Hey Friend,
I didn't get my technical troubleshooting done last night. We ended up having a guest for dinner, so I couldn't really behave in my normally reclusive manner to focusing on fixing the problem.
So no MP3 files yet. Let's finish up on the G#° introduction.
Diminished chords only show up in one major and one minor key each. Obviously A major has the G#° chord because we're talking about it. The chord also shows up in the F# minor key:
Major Key
Key I IIm IIIm IV V VIm VII°
A A Bm C#m D E F#m G#°
Minor Key
Key Im II° III IVm Vm VI VII F#m F#m G#° A Bm C#m D E
There are plenty of spots on the guitar neck to play the G#° chord. A dozen positions up the fretboard utilizing a variety of shapes gives us options when we need to add one of these chords to a song.
The shapes should be familiar if you've been around for a while. If not, these aren't too bad. The hardest thing about diminished chords is getting past the sound and really hearing how they fit within the key. The flattened third and fifth notes from the scale don't seem to mesh with the rest of the chords.
They do - but don't sound like they do.
We're just so used to how major and minor chords sound together. And the fact that major and minor chords use the scale notes from the key. Diminished chords break the rules with the flattened notes, giving that out-of-step sound.
I just felt the first tug of the chain on my leg, so gotta wrap this up. Hopefully I'll get the technical issues resolved tonight...
Peace~
Dave | 
