Minor Keys
The songs you have studied so far have all been written in major keys, for example, G major or F major. There is another kind of key called a minor key.
The song God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen is written here in the key of E minor (Em), which has the same key signature as the key of G major. Songs in a minor key usually end with a minor chord.
On the recording there are three drumbeats to introduce this song.
You can now play the songs on pages 30 and 31 of Supplementary Songbook B.
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