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This lesson will teach you how to play the melody in measures 31 & 32 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 31 & 32 page to find out what notes could be added to the melody for a solo performance, or the CHORDS Lesson Measures 31 & 32 page to find out how to play the supporting chords.
Video script:
for the first note in the first of these two measures, place the
4th finger, on the 1st string, 5th fret
followed by the
3rd finger, on the 2nd string, 4th fret
and then the 1st finger, on the 2nd string, 1st fret
for the rhythm of these notes
count 1 an, 2 an
on the third beat of the first of these two measures, place the
4th finger, on the 2nd string, 3rd fret
followed by the
1st finger, on the 2nd string, 1st fret
and then the 2nd finger, on the 3rd string, 2nd fret
and finally the 1st finger, on the 2nd string, 1st fret
for the rhythm of these four notes
count 1 an, 2 an
for the final note of the tune in the second of these two measures, place the
1st finger, on the 2nd string, 1st fret
both measures together sound like this
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.