Spice up Chords in E minor.
Play Something Creative
Are you bored of playing the same chords in E minor key?
Awesome! Let me show you how you can spice up chords in E minor key with something fun to play that sounds more creative and musical.
Don’t get me wrong! All the chords you already know works absolutely fine, but with this lesson, I really want to give you something different to play around with.
I want to inspire you to play in a different neck position and try different chords and a simple melody.
These exercises helped many of my students breaking plateau and find inspiration and drive!
There is a lot to cover for chords and melody, so this is only the tip of an iceberg, but still a creative guitar lesson that can inspire you.
Have fun, guys.
The Video
Chord Progression
The E minor key
The E minor is one of the most popular keys on the guitar.
How many of you learned the E minor chord as the very first chord ever? Definitely me!
I think E minor is an amazing key because it allows you to play chords that resonate beautifully.
The chord progression we are working on today is Em – C – G – D, and we will be playing it in a different position of the neck so that we can spice up the chord progression with different chord shapes.
The Easy Chords
The first step will be to learn the chord progression before we apply the melody between the chords.
The chords we are about to learn are fundamental, and some of them only have two notes.
Here’s the diagram with the spice up a chord progression.
You should notice that even though we are playing in a different position of the neck, the chords still keep the same basic shape.
The E minor chord has the same shape as the basic A minor chord. The C major looks like a G major chord. The G major shares the same C major shape, and the D major is like a basic A major chord.
I hope it makes sense!
Time to add the Melody
Once you feel comfortable playing the chords, you should try to add the melody.
This is one of my favorite exercises because it allows you to spice up chords with a simple melody.
You can keep things very simple and add one or two notes to create movements between chords. One of two notes it’s enough to make the chords interesting.
Learn this guitar part below.
How to Practice
Let me share a few tips on how to practice this exercise with you to make a constant improvement in your playing without a necessary struggle.
If you are a beginner, start playing around with the simple chords. Learn the chord perfectly and play them using different rhythmic patterns.
Come up with your own plucking and rhythm.
Once the chords are perfect, come back and start practicing how to play the melody.
Even though the chords are still basic, some of you might still struggle to get the chord change fluent.
If that’s you, slow down and practice on this at the time.
You will be fine!