How to Play an F Half-Diminished Chord on the Saxophone

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Part of the video series: How to Play Diminished 7th Chords on the Saxophone

Summary: An expert shows how to play F half-diminished 7th chords on the saxophone, plus gives tips on how to transition to a half-diminished 7th chord from a major, dominant 7th and minor 7th chords, in this free music theory video lesson.

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Miyanna Nielsen Mariane “Miyanna” Nielsen has been teaching and playing the saxophone professionally for over twenty years. Her skills and experience include jazz, meringue,... read more

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How to Play an F Half-Diminished Chord on the Saxophone

MARIANE NIELSEN: Okay, we have F major 7th which is all natural...then we have the E lowered to E flat for a dominant 7th. The A lowered to A flat for minor 7th. And once again, the 5th lowered for half-diminished. So now we have a really interesting motion where we're going pointer, four, pointer, four, in either hand.

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