Songs and Poetry for ESL

Songs and Poetry for ESLGetting that 'Sad' SoundSometimes you want to do a song with your children to keep them enthusiastic and interested. Atother times, especially when you are using your guitar, you want to settle them down. And whatbetter way to do that than with a gentle sad-sounding song?Sad songs are played in a 'minor' key, or sometimes a few 'minor' chords are inserted into a song.They are the ones with the 'm' after their name.The good thing is that a lot of 'minor' chords are really easy to play - so don't panic if you see oneinserted with your regular chords. Here are some common ones:'A minor' chordThis chord is related to 'C' and will sometimes appear in songs in the key of 'C'.'E minor' chordThis chord commonly appears in songs in the key of 'G'.Ruth Wickham, Brighton Education Training Fellow58