Subject: C# Minor Barre Chords

C# Minor Barre Chords

December 10th, 2016 at 10:06 am EDT

Hey Friend, C# minor barre chords are like any other we've studied so far. Don't let the sharp symbol (#) throw you off. Root 5 barre chords are played on the top five strings with the root note on the fifth string. C# minor is no different. Barre th ...

C# Minor Positions

December 9th, 2016 at 8:33 am EDT

Hey Friend, Carrying over from chord intro yesterday, C# minor shows up in six different keys - three major and three minor. No surprises here - that C# major key is still pretty ugly... The Major Keys: Key I IIm IIIm IV V VIm VII°A A Bm C#m D E F#m ...

C# Minor Intro

December 8th, 2016 at 8:29 am EDT

Hey Friend, The IIIm chord in the key of A major is C# minor. Since we can easily figure out which notes combined create the C# minor by looking at the A major scale, let's list that out. The A major scale: A B C# D E F# G# C# minor starts with a C# ...

A to Bm Chord Changes

December 7th, 2016 at 8:36 am EDT

Hey Friend, Today's exercises are various chord changes between A major and B minor, the I and IIm chord in the key of A major. The exercise files are two individual downloads - one is the PDF of the lesson, and the second an MP3 for you to hear how ...

B Minor Barres

December 6th, 2016 at 8:23 am EDT

Hey Friend, I really wish someone had shown me some of the alternatives to the B minor barre chord when I was first starting out on guitar. B minor was intimidating to me. I played an acoustic guitar with horrible action (the space between the string ...

B Minor As the IIm

December 5th, 2016 at 8:35 am EDT

Hey Friend, The IIm chord in the key of A major is B minor. The last time we saw B minor, it was acting as the VIm chord. In both cases, as with every chord in a harmonic progression, Bm is helping to move the song towards resolution - a feeling of c ...

A Major Variations

December 4th, 2016 at 10:55 am EDT

Hey Friend, I've got eight variations on the A major chord for you today. I should say not all of them are truly A major, as I did include some suspended chords because of how they sound. First off, I put A major on there, just for a reference chord ...

You Know Music Better Than You Think...

December 3rd, 2016 at 10:23 am EDT

Hey Friend, Before we jumped into the key of A major, we looked at some odd chords that left out the 5 note from the pattern. Since the A major chord is a review for many of you, how's about we look at some of the chord variations you can use in lieu ...

A Major Barre Chord Redux

December 2nd, 2016 at 8:32 am EDT

Hey Friend, Okay, this is whack! I know some of you didn't see this ('cause you're new to the group), but it was only two weeks ago today that we talked about the A major barre chord. I didn't really think about it coming around again so quickly, but ...

A Major as the I Chord

December 1st, 2016 at 8:32 am EDT

Hey Friend, I hope I didn't scare you off with those "omit 5" chords! Yeah, they're a bit crazy, but there's some really cool sounds to be found when you start goofing off with uncharted chord fingerings. Let's dive into the key of A major. Here are ...