Hey Friend,
I am so disappointed in myself! I completely forgot to pull an April fools prank on my kids yesterday. I guess it’s just as well, three out of four of us woke up between 0430 and 0500 hours, so the brains were pretty foggy…
The final triad in the E minor key is D major. It occupies the seventh position and is rooted with the major seventh note from the scale - D, in case you weren’t sure. Take a look at the harmonic scale again:
Im II° III IVm Vm VI VII
Em F#° G Am Bm C D
D major is constructed using the 1 3 5 (D, F# and A) notes from a D major scale, which is as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (8)
D E F# G A B C# (D)
Pretty straight forward, right?
Remember, the key of E minor is the relative minor to the key of G Major, so they share the same notes and the same chords. That’s why we end up repeating a lot of what we’ve covered so far. But as I’ve said many times, repetition is a good thing, especially with learning guitar.
These patterns will become second nature to you as you see them over and over. That’s not a bad thing. You want these chords to come to you as easily as you take a breath or blink your eyes. You don’t have to think - your hand and fingers just know where to go.
Download these exercises to your computer and play through trusty old D major today.
Basic Shape
Neck Positions
Barre Chords
With that, I guess it’s time for me to get some breakfast and get going on the other projects for the day. Enjoy!
Peace~
Dave
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