Hey Friend,
It was a good week. I even slept through the night last night, which is completely uncharacteristic of me. And that's with coming off a bad day at work!
Maybe it was the up-ending of American politics. Maybe it was the new front door we had installed yesterday (if someone wanted to get through the old one, it would have only taken breaking one pane of glass and reaching in). Maybe it's just a renewed hope that things are making a turn...
We've been chatting about the F# minor chord, and today it's all about the barre chord.
Whenever we play a barre chord, we end up doubling some of the notes. In fact, the only note that isn't doubled is the note that defines the overall feel of the chord - the 3 note. That leaves the 1 and 5 notes, and they are each doubled, making the barre chord sound nice and full.
In the case of minor chords, the 3 note becomes a 3m (minor 3, or flattened 3). F# minor utilizes the A note rather than the A# that would be found in the key of F#.
F# G# A# B C# D# E#
See? Flatten A# and it becomes A.
The exercise files walk you progressively through building out the F# minor chord. Nothing new here...
That ought to keep you busy for a few minutes. Enjoy!
Peace~
Dave | 
