This lesson will teach you how to play measures 7 & 8 of the combined arrangement (solo) guitar version of Over the Rainbow. To listen to the arrangement for the whole song go to the COMBINED ARRANGEMENT GUITAR TAB video. An essential part of any performance of an arrangement of a tune is that the melodic line should be heard clearly above the accompanying notes. Go to MELODY Measures 7 & 8 page to revise the melody for these measures. If you want to impress, let that melody fly! Go to CHORDS Measures 7 & 8 page to revise the chords for these measures.
Video Script:
on the first beat of this guitar solo, two notes are played at the same time
the 2nd finger is placed on the 4th string, 3rd fret
the 3rd finger is placed on the 2nd string, 3rd fret
the right hand thumb plays the 4th string and the right hand middle finger plays the 2nd string
for the next note play the
2nd string open
followed by the
1st finger on the 2nd string, 1st fret
on the 3rd beat of the first of these measures, two notes are played at the same time
the 2nd finger is placed on the 6th string, 3rd fret
and the 3rd finger on the 2nd string, 3rd fret
the right hand thumb plays the 6th string and the right hand index finger plays the 2nd string
The lower of these two notes is a G, which is the root of the chord harmonising the melody
for the last note in the first of these measures play the
1st string open
for the rhythm of this measure
count 1, 2 an, 3, 4
The Guitar Tabs on the bottom of the video screen will help you find where to place your left hand fingers
to complete this acoustic guitar solo, on the first beat of the second of these measures, two notes are played at the same time
the 3rd finger is placed on the 5th string, 3rd fret
and the 1st finger is placed on the 2nd string, 1st fret
the right hand thumb plays the 5th string and the right hand index finger plays the 2nd string
these two notes last 2 beats
count 1, 2
This arrangement could as easily sit with the title of “Jazz chords lesson” or “classical guitar lesson” and be interesting to players from both genres