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Beginning Guitar
VII - Ear Training
Lesson 4 - Minor Chords
check your tuning
Lyle:
For starters, you'll be testing your ears with these minor
chords:
Minor
Chords
Lyle:
Listen to this MP3 clip and see if you can figure out which of these minors
chords it is.
chord quiz 01
chord quiz answer
01
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Lyle: How did you all do, and do you get it right
away, or does it take a couple tries?
gpg: Got it! Usually in about 1 or 2 tries the minor
sound is tougher than the major.
Zeph: I have way more trouble with minor chords
compared to major.
Lyle: Zeph, me too and I think it's because
they are more colorful sounding than plain major chords.
Lyle: Ok, let's try more:
chord quiz
02
chord quiz answer
02
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Zeph: I agree
chord quiz 03
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03
Zeph: I have
fits with the minor chords that are barred. What is the secret to getting your
finger to lay on all the strings?
Lyle: Zeph, bar chords are tough, hyper-extend
your finger and lay it down parallel to the fret.
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chord quiz 04
chord quiz answer
04
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chord quiz 05
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05
Zeph: Hey, I
got that one (because of Horse with No
Name)
Lyle: Good! That's how you can do it, by
association.
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chord quiz 06
chord quiz answer
06
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chord quiz 07
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07
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Lyle: Next you'll try to pick out which 3 chords
I'm playing. Each MP3 clip will have me playing three chords in a row, three
times. Here's the first one:
chord quiz 08
chord quiz answer
08
Lyle:
Ok, let's try more. Here we go:
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gpg: Lyle, which note in the minor triad gives it
the dark sound, is it the flatted 3rd?
Lyle: Yes, the flatted 3rd in the minor chords
give it the dark, soft sound compared to the major
chords.
chord quiz
09
chord quiz answer
09
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chord quiz 10
chord quiz answer
10
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chord quiz 11
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11
Lyle:
Now you'll be listening to major and minor chords thrown together. These are the
chord shapes you'll be using:
Major Chords
Lyle:
And the same minor chords you've been
using:
Minor
Chords
Lyle: Here's your next quiz that combines major
and minor chords:
chord quiz 12
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12
gpg: Lyle, that
was not fair ;-)
Lyle: gpg, did I fool your
ear?
gpg: Yea :-)
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chord quiz 13
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13
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chord quiz 14
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14
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gpg: It is a good exercise the way you change the first
tone between maj and min in the mp3s
Lyle: Helps to train your ear when you listen to
the difference between the two. Quiz #15, 16, and 17 will be a little harder
than the others.....
chord quiz 15
chord quiz answer
15
Joel: my piano
teacher is training me the same way... going to chord also helps the hand - eye
coordination and trains the ear too.. Guitar same thing.. and develop barring
too. :)
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chord quiz 16
chord quiz answer
16
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chord quiz 17
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Lyle: Let's give your ears a rest for now.
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