Hey Friend,
What do you think... ready to take a look at the next minor key?
A minor was pretty easy to work with because we didn't have to mess around with sharps or flats. The resulting chords also had no sharps or flats to deal with.
We won't be so lucky this time. In fact, those simple, carefree days of all natural notes are GONE!
Too dramatic? Don't worry, it's not going to be bad. I just want you to realize, we've got to get comfortable working with sharps and flats from here on out.
So what is next...
If you remember, we look to the Circle of Fifths to show us the way, and the Circle dictates that G major was the next major key. In order to know what our relative minor key to G is, simply find a G note on the fingerboard and move down three frets. That would be an E note, so E minor is the relative minor to G major.
Moving backwards, G and F have a space of two frets between them, while F and E have a space of one fret. 2 + 1 = 3, so three frets lower gives us the E note.
C D E <= F <= G A B (C)
NOTE: Remember, the key of C major is like the Rosetta Stone for music. Its pattern of intervals tells us exactly how notes line up. From it we get the interval pattern, which tells us how many spaces (frets or piano keys) are between notes. The E minor key is going to consist of the same notes as the G major key, so let's refresh. Here's G major, with E minor following:
G A B C D E F# (G) (G major)
E F# G A B C D (E) (E minor)
That gives us the scales, G major and E minor, respectively. Notice they are identical scales, except for the tonic note (the root/starting note). That's the beauty of relative keys. It's like a two-for one deal!
Now we just have to apply the harmonic scale (chords) pattern to the minor scale so we can see what chords we get to work with.
Major - minor - minor - major - major - minor - diminished (Major key chord pattern) Minor - diminished - major - minor - minor - major - major (Minor key chord pattern)
Im IIdim III IVm Vm VI VII
Overlay the minor scale with the pattern and you get the chords:
Em F#dim G Am Bm C D
If you remember the key of G, the E minor key chord pattern should feel a little familiar because it's the same. The only difference is our starting point - the G chord for the major key and the Em for the E minor key.
That's it for today. Gotta go get ready for the j.o.b. Y'all have a great day!
Peace~
Dave | 
