Find The Chords To Any Song On Guitar - Part 2 (Minor Keys)

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This video is all about finding the guitar chords to a song in a minor key. While many budding guitarists might think they need to learn a whole new stack of music theory concepts, it's far more simple than one might think. Throughout this guitar lesson, we'll be talking about relative major and minor keys and figuring out how they can help us identify the chords that make up our favorite songs.

Please watch Part 1 first!

This video is a part of my basic music theory video lesson series, and you can find more lessons like this one in my "Guitar Lessons" playlist.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Please watch Part 1 first
1:29 - What is a minor key?
2:30 - The minor scale
3:05 - Relative major & minor keys
4:10 - Major scale to minor scale shape
5:46 - Why method 2 is easier than method 1
6:12 - Building minor keys (from relative major)
7:49 - Example with a chord progression
8:17 - Another minor key (D major/B minor)
8:50 - Quickly find the relative major/minor keys
10:22 - How has the 3-step system changed?
12:15 - Live example & breakdown
14:01 - Recap (What if you use a minor scale?)
15:00 - Can keys be subjective?
15:45 - Final thoughts & Part 3?
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[RythmGkwd]

Please come up with the part 3, this series has been so constructive in my learning
Thanks !

[chrisdempsey]

PART 3 PLEASE. This opened my eyes a lot, I've been playing for years but always found this to be difficult and confusing with how other channels explained it for some reason. Thanks man!

[bellser]

Could definitely use part 3. These 2 videos have definitely helped me start to pick out keys and chords by ear.

[etm]

Yes waiting for this, bring on part 3!

[bmrklpp]

Please do a part 3!! These videos have been a great help

[climbdaddyclimb]

Really easy to follow. Please please do a part 3

[vietvan]

Thank you greatly, Andrew. You are an excellent guitar teacher - clear, straight forward, and very easy to understand of an complex music theory and its applications.

[marcohepberger]

Please do part Your videos are awesome and they make so much sense!!

[JoseMartinez-zdbs]

these videos are single-handedly getting me out of my rut.
i’ve know my bar chords and the shapes but never knew how to apply it.
this just opened up so much for me.
Thank you so much! I don’t know you personally but if I’d ever met you i’d give ya a big old hug

[pitermg]

Andrew, it is hard for me to express how much I am grateful for these two lessons! I've been learning to play the guitar for many years and never I could find such great explanation of how to find a key of the song and corresponding chords. Of course I know minor/major chords, I know about pentatonic, I know notes... and so on. Moreover I am able to find proper notes on fingerboard by ear. But all it was rather intuition and trials & errors method. What I was missing was the connection of all things I already know - of course I have heard about circle of fifths, minor/major 3rd and so on - but never ever I have found good explanation how does it really work. I don't know music theory, I am self-learner. All explanations I have found so far were too complicated and sophisticated for me. Your lessons instead gave me the simple explanation what is all of it about. I started listening what you are saying, then took my guitar and instantly everything became clear. It is so easy that I almost can't believe I haven't figured it out! So thank you very, very much! I feel that now I will be able to better understand the music. Of course you have sub from me! Best regards, Peter!

[isaacjohnson.]

So glad to see a part 2! Love these type of lessons. Thank you.

[peterkortvel]

Feels to me that years ago before youtube this music knowledge and songwriting was hidden away to a few lucky people who just had the right teacher/mentor that could explain it simply enough to start making songs - or to people who were meticulous enough to go through entire music theory and be smart enough not to get lost in it to get it themselves.

Especially weird is that learning piano for many years didnt mean you understand how chords fit into scales. Even though on piano this is much simpler visually. Teacher would just teach you read and memorize complex classical songs.

What a waste of potential great musicians when people can teach beginners in a condensed simple way.

Thank you so much for these videos!

[frankie-trgf]

you are a great teacher - you seem to appreciate the difficulies people have understanding music theory

[beonhodges]

Thanks for mentioning my last comment in this video it’s kind of a highlight! And thanks for listening to us. The fans!

[matepojbics]

Please come up with the part 3, this series has been so constructive in my learning
Thanks !

[mikemurdoc]

I know many guitar players who are lost into the darkness of not knowing the language of music because I am also one of them. Just like the other language, we clearly hear it as they speak but we understand nothing. So it is not the question of not being able to hear but an issue of not understanding what we hear. This series of videos is the light on that darkness as I am now able to transcribe for the first time with a little effort and i hope this will continue to part 3 and so on. This is a treasure to us. Thanks you brother!

[TheAaronredbaron]

Was just wondering when we'd see some more lessons, awesome work, really valuing your style and teaching skill!

[Botscarblues]

Great job once more!! Bring on part 3 🙌😃
These are incredibly worthwhile, thank you.

[ImHewg]

Do a part 3!!! This lesson was amazing!

[raphael_aremusica]

Another vote for part 3! Just watched parts 1 and 2 and it totally made sense in my head, thanks for clearing things up