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This lesson will teach you how to play the melody in measures 19 & 20 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 19 & 20 page to find out what notes could be added to the melody, or the CHORDS Lesson Measures 19 & 20 page to find out how to play the supporting chords.
Video Script:
for the first guitar note, in the first of these two meaures, place the
1st finger, on the 1st string, 3rd fret
followed by the
1st string open
and then the
4th finger, on the 1st string, 7th fret
followed by the
2nd finger, on the 1st string, 5th fret
for the rhythm of these notes
count 1, 2 an a, 3
for the final two notes, place the
1st finger, on the 1st string, 3rd fret
followed by the
4th finger, on the 1st string, 5th 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.