Ah,
coffee's goooood!
"What's with all the coffee?"
When I was startin' out, after high school I moved from Delaware to
Las Vegas. Young, on my own, on the road and "savin' my
pennies," I noticed that (back then) if you went to a
restaurant and ordered a beverage with your burger, that was it.
Still thirsty? You paid for a second beverage. BUT, on the other
hand .... coffee refills where always FREE ..... "Got the picture
now?" So .... a hundred years later ... I actually learned to like
the stuff!
 So
... the 'minor' shape is a lot like the major shape EXCEPT the
-III- of the chord drops a half step OR down one fret ... Let's build
this chord and shape in D minor. Looks like this.
(Notice alert: Those 'whacky crazy' dots are in-between
the first and second fingers.)
Our Root is now "D" and it is under your second
finger. Just like it was when we were playing a "C" chord.
The shape difference is that your first finger 'stretches' a bit
more. Actually a half step lower, more ... or one fret lower in pitch.
(Whacky observation alert: When I teach students that haven't
played a stringed instrument before and especially the Stick ...
When
I say "Raise that hand 'up' a step, they always move their hand
toward the ceiling." Makes total sense just note musical sense
... "Hand goes UP, pitch goes DOWN .... There ya have it! ... "Kids today"
...... .......(are
really cool
;-)
So
tap that D minor chord already. How's it sounding? Are you hitting
to hard? Go for a light touch, not a lot of hand or wrist movement
is necessary. Let the chord ring, then tap again ... let it breath
... let it ring out. EXCELLENT!!!!
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