John C. O'Leary III

John C. O'Leary III

Which diminished scale to use?

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John C. O'Leary III, PhD
Aug 14, 2024
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We have 5 major buckets of chords, in order of increasing flats: Cmaj7, C7, Cm7, & Co7. In this video I describe which diminished scale to use and why.

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