This lesson will teach you how to play measures 9 & 10 of the combined arrangement for the guitar version of Moon River. To listen to the Guitar Tab for the whole song, go to the GUITAR Tab video. An essential part of any performance of a tune is that the melodic line should be heard clearly above the accompanying notes. Go to the MELODY Measures 9 & 10 page to revise the melody for these measures. If you want to impress, let that melody fly! Go to the CHORDS Measures 9 & 10 page to revise the chords for these measures.
Video Script:
in this combined arrangement guitar solo for measures 9 & 10,
bar the 6th to the 3rd string with the 1st finger at the 2nd fret
The Guitar Tabs on the bottom of the video screen will help you find where to place your left hand fingers
“m” plays the 3rd string
“p” plays the 6th string
“i” plays the 4th string
for the rhythm of the measure
count 1 an, 2, 3
on the first beat of the 2nd of these two measures, play two notes at the same time
“p” plays the 5th string open
“a” plays the 1st string open
follow these two notes with the 3rd string open
followed by the 1st finger, on the 2nd string, 2nd fret
to complete the measure in this acoustic guitar solo
play the 2nd string open
for the rhythm of this measures
count 1 an, 2, 3 an
This arrangement could as easily sit with the title of “Jazz Guitar Arrangement” or “Classical Guitar Lesson” and be interesting to players from both genres.