Dm7/11/ no 5th //// C maj 9 ////
You can use any of the 4 note chords to replace the 3 note chords.
You can use any of the B diminished chords in this lesson to sub for the io of the B Locrian Diminished 7 Scale.
I will expand on this in greater detail later but for now go back to all the Locrian Diminshed 7 chord progressions previously given ( Harmonic Major Modes - Locrian Diminshed - Mode 7) and sub the 4 note chords for the 3 note chords and sub the io chord with the new io chords from this lesson.
You can also sub any of the chords already covered, example E minor becomes Em/b6/b9.
Also take these chord formulas and a note name chart and start to create these chords in all possible octaves and positions. When creating chords on the guitar the root, fifth or seventh are often omitted because of just having six strings.
You can use all notes when multi-tracking.
Now transpose these to each position (register) of your instrument, then to all 15 keys.
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Vince Lauria Sun and Earth Music
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