Hey Friend,
Next up on the tour of the chords in the key of C# minor is E major.
This is only natural since C# minor is the relative minor key of E major. Remember, three semitones (frets) lower than the major key is the start of the relative minor.
Im II° III IVm Vm VI VII
C#m D#º E F#m G#m A B
E major is made by combining the E, G# and B notes together in the 1 3 5 pattern from the E major scale.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (8)
E F# G# A B C# D# (E)
Of course, because the notes of E major are also part of the C# minor scale, the chord works well as part of the C# minor harmonic progression.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (8)
C# D# E F# G# A B (C#)
See, E and C# are the same scale with different starting points. And major and minor scales use the same pattern of whole and half steps, again, just different starting points.
Major: W W H W W W H
Minor: W H W W H W W
Repetition, baby!
Okay, so back to E major. Here are the exercise files for the triad:
Again, lots of positions up the neck where you can play E Major.
And its barre chords:
Enjoy!
Peace~
Dave
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