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Moon River Guitar Chords Measures 1 & 2

This lesson will teach you how to play the chords in measures 1 & 2 of Moon River. To listen to the Chord Tab for the whole song, go to the CHORDS TAB video. You can learn the melody for measures 1 & 2 of the tune in the MELODY Measures 1 & 2 page. If you’ve already learned the melody and the chords to measures 1 & 2 of the tune, why not try the COMBINED ARRANGEMENT Measures 1 & 2 which combines the melody of the tune with notes from the supporting chords.

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Video Script:

the first chord in this Guitar song is Amaj7

to play an Amaj7 chord place your

2nd finger, on the 4th string, 2nd fret

1st finger, on the 3rd string, 1st fret

3rd finger, on the 2nd string, 2nd fret

with the right hand

“p” plays the 5th string

“i” plays the 3rd string

“m” plays the 2nd string

“a” plays the the 1st string

“m” then plays the 2nd string again

“i” then plays the 3rd string again

You can find the Chord Tab on the bottom of the video screen

The lovely soft sound of the Amaj7 chord comes from the seventh of the chord, G sharp

The second chord is a F sharp minor 7th

To complete these guitar lesson notes

place your

3rd finger, on the 5th string, 4th fret

4th finger, on the 4th string, 4th fret

the 1st finger then bars the 2nd fret

with the right hand

“p” plays the 6th string

“i” plays the 3rd string

“m” plays the 2nd string

“a” plays the the 1st string

“m” plays the 2nd string again

“i” then plays the 3rd string again

The arrangement of the chords in this lesson could easily sit with the title “Jazz Chords” or “Classical Guitar chords” and be interesting to players of both genres.

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