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Instructor
Jonny May
Course
Beginner
02:04:19

Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of E Major with the scale, diatonic chords, and common chord progressions. Then put it all together with an original tune, “In the Country.”

Course Objectives
  • Explore how to play in the key of E major
  • Learn the scale, diatonic chords, and common chord progressions
  • Discover an original tune in the key of E, "In the Country"
Learning Focus
  • Chords
  • Lead Sheets
  • Scales
  • Songs

Featured Reviews

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Really enjoyed it, challenging!
Great course pity I don't like country music though. Also prefer Jonny as an instructor. This is challenging especially the inversions but really worthwhile, also getting musical sounds from the chord progressions and using different fingering on the keys, block, arpeggio and different patterns
Fun and ok
I was really attracted to the I+VI+IV+V chord sequence. I had not realized how fun those can be. Not sure that I still own, as I'm not familiar enough with the styles Jonny showed. Also, Jonny made "In the country" sound cool (my first exposure to C&W), and I had to google up Floyd Cramer. This was my first course here, so I won't give five stars at this point. I did realize that I may want to check out the "easier" key signatures. I skipped those when joining. In my teens my teacher made me learn scales (up to 4 octaves and 4 flats/sharps), but there may be something worth checking out there.
Country
Enjoyed diving deeper into the diatonic chords in E and learning a new technique per country style.
Easy Country
great detail
That was a stretch
Easy slow melody but the stretch between my index & pinky was huge🤪. You always get me with something!👌

Course Lessons

1
Key of E Major – Lesson 1
16:19

Major Scale – 1 Octave

2
Key of E Major – Lesson 2
19:36

Major Scale – 2 Octaves

3
Key of E Major – Lesson 3
15:36

Diatonic Chords

4
Key of E Major – Lesson 4
11:22

Common Chord Progressions

5
Key of E Major – Lesson 5
27:40

Performance Piece

6
Key of E Major – Lesson 6
15:59

Inversions, Primary Chord Progression, In The Country Application

Featured Reviews

View PWJ member reviews of this course!

Really enjoyed it, challenging!
Great course pity I don't like country music though. Also prefer Jonny as an instructor. This is challenging especially the inversions but really worthwhile, also getting musical sounds from the chord progressions and using different fingering on the keys, block, arpeggio and different patterns
Fun and ok
I was really attracted to the I+VI+IV+V chord sequence. I had not realized how fun those can be. Not sure that I still own, as I'm not familiar enough with the styles Jonny showed. Also, Jonny made "In the country" sound cool (my first exposure to C&W), and I had to google up Floyd Cramer. This was my first course here, so I won't give five stars at this point. I did realize that I may want to check out the "easier" key signatures. I skipped those when joining. In my teens my teacher made me learn scales (up to 4 octaves and 4 flats/sharps), but there may be something worth checking out there.
Country
Enjoyed diving deeper into the diatonic chords in E and learning a new technique per country style.
Easy Country
great detail
That was a stretch
Easy slow melody but the stretch between my index & pinky was huge🤪. You always get me with something!👌
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