Using Diminished Arpeggios Over Functioning Dominant Chords

Hello Cherries! Happy Labor Day! I know you've heard great blues players that will play a note that really grabs your ear, or bends your ear as they say. The note is just filled with tension and then they release it by resolving to a more stable note. One simple way that they do this is by raising the root note of the chord up a half step "1 fret." The 1 chord G7 is now a G# diminished chord. You can do this on all 3 chords of your blues progression. Of course it takes work and practice knowing where and when to play it. This really is a great way to raise your level of blues playing. You have your pentatonic licks, and your chord tone solo's. Now play a little outside with this diminished trick. I'll show you how in this video. Enjoy, and have a great day Everybody 😎