This lesson will teach you how to play measures 13 & 14 of the combined arrangement solog 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 13 & 14 page to revise the melody for these measures. If you want to impress, let that melody fly! Go to the CHORDS Measures 13 & 14 page to revise the chords for these measures.
Video Script:
in this guitar solo for measures 13 & 14, in measure 13, place your
1st finger, on the 3rd string, 2nd fret
followed by
the 5th string open
and then the
2nd finger, on the 2nd string, 2nd fret
and the
1st string open
The Guitar Tabs on the bottom of the video screen will help you find where to place your left hand fingers
for the rhythm of this measure
count 1 an, 2, 3
for the first note in the second of these two measures, place your
4th finger, on the 1st string, 5th fret
followed by the
2nd finger, 4th string, 4th fret
and then the
3rd finger, on the 1st string, 4th fret
to complete the measure in this acoustic guitar solo, place your
1st finger, on the 1st string, 2nd fret
for the rhythm of this measure
count 1 an, 2, 3
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.