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Summary: Play a fully diminished F# chord on the saxophone by playing the notes F#, A, C and Eb. Learn how in this free music theory and jazz saxophone 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
MIYANNA NIELSEN: Here we have F sharp, A, C, E flat. So, we've gone from a situation where we have all sharps. I have sharp, A sharp, C sharp, E sharp. To flattening the 7th to make it dominant 7th, to minor flattening the 3rd to A, half-diminished. Fully diminished flattens the E.