Unit 16: More minor chords

In this lesson we study two new minor chords- A minor and D minor. As discussed in class and in previous lessons, minor chords should be thought of as their major chord counterparts, but with a lowered third scale degree. Here are the two new chords you need to know alongside their parallel major chords:
A Am
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--2----1-- (third scale degree lowered one half step)
--2----2-- (Root, no change)
--2----2-- (Fifth, no change)
--0----0-- (Root, no change)
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D Dm
--2----1--(third scale degree lowered one half step)
--3----3--(Root, no change)
--2----2--(Fifth, no change)
--0----0--(Root, no change)
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The song we will use to practice these chords is Mr. Jones by Counting Crows. Here's the progression to the verse ( Each chord gets 4 beats) : Am, F, Dm, G, Am, F, G, G

The chorus (The part where they sing "Mr. Jones and me") uses the relative major of Am, which is C, making this a I, IV, V progression.
C,F,G,G (play 4 times, then back to the verse)

The interlude is a lot like the verse, only it goes back to the am chord after each new chord, and the time is stretched out. Am,Am,F,F,Am,Am,G,G, Here's an example:

Your assignment is to learn all three sections of this piece for class and be able to diagram and spell all the new chords. You will also need to be able to find the relative minor of any major chord. Remember the trick from class- put your pinky on the root of the major chord. When you establish one finger per fret, your first finger will be on the relative minor.