This lesson will teach you how to play the chords in measures 5 & 6 of Cry me a River. To listen to the Chord Tab for the whole song go to the CHORDS TAB video. You can learn the melody for measures 5 & 6 of the tune in the MELODY Measures 5 & 6 page. If you’ve already learned the melody and the chords for measures 3 & 4 of the tune, why not try the solo guitar COMBINED ARRANGEMENT Measures 5 & 6 which combines the melody of the tune with notes from the supporting chords.
Video Script:
the first chord in the guitar song is an Em chord
to play an Em chord, place your
2nd finger, on the 5th string, 2nd fret
and the 3rd finger, on the 4th string, 2nd fret
with the right hand
“p” plays the 6th string
“i” plays the 3rd string
“m” plays the 2nd string
“a” plays the 1st string
You can find the Chord Tab on the bottom of the video screen
the second chord in the first of these two measures is an A7 chord
to play A7, place your
2nd finger, on the 4th string, 2nd fret
and 3rd finger on the 2nd string, 2nd fret
with the right hand
“p” plays the 5th string
“i” plays the 3rd string
“m” plays the 2nd string
“a” plays the 1st string
to complete these guitar lesson notes play a D7 chord
to play D7, place your
2nd finger, on the 3rd string, 2nd fret
1st finger, on the 2nd string, 1st fret
3rd finger, on the 1st string, 2nd fret
with the right hand
“p” plays the 4th string
“i” plays the 3rd string
“m” plays the 2nd string
“a” plays the 1st string
Em A7 D7
The arrangement of the chords in this lesson could easily sit with the title “Jazz Chords Lesson” or “Classical Guitar Lesson” and be interesting to players of both genres.