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Discover
Primary Two-Handed Half Diminished Voicings
Learn
How to construct two Primary Two-Handed Half Diminished Voicings
Play
Primary Two-Handed Half Diminished Voicings using 5 Harmonic Technique Approaches

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Exercise 1:
Chord Isolation
C Half Diminished (C-7b5)
Option 1: LH = 1-5 | RH = 1-5-7
Option 2: LH = 5-1 | RH = 4-7-3

Exercise 2:
Half Diminished Pairs
C Half Diminished (C-7b5) and C# Half Diminished (C#-7b5)
Option 1: LH = 1-5 | RH = 1-5-7
Option 2: LH = 5-1 | RH = 4-7-3

Exercise 3:
Minor 3rd Rotation
C-7b5, D#-7b5, F#-7b5, A-7b5
Option 1: LH = 1-5 | RH = 1-5-7
Option 2: LH = 5-1 | RH = 4-7-3

Demo 4:
Whole-Step Rotation
C-7b5, D-7b5, E-7b5, F#-7b5, G#-7b5, A#-7b5
Option 1: LH = 1-5 | RH = 1-5-7
Option 2: LH = 5-1 | RH = 4-7-3

Demo 5:
Circle of 5ths
C, F, A#, D#, G#, C#, F#, B, E, A, D, G
Option 1: LH = 1-5 | RH = 1-5-7
Option 2: LH = 5-1 | RH = 4-7-3

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