The D Minor Chord (Dm)
Dm
To play the Dm chord, use the first, second and third fingers of your left hand as shown in the diagram. Strum only five strings.
When changing from Dm to G7, use your first finger as a pivot.
Rhythm Pattern
On the recording there are five drumbeats to introduce this song.
Rhythm Pattern
On the recording there are three drumbeats to introduce this song.
You can now play the songs on pages 34 and 35 of Supplementary Songbook B.
The Eighth Rest
This is an eighth rest.
Its value is half a beat.
Exercise 60 introduces the eighth rest on the first beat of the bar.
In the song The 1812 Overture, there is an eighth rest at the beginning of bars 1,3,5, and 7. Do not start playing the melody until the "and" section between the first and second beats.
Rhythm Pattern
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