Free Christian Guitar Lessons Lesson 9
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Minor Barre Chords/Power Chords
In order to understand this Lesson, you'll need to complete previous Lessons. In this Lesson, you will learn about Barre Chords rooted on the 5th String (A String). Finger Positions will be exactly the same as in the previous Lesson, except moving everything down one string.
Above each Chord Diagram found below, you will see a letter & an 'm' (such as Am or Bm). The 'm' represents that it is the Minor Chord. When playing Minor Power Chords, the Index Finger will be rooted on th 5th String. In fact, the formation will be identical to the Major Power Chords. The only difference is the Major Power Chords are rooted on the 6th String and the Minor Power Chords are rooted on the 5th String.
Try not to touch the 6th String (the Low E String).
It's harder than you might think to not touch the E String - practice playing them slowly at first. This will allow your hands to know where to strum.
--With some Practice, you will get pretty good at this!
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.
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 Barre Chords/Power Chords
In order to understand this Lesson, you'll need to complete previous Lessons. In this Lesson, you will learn about Barre Chords rooted on the 5th String (A String). Finger Positions will be exactly the same as in the previous Lesson, except moving everything down one string.
Above each Chord Diagram found below, you will see a letter & an 'm' (such as Am or Bm). The 'm' represents that it is the Minor Chord. When playing Minor Power Chords, the Index Finger will be rooted on th 5th String. In fact, the formation will be identical to the Major Power Chords. The only difference is the Major Power Chords are rooted on the 6th String and the Minor Power Chords are rooted on the 5th String.
Try not to touch the 6th String (the Low E String).
It's harder than you might think to not touch the E String - practice playing them slowly at first. This will allow your hands to know where to strum.
--With some Practice, you will get pretty good at this!
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.
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 Power Chords Explained
---Youtube Video - Minor Power Chords Explained - Click Here---
Getting Started - Minor Power Chords
These Barre Chords will be rooted on the 2nd String (A String). We will Start with A Minor (Am)!
Finger Positioning
For the remainder of this Lesson - the finger positioning will stay exactly the same.
To change the Chord, slide the finger position to the matching Fret. There is not a lot to switching between the Chords, once you have the correct way to play them. You can use a Guitar Tuner to find the Notes on the 'A' String, this will help in learning where the different Guitar Chords are.
In the Practice Rhythm - You will use both Major and Minor Barre Chords. Remember Major Barre Chords are rooted on the 6th string. Minor Barre Chords are rooted on the 5th string.
Cm Barre - Index Finger -Barred across Strings 1-5 - Fret 3
Dm Barre - Index Finger -Barred across strings 1-5 - Fret 5
Em Barre - Index Finger -Barred across Strings 1-5 - Fret 7
Lesson 9 - Practice Rhythm
To make things easier as you are starting to add Minor Power Chords - I took the main part of the Lesson 8 Practice Rhythm and added it into the Lesson 9 Practice Rhythm. That way, the beginning part (starting with the E Minor (Em) will be the only new part that you'll be adding.
- This will show that adding a few changes, the song will sound like a different song.
---Youtube Video - Lesson 9 - Practice Rhythm - 1st Part Explained - Part 1 of 3---
---Youtube Video - Lesson 9 - Practice Rhythm - Slower Tempo - Part 2 of 3---
---Youtube Video - Lesson 9 - Practice Rhythm - Rock Tempo - Part 3 of 3---
Dm Barre - Index Finger -Barred across strings 1-5 - Fret 5
Em Barre - Index Finger -Barred across Strings 1-5 - Fret 7
Lesson 9 - Practice Rhythm
To make things easier as you are starting to add Minor Power Chords - I took the main part of the Lesson 8 Practice Rhythm and added it into the Lesson 9 Practice Rhythm. That way, the beginning part (starting with the E Minor (Em) will be the only new part that you'll be adding.
- This will show that adding a few changes, the song will sound like a different song.
---Youtube Video - Lesson 9 - Practice Rhythm - 1st Part Explained - Part 1 of 3---
---Youtube Video - Lesson 9 - Practice Rhythm - Slower Tempo - Part 2 of 3---
---Youtube Video - Lesson 9 - Practice Rhythm - Rock Tempo - Part 3 of 3---
If it seems like this Practice Rhythm is hard - just keep working at it. Use the 'Dot Markers' on your Guitar Neck to help with Quick Changes. That's why they're there.
-- Keep working at it, you'll get it! --
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