Rock's Borrowed Chords: ♭III & ♭VI

Here's the set list: first you learn it — 3 quick hands-on cards. Then you prove it — 6 theory and 2 ear-training challenges. Every right answer adds a bar to tonight's song, Arena Riff (E minor pentatonic, 🤘 Rock).

📝 Riff sheet

Rock borrows major chords from the parallel minor — ♭III, ♭VI, ♭VII — giving a major-key song a tough, bluesy edge.

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Covers: Major chords on ♭3 and ♭6 in a major key, power-chord riffs mixing major and minor. Turn your sound up.