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The Diminished Scale Why Modern Metal Players Need It

118 views - 19 Jan 2011

Today we check out the diminished scale and why modern metal players absolutely need it With this dissonant and unique

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Auxiliary Diminished Blues, Composite, Diminished Inv., Diminished Dominant, Half-Whole Step

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