Minor Scale Chords

We've established thus far that major scale chords are the happy-sounding ones, so what are the dark, evil, Jaws-sounding one you may ask? The answer to that question is known by almost everyone that does music, not just guitar: Minor scale chords! To jump right in, 

Minor scale chords are pretty much the opposite of major chords (Brewster 20). 

This is good because were trying to expand our knowledge of different types of chords! Just like the major scale chords, there's 3 minor scale chords. Each one has the name of a minor chord like "D", with just an "m" next to it to represent that it's minor now. For example, the first chord I worked on was the "Am Chord":

Here's the chord diagram just in case you want to follow along with your guitar!

 

Here's also the "Em Chord"

And lastly, the "Dm Chord"'

As you may be able to have heard, the minor chords sound a lot different than the major scale chords. This is explained in David Brewster's, Teach Yourself To Play Guitar, 

"Minor chords could be described as having a dark, or melancholy sound" (20).

I'm really excited to implement minor chords in my journey on learned the guitar because I personally love the sound! Although the major chords are pretty, I love the dark sound and vibe I get from the minor chords. They feel like very powerful chords to me.

We all have our preferences, so what's yours? Major or minor chords? Let me know!

   Brewster, David M. Teach Yourself to Play Guitar. Milwaukee: Hal Leonard, 2004. Print.