The Diminished Chord (Dom 7th Chord Substitute)

Advanced guitar players know that the diminished triad and the half diminished chord can be used in place of dominant 7th chords. Just listen to the opening triplets on Red House by Jimi Hendrix. I show the relationship between the diminished chords and the dominant 7ths built from the major scale. And I have some choice chord shapes, riffs and a chord progressions using the m11b5 chord.

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