It's amazing how many good sounds happen when you noodle around with (scale) notes from the key a song is in.  Doing this builds lots of muscle and ear memory, which is the whole goal!

  This progression has a really cool descending sound. Note

that each measure ends with the tension of the Major V chord. 

Soloing/Bass Lines: Experiment with the notes above throughout the song, but focus on the Chord Notes of each chord being played. 

Like minor "v" chords, Major "VII" chords seem to resolve back

to "i" chords.  Neither do as strongly as Major "V" chords though. 

Soloing/Bass Lines: Experiment with the notes above throughout the song, but focus on the Chord Notes of each chord being played. 

When you hear the "i" chord, think "home" or "root"!  

Soloing/Bass Lines: Experiment with the notes above throughout the song, but focus on the Chord Notes of each chord being played. 

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Minor "v" chords resolve back to "i" chords, but not nearly

as strongly as Major "V" chords.  Listen to Track #4 below.  

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Track #7: Em-Am-C-B

i-iv-VI-V

Track #6: Em-D-C-B

i-VII-VI-V

Track #5: Em-Am-B

i-iv-V

Track #4: Em-B-Em

i-V-i

Track #3: Em-D-Em

i-VII-i

Some Key of E minor Chord Progressions - (the relative minor key of G Major)

Track #2: Em-D-Bm

i-VII-v

Track #1: Em-Bm-Em

i-v-i

E minor Chord Jam Track: All E minor

Progression in Roman numerals: i 

For these key of E minor tracks, try these scales:
E minor: E, F#, G, A, B, C, D (all the notes in white boxes)
E minor pentatonic: E, G, A, B, D (the underlined notes)

     See these scales with a Fretboard Toolbox:

• Use page 9 of any Complete Edition
  
• Use pages 3-6 of any Essential Edition

Soloing/Bass Lines: Experiment with the notes above throughout the song, but focus on the Chord Notes of each chord being played. ​

Don't forget to try substituting the b7 note with an actual 7 note,

a half-step up, while the Major V chord is being played!

When soloing over Major "V" chords, substitute the minor scale's "b7" note with the "7" note (a half-step above the "b7", shown in red above), since the "7" note is part of the "V" chord. This turns natural minor scales into harmonic minor scales. 

• E natural minor scale: E, F#, G, A, B, C, D
• E harmonic minor scale: E, F#, G, A, B, C, D#​
  

  Now see how many of these chord progressions you can play along with when you don't know which track is coming up next! Use the Roman numerals that show up in the audio player as your clues & practice learning those Roman numerals here!  

  This is where you really start going a long ways towards training your ear and building the muscle memory you need to play songs "on the fly"! 

Practice strumming along, adding solos, or playing bass lines with the following tracks.  Muscle memory is the ultimate goal!

Soloing/Bass Lines: Experiment with the notes above throughout the song, but focus on the Chord Notes of each chord being played.  ("Chord Notes" are the notes that make up each chord).