Free Christian Guitar Lessons Lesson 6
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Minor & Dominant 7th Guitar Chords
In this lesson you will be learning to play many of the Minor & Dominant 7th Guitar Chords that are common in Praise & Worship songs that are played in many Churches.
Let's get your Guitar Tuned Up!
It works Best to have your Guitar in hand, while listening to the Tuning Up, Guitar Chord and Practice Rhythm Audio Files. That way - your able to play along and get the most out of these Lessons.
---Youtube Video - Getting your Guitar all Tuned Up- Click Here---
Minor & Dominant 7th Guitar Chords
In this lesson you will be learning to play many of the Minor & Dominant 7th Guitar Chords that are common in Praise & Worship songs that are played in many Churches.
Let's get your Guitar Tuned Up!
It works Best to have your Guitar in hand, while listening to the Tuning Up, Guitar Chord and Practice Rhythm Audio Files. That way - your able to play along and get the most out of these Lessons.
---Youtube Video - Getting your Guitar all Tuned Up- Click Here---
Minor Guitar Chords-
Below you will find some Minor Chords that are used often.
A Minor -
Played close to A Major, except the note on the 2nd String is played at the 1st Fret.
B Minor -
The Index Finger will bar across Stings 2-6, each string should ring out. The Strings are pressed down in the same formation as the 'A Minor' Guitar Chord. It's just slide up 2 Frets. It's the 1st Bar Chord you'll learn in these Lessons.
-Take your time, you'll find Bar Chords very beneficial later.
---Youtube Video - Am & Bm Chords Explained - Click Here---
Played close to A Major, except the note on the 2nd String is played at the 1st Fret.
B Minor -
The Index Finger will bar across Stings 2-6, each string should ring out. The Strings are pressed down in the same formation as the 'A Minor' Guitar Chord. It's just slide up 2 Frets. It's the 1st Bar Chord you'll learn in these Lessons.
-Take your time, you'll find Bar Chords very beneficial later.
---Youtube Video - Am & Bm Chords Explained - Click Here---
D Minor -
D Major Chord, except the note on the 2nd String is played on the 1st Fret. The 'D Minor' Guitar Chord isn't played a lot. But, it's a Good Idea to know it. That way you'll be prepared, if you come across it later.
E Minor -
E Major Chord, except you are not pressing down on the 4th String at the 1st Fret.
---Youtube Video - Dm & Em Chords Explained - Click Here---
D Major Chord, except the note on the 2nd String is played on the 1st Fret. The 'D Minor' Guitar Chord isn't played a lot. But, it's a Good Idea to know it. That way you'll be prepared, if you come across it later.
E Minor -
E Major Chord, except you are not pressing down on the 4th String at the 1st Fret.
---Youtube Video - Dm & Em Chords Explained - Click Here---
Dominant 7th Guitar Chords-
A7 Guitar Chord -
It's just like playing a regular A Major Guitar Chord, except the middle of the 3 notes is left open.
D7 Guitar Chord -
It's just like a D Major Chord, except the Index Finger is behind (instead of in front) of the Middle and Ring Fingers.
---Youtube Video - A7 & D7 Chords Explained - Click Here---
Training Tool - Song of D's
Here is a Training Tool that I have used to help with learning the Dm & the D7.
I put this together because, I had a hard time trying to teach my fingers to transition to these Chords. I would run through this Rhythm over and over and over. After some time, I got much Quicker at transitioning from a Guitar Chord like a 'G' Major to the D7 (or any Chord to the D7 or Dm). Take your time and you'll get it, it just takes Practice.
DDDD, D7 D7 D7 D7, DDDD, D7 D7 D7 D7, DDDD
Dm Dm Dm Dm, DDDD, Dm Dm Dm Dm, DDDD
If you have issues with 'The Song of D's', just take your time and work through it.
E7 Guitar Chord -
It's played just like a regular E Major Guitar Chord, except the Ring Finger isn't pressing down any Strings.
G7 Guitar Chord -
It's played a little different than the
G Major Guitar Chord. The note on the 1st String is at the 1st Fret, instead of the 3rd Fret.
This Chord isn't played a lot. But, it pops up from time to time.
-It's Good to know how to play it.
---Youtube Video - E7 & G7 Chords Explained - Click Here---
It's played just like a regular E Major Guitar Chord, except the Ring Finger isn't pressing down any Strings.
G7 Guitar Chord -
It's played a little different than the
G Major Guitar Chord. The note on the 1st String is at the 1st Fret, instead of the 3rd Fret.
This Chord isn't played a lot. But, it pops up from time to time.
-It's Good to know how to play it.
---Youtube Video - E7 & G7 Chords Explained - Click Here---
Lesson 6 - Practice Rhythm
Some information to help you in playing this Practice Rhythm.
-Look at the 1st line of this Rhythm. You will transition from G (Major) to D (Major) then to Am.
For the A Minor
Use same fingering as the E Major (except hold the correct strings down for the Am).
1st Part -
When transitioning from the A Minor to the D Minor, keep your Middle Finger planted in the on the 1st Fret/2nd String. Move your Middle Finger to the 2nd Fret/3rd String and move your Pinky Finger to the 2nd Fret/1st String.
2nd Part -
When transitioning from the C Major to the A7, keep your Middle Finger on the 2nd Fret/4th String and your Pinky Finger on the 1st Fret/2nd String. All you have to do to make this transition is just move your Ring Finger from the 3rd Fret/5th String to the 2nd Fret/2nd String. Your Ring Finger will be 1 Fret in front of the Index Finger. Since the Ring Finger is in front of the Index Finger, it won't matter if it is on the Guitar or not.
--Youtube Video - Lesson 6 Practice Rhythm with Vocal Instruction --
--Youtube Video - Lesson 6 Practice Rhythm - no Vocal Instruction --
When transitioning from the A Minor to the D Minor, keep your Middle Finger planted in the on the 1st Fret/2nd String. Move your Middle Finger to the 2nd Fret/3rd String and move your Pinky Finger to the 2nd Fret/1st String.
2nd Part -
When transitioning from the C Major to the A7, keep your Middle Finger on the 2nd Fret/4th String and your Pinky Finger on the 1st Fret/2nd String. All you have to do to make this transition is just move your Ring Finger from the 3rd Fret/5th String to the 2nd Fret/2nd String. Your Ring Finger will be 1 Fret in front of the Index Finger. Since the Ring Finger is in front of the Index Finger, it won't matter if it is on the Guitar or not.
--Youtube Video - Lesson 6 Practice Rhythm with Vocal Instruction --
--Youtube Video - Lesson 6 Practice Rhythm - no Vocal Instruction --
-Things are moving along nicely. Take time & reflect over a some of the previous Lessons. Make sure the Guitar Chords that you've already learned sound correct. The next few Lessons are going to have quite a few Guitar Chords per Lesson, just like this one.
On the Positive Side - The Chords you will be learning are based off of, what you've learned so far.
Keep Up the Good Work!