Originally Posted by: Cryptic ExcretionsI'm really wanting to think that I've misunderstood what you're saying because you can get a diminished chord from the major scale. Think VII degree.

No, what we are trying to say is that when you take the 7th degree of the major scale and make a 7th chord from it, you don't get a diminished 7th chord, you get a minor7b5 (half diminished). It's not a big deal don't worry about it. I hate getting in theory arguments on the net.