I took a short bit of the line we worked on in the Practise Club yesterday and used it to explore different V7 → i minor progressions where the A diminished works. A diminished 7th chord can be used over a dominant chord that’s a semitone below its root. Because a diminished 7th chord is made up of the same interval stacked over and over, the same diminished chord works in four different keys. So A°7 can be used over G#7, B7, D7, and F7. I played the same basic line each time, just changing the ending slightly to fit each key. Here are the progressions I played it over: • D7 → G minor • F7 → Bb minor • G#7 → C# minor • B7 → E minor

It was great to meet a few of you at DOTI last month. As I only play guitar and am learning guitar mainly in a guitar-orientated enviromnment I found it so helpful talking to violin players about how they approach improvisation. It has helped to bring some clarity to my approach (much needed!). Anyway, I'm based in Kingston Upon Thames so if anyone nearby wants some rhythm guitar for a practice seesion, please get in touch.