Hey guys, welcome back to Just Play Along, the guitar course that shows you how to put scales into practice. In this module, we are going to play along a beautiful backing track in E minor. The solo is smooth and simple to play, and it focuses on the concept called “Target notes.”

Simply put, target notes are notes that we choose to play over a particular chord. If we play an E minor chord, we can target one of the three notes of the E minor chord. We could, for example, decide to start the melody with the note E (the root note) or the note G (the minor 3rd), or the note B (the perfect 5th).

Using the target notes approach allows you to write melodies and solos that are pertinent to the chords. However, you will have to know the chord progression and the notes of the chords you are playing. In this lesson, I will show you how to use target notes over four chords.

The chord progression we are using today goes as follows: Em | C | G | D |.

We will break down the solo into four different sections. In section one and two, we will work on the target notes. In section three and four, we will develop a much more musical melody that doesn’t necessarily rely on target notes.

You can use this course along with Scales, Arpeggios, & Musical Ideas. You can learn the E minor scale by checking out the module one of Scales, Arpeggios, & Musical Ideas.

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