Minor Chords
All the chords you have learned so far have been dominant 7ths or 9ths. However, there are other sounds which are important in Funk, and many of them come from the minor chord family. Here are some commonly used minor chords. These first three use only the top three strings.
Gm
Gm6
Gm7
Here are some examples making use of these chords.
There are also other fingerings for these chords. Here they are in the E form.
Gm
Gm
Gm7
The following two examples make use of these chord shapes. Notice that the 4th string is not played.
This one combines chords from both forms.
Class Sessions
1- Major Chords
2- INTRODUCTION
3- LESSON FIFTEEN
4- LESSON SIXTEEN
5- New Sounds
6- LESSON EIGHTEEN
7- LESSON NINETEEN
8- 6ths
9- 3rds
10- Major Scales
11- Minor Chords
12- LESSON TWENTY FOUR
13- LESSON TWENTY FIVE
14- 4ths
15- Triplets
16- Chord Embellishment
17- More on 9th Chords
18- Swamp Sounds
19- A Final Solo
20- GLOSSARY OF MUSICAL TERMS
21- D Form
22- Percussive Strumming
23- LESSON TWO
24- LESSON THREE
25- The Rake
26- The Mixolydian Scale
27- D Form
28- LESSON SEVEN
29- Tritones
30- LESSON NINE
31- A New Solo
32- The Dorian Scale
33- LESSON THIRTEEN
34- Section 2 Summary
35- Octaves
36- 7sus Chords
37- The Trill
38- Tuning Your Guitar
39- Common Picking and Strumming Directions
40- Chord Diagrams
41- Fretboard Diagrams
42- Tablature
43- Tablature Symbols