Lesson #62: Power Chords in Eb Minor (Guitar, Beginner, Intermediate)

In E-flat minor: Eb5, F5, Gb5, Ab5, Bb5, Cb5, and Db5 - see G-flat major.

In D-sharp minor: D#5, E#5, F#5, G#5, A#5, B5, and C#5 - see power chords in F-sharp major.

Lesson #61: Power Chords in Eb (Guitar, Beginner)

In Eb: Eb5, F5, G5, Ab5, Bb5, C5, and D5.

In D#: D#5, E#5, F##5, G#5, A#5, B#5, and C##5.

You'll probably want to play in E-flat, in this case.

Lesson #60: Seven Chords in Eb Minor (Guitar, Beginner, Intermediate)

In E-flat minor: Ebm, (not pictured: Fdim), Gb, Abm, Bbm or Bb, Cb, and Db - see G-flat major.

In D-sharp minor: D#m, (not pictured: E#dim), F#, G#m, A#m or A#, B, and C# - see F-sharp major.

Lesson #59: Eight Chords in Eb (Guitar, Beginner, Intermediate)

The chords are Eb, Fm, Gm and/or G, Ab (here as G#), Bb, Cm, and Ddim.

Lesson #58: Eb Minor and the Capo / Barre (Guitar, Beginner)

You probably already know how to play this voicing for the E-flat minor chord:

You can use your index finger as a barre across the 6th fret, or use a capo at the 6th fret and playing the basic Am chord:


Try either placing a capo on or using your index finger to barre the 11th fret and play the Em chord:


If you capo or barre at the 1st or 13th fret and play the Dm chord, you're actually playing the Ebm chord:

Lesson #57: Eb and the Capo / Barre (Guitar, Beginner, Intermediate)

In standard tuning, this is one form of the E-flat major chord:

If you use a capo (for beginners) or barre (for intermediate players) your index finger at the 3rd fret, you can play the Eb with the regular C chord fingering:


Capo or barre at the 6th fret and finger the A chord:


Capo or barre at the 8th fret and finger the G chord:


Capo or barre at the 11th fret and finger the E chord:


Capo or barre at the 1st or 13th fret and finger the D chord:

Lesson #56: Blues in G# (Guitar, Intermediate)

If you've been paying attention to our other 12 bar blues lessons, you pretty much know the drill:

G# 2 3 4
G# 2 3 4
G# 2 3 4
G# 2 3 4

C# 2 3 4
C# 2 3 4
G# 2 3 4
G# 2 3 4

D# 2 3 4
C# 2 3 4
G# 2 3 4
G# 2 3 4 (variations during the turn around; previous blues lessons should give you an idea about this part)

The G# Blues Scale sounds good in G# 12-Bar Blues, as well as in G# minor and B major (see yesterday's lesson for the related power chords).

Lesson #55: Power Chords in G# Minor (Guitar, Beginner, Intermediate)

In G# minor: G#5, A#5, B5, C#5, D#5, E5, F#5 - relative minor of B major
In Ab minor: Ab5, Bb5, Cb5, Db5, Eb5, Fb5, Gb5 - relative minor of Cb major

Lesson #54: Power Chords in G# (Guitar, Beginner)

In G#: G#5, A#5, B#5, C#5, D#5, E#5, F##5.
In Ab: Ab5, Bb5, C5, Db5, Eb5, F5, G5.