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diminished 7 chords

Little known ways to use “diminished” walk-ups and walk-downs…

by Jermaine Griggs · 15 comments

in Chords & Progressions,Gospel music

If you joined us on our weekly radio show last night, you’ll know that we talked about “diminished walk ups.”

This is our own way of describing strong transitional chords that take you from one degree of the scale to another.

They occur frequently in gospel songs, especially worship and what Jason White calls the “Old School Shuffle” types of songs…

3 simple ways to use diminished seventh chords

by Jermaine Griggs · 12 comments

in Chords & Progressions

3image.jpgThe diminished seventh chord can come across as scary (and it certainly has its place in horror flicks) but there are actually quite a few usages for it.

In this post, I want to talk about different ways to use the diminished seventh chord in real-life situations…