Hey Friend,
I just noticed a typo in yesterday’s message - I said “rating” instead of “starting” point. Did you notice that? Do you zero in on editing disasters, or does your brain do an autocorrect and just move on?
I either have to fire my spell checker/editor, or start (rate, LOL) paying more attention to how this Apple keyboard does things. I’ll be typing away and look back at what I’ve written and see the weirdest words have popped up...
I’m not a good typist. I know this. It’s almost as if I’m dyslexic when it comes to typing. But I don’t seem to have the same number of errors when typing on a Windows PC versus an Apple.
Eh, whatever. It still comes back to editing. I’ve put myself on notice, so I’d better shape up or I’ll be looking for a new gig!
C# Minor
We started looking at the chords in the key of C# minor yesterday, so let’s get back to that.
We determined that the chords in the key are as follows:
Im IIdim III IVm Vm VI VII
C#m D#dim E F#m G#m A B
The root is first chord in the key, so C#m is the boss here.
The chord is going to get its notes from its namesake scale, C# minor. Pulling the 1 3 5 notes from that scale, we get C#, E and G# for a C#m triad.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (8)
C# D# E F# G# A B (C#)
There are plenty of neck positions to choose from when playing C#m, whether you want something open sounding or you prefer a fatter bass sound you get when playing a barre chord.
The exercise files lay these out, so let’s get to them:
You know the drill. Study the Intro set to get the basic fingering down, the move on to the positions exercise to find chords that work well for you. The try out the barre chords to build up those finger muscles.
I’ve got my sister, niece and grand niece (eeeek!) flying in today, so I’m leaving work early, and that makes me just a little giddy... Let’s get to it and get this weekend going!
Peace~
Dave
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