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This lesson will teach you how to play the melody in measures 15 & 16 of Cry me a River. To listen to the Melody Tab for the whole song go to the MELODY TAB video. Go to the COMBINED ARRANGEMENT Measures 15 & 16 page to find out what notes could be added to the melody, or the CHORDS Lesson Measures 15 & 16 page to find out how to play the supporting chords.
Video Script:
for the first note in these two measures place the
4th finger, on the 2nd string, 4th fret
followed by the
3rd finger, on the 2nd string, 3rd fret
then the
1st finger, on the 2nd string, 1st fret
for the rhythm of these 3 notes
count 1 an, 2 an
on the 3rd beat of the first of these measures place the
4th finger, on the 2nd string, 3rd fret
followed by the
1st finger, on the 2nd string, 1st fret
then the
2nd finger, on the 3rd string, 2nd fret
and finally back to the
1st finger, on the 2nd string, 1st fret
for the rhythm of the melody in the whole measure
count 1 an, 2 an, 3 an, 4 an
for the final guitar note in the second of these measures place the
1st finger, on the 2nd string, 1st fret
The arrangement of the melody and the manner in which the melody is played in this lesson could easily sit with the title “Jazz Guitar lesson” or “Classical Guitar lesson” and should be interesting to players from both genres.