Minor Chords




Last time we looked at the basic Major Chords. Today we will look at the basic Minor Chords. There are 7 basic minor chords. They are: A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. There are more, but for now we will stick to these, because they are basic. Here we go:

Aminor
__0_______0_
| | | | | |
|_|_|_|_4_|
| | | | | |
|_|_2_3_|_|
| | | | | |
|_|_|_|_|_|

Bminor
____________
| | | | | |<-second fret
|_1_|_|_|_1
| | | | | |
|_|_|_|_2_|
| | | | | |
|_|_3_4_|_|

Cminor
______0_____
| | | | | |
|_|_2_|_1_|
| | | | | |
|_|_|_|_|_|
| | | | | |
|_3_|_|_|_|

Dminor
____0_______
| | | | | |
|_|_|_|_|_1
| | | | | |
|_|_|_2_|_|
| | | | | |
|_|_|_|_3_|

Eminor
0_____0_0_0_
| | | | | |
|_|_|_|_|_|
| | | | | |
|_2_3_|_|_|
| | | | | |
|_|_|_|_|_|

Fminor
____________
| | | | | |
1_|_|_1_1_1
| | | | | |
|_|_|_|_|_|
| | | | | |
|_3_4_|_|_|

Gminor
____0_0_____
| | | | | |
|_1_|_|_|_|
| | | | | |
|_|_|_|_|_|
| | | | | |
2_|_|_|_3_4


You will usually see a minor chord just the name written with an 'm' next to it. For example: Aminor would be Am. Bminor would be Bm. Cminor would be Cm. etc...

Next I will talk about when you will see certain chords and the such.

-Zack-
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