Subject: F# Minor As The IIm Chord
F# Minor As The IIm Chord
January 9th, 2017 at 8:32 am EDTHey Friend, We're back to the key of E major. The IIm chord in the key is F# Minor. Looking back at the E major scale, we can easily determine the notes that form the F#m chord. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7E F# G# A B C# D# F# is the root note (one note), followed ...
What Are you Doing To Achieve Your Guitar-Playing Goals?
January 8th, 2017 at 9:44 am EDTHey Friend, Rainy and overcast yesterday gave way to sunny and cold here. We're no where near as chilly as up North, but Winter has finally shown up in Florida. Even the squirrels are staying inside this morning! I'm not complaining - this is the exa ...
E Major Barre Chord Recap
January 7th, 2017 at 8:45 am EDTHey Friend, The E major barre chord holds a special place in my heart as it is the second chord I ever played in front of a live audience. My first high-school band got its first (and only) gig playing a block party - a neighborhood picnic of sorts. ...
E Major I Chord Positions
January 6th, 2017 at 8:31 am EDTHey Friend, Wow! It's Friday and we've already knocked off the first week of the year. This is going too fast already! This new year started with a new key to study (E major), and because we saw the root triad E major as the V chord in the key of A m ...
E Major As The I Chord
January 5th, 2017 at 8:33 am EDTHey Friend, Hello? Anyone home? Yesterday, I ended with a call to send me your questions. I only got one back - from a smart Alec, no less! Storm wanted to know what a snozzberry tastes like. I told her they "taste like chicken." I guess the rest ...
The Chords of E Major (Key)
January 4th, 2017 at 8:40 am EDTHey Friend, Yesterday, we identified the notes that make up the key of E major. I said that today we would look at the harmonic scale, but I think the more appropriate term would be harmonic progression. A scale presumes we're using individual notes, ...
The Key of E Major
January 3rd, 2017 at 8:27 am EDTHey Friend, E major is another popular key for Rock music. What chords do we have in the key of E major? Let's start with the E major scale to figure that out. To get the scale, start with the major scale pattern: W W H W W W H That's whole, whole, ...
Where Are We Going in 2017?
January 2nd, 2017 at 9:35 am EDTHey Friend, I guess a little of that depends on where we've been. We started down a path of looking at the Circle of Fifths and working through chords by key. Let's review the keys covered so far: C Major G Major D Major A Major 1 2 3 4 5C D E F G ...
Up On The Roof
January 1st, 2017 at 10:18 am EDTHey Friend, My wife is starting 2017 off with a bang - and a project - for me... We're climbing on the roof to paint and (hopefully) seal a flat section over the lanai area. With any luck, this shouldn't take all day, but we're talking about MY luck! ...
Happy New Year 2017
December 31st, 2016 at 11:42 am EDTHey Friend, I want to wish you a very Happy New Year! As we move into 2017, I'm striving for more clarity and focus in all my pursuits. I'm also looking to narrow down my activities so I can do justice to the things that mean the most to me. It's rea ...