The E Chord
E
To play the E Chord, use the three fingers of your left hand as shown in the diagram, and strum all six strings.
Slide and Pivot Fingers
In Exercise 15, when changing from an A chord to an E chord, the first finger slides lightly along the third string, back to the first fret, without being lifted off the string. The same sliding technique is used when changing between the D and E chords.
Rhythm Pattern
Rhythm Pattern
In Exercise 16, the first finger acts as a pivot finger between the A and D chords, and also as a slide finger between A and E. As this exercise has two chords per bar, you change chords half-way through the rhythm pattern.
In both of the chord progressions above, the first finger does not lose contact with the third string throughout the progression.
Class Sessions
1- Flat Signs
2- Turnaround Progressions
3- The Natural Sign
4- The D Minor Chord (Dm)
5- The B Seventh Chord (B7)
6- The Note Middle C
7- The E Minor Chord (Em)
8- The A Minor Chord (Am)
9- The Note F Sharp (in the first space)
10- The F Major Scale
11- The Note E
12- The F Chord
13- 12 Bar Blues
14- The Note B (Below Middle C)
15- The A Seventh Chord (A7)
16- The Low G Note
17- The E Chord
18- GLOSSARY OF MUSICAL TERMS
19- Bass Note Picking
20- The A Chord
21- INTRODUCTION
22- Chord Chart
23- The C Major Scale
24- Alternative Chord Fingerings
25- Accidentals
26- Minor Keys
27- 12 Bar Blues in G – Variation
28- Alternative Chord Shapes
29- Continuous Right Hand Movement
30- Alternate Bass Note Picking
31- Approach to Practice
32- The Key of C Major