Subject: F# Minor Intro
F# Minor Intro
November 10th, 2016 at 8:34 am EDTHey Friend, F# Minor is the next chord we have in the key of D major. It's sandwiched between the E minor and the G chords, and acts as the IIIm chord for the key. F#M is a good chord to use if you want to build tension moving between the tonic D and ...
You Say You Want A Revolution
November 9th, 2016 at 8:28 am EDTHey Friend, Okay, it was a late night. I was glued to the election progress last night, and frankly I'm having a hard time concentrating on anything else at the moment! I'm a mess. I have felt for a long time that our government has focused on servi ...
The Mighty Triad
November 8th, 2016 at 8:35 am EDTHey Friend, It's Election Day in the USA! Time to determine who's going to be the President for the next four years. For once, I don't agree with the great Willy Wonka when he said "The suspense is terrible! I hope it will last." I can't wait for thi ...
E Minor in D
November 7th, 2016 at 8:25 am EDTHey Friend, I gotta say, I'm a little anxious this morning. While Monday's are usually a little gut-wrenching, this one is mixed with some pre-election jitters. No matter who wins this presidential election, there are going to be angry and disappoint ...
D Major Sunday Fun
November 6th, 2016 at 11:07 am EDTHey Friend, Good morning. Happy Standard Time. I'm here in the Eastern US, so it's nice to have that feeling of an extra hour, even though it's really just smoke and mirrors. Rather than move on to another chord review (E minor is up next), I thought ...
Finding Efficiencies
November 5th, 2016 at 1:05 pm EDTHey Friend, As we work through reviewing and learning the various chords in the key of D major, keep in mind that you'll want to be aware of fingering when you form the shapes on the fingerboard. I have believed for a long time that some shapes are b ...
D Major Barre Chord Review
November 4th, 2016 at 8:34 am EDTHey Friend, Deja vu... Hey, weren't we just talking about these? Yeah, well, that's going to happen as we work through all the chords in every key. Here's the thing. You cannot get too much practice. The more often you see each chord and play it, t ...
D Major Triad Review
November 3rd, 2016 at 8:36 am EDTHey Friend, Well, as a former Clevelander, all I can say about the Cleveland Indians loss to the Chicago Cubs in the World Series is, I'm glad it was against a team that had an even longer losing streak than the Indians. As we have said in Cleveland ...
Another Nail In The Coffin...
November 2nd, 2016 at 8:30 am EDTHey Friend, Have you ever worked your tail off at something for hours - or days - only to have it crash and burn? And has it been for someone who doesn't really understand what it is you're doing - they only see it as an inconvenience to themselves? ...
The Key of D Major
November 1st, 2016 at 8:29 am EDTHey Friend, Last night when I checked email, I was greeted with the resounding sound of crickets in reply to my question about exploring some minor keys. I guess you guys were too distracted by Tony Bones' and Sharon Aguilar's cool Halloween lessons. ...