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The diminished chord is one of the most versatile chord in music. It can do things that other chords can't do, and it resolves a number of problems in an elegant and practical way.

(Just to be precise, here I'm talking about the diminished 7th chord, not just the diminished triad. I'll explain it exactly in the video below)

Today we see one of the applications of the diminished chord to the problem of modulation. What is modulation?

Modulation in music means "changing key". There are many reasons to change key in a music piece for variety, for emotional expression, to create special effect.

The main challenge here is to do change key in a smooth way i.e. connecting the two keys in a way that 'leads' the listener from the former key to the next one without any bump in the way.

The diminished chord offers one supereasy way to do just that.

In this video we will take a very simple chord progression in 8 different keys, and we will see how a diminished chord can connect these 8 keys seamlessly. Once you have seen this trick, you will be able to use it immediately in your own music.


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