Tritone Scale

The tritone scale is a great symmetric scale that you can use as a tool for making some interested dominant 7th lines. In this lesson I will go over how it is constructed, suggest a few exercises and give you some examples of how you can use the scale in a cadence.

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[jameserenberger]

I wasn't aware that you liked metal, Jens! I love Arch Enemy! The first person I ever heard play this scale was Emil Werstler from Daath. If you want to check it out, his lesson on YouTube is called "blending diminished, " I believe. Cheers 🍻

[menosferato]

Jens, your knowledge and expertise are so far ahead from mine I can't imagine myself playing what you play. But I keep watching your videos, hoping someday everything will make sense to me. :)
Congrats!
No additions to your videos, keep them as they are, it's great for curious people like me.

[NetanyahooWarCriminal]

I like this scale, it feels like it could go on forever

[bradleystroup]

never heard of this scale before but it sounds really nice.

[srwaite]

Jens - great lesson! Note there's a typo in first scale - 4th note should be C# not C.

[Stratamania]

Can it be assumed that the A7 and Eb7 arpeggios played over A7 are working as the tritone between the 3 and 7 of each chord are effectively tritone inversions of each other. Taking into account of course that C# is the 3rd of A7 and Db the 7th of Eb7 being enharmonically equivalent.
In any event I'm enjoying your videos.

[jalawto]

what makes a scale synthetic as opposed to I guess not synthetic? organic?

[Sbshaytv]

Jasen is good but he teaches so faster 😊

[kingsandannie]

Hi man sounds great. Quick question would you recommend learning all the different scales. I have a great book but ear differing opinions. Some say forget the modes and scales others say learn them all?

[giuliostrammiello]

I've actually explore this scale through the music of Trey spruance

[fenderlead]

Is there are mistake in the notation at the 2 min mark? There is a 3 -6 -7 on the A string. Should that be 4 - 6 -7 (Db instead of C?)

[buskingaustralia]

So a diminished scale minus 2 notes is that a pentatonic diminished?

[CatKonk]

Hey, I'm a complete beginner at guitar and I want to play jazz. So with that in mind is there a difference between beginners that want to learn normal guitar or rock or jazz or is it all the same in the beginning ? Thanks for the video :)

[lmvdtuw]

Man, this rocks ! I'm not classically trained and was looking for this everywhere. I believe "the tritone" was banned in medieval times cos it was evil !

[shibboleth_without]

You have wrong note on tab. Must be C#

[AuthenticatorMonkey]

This scale is so close to the 3rd mode of Harmonic Major. Only difference is that the tritone scale lacks a #9. Interesting!