This lesson will teach you how to play the chords in measures 17 & 18 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 17 & 18 of the tune in the MELODY Measures 17 & 18 page. If you’ve already learned the melody and the chords to measures 17 & 18 of the tune, why not try the COMBINED ARRANGEMENT Measures 17 & 18 which combines the melody of the tune with notes from the supporting chords for a solo guitar performance.
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 lesson” and be interesting to players of both genres.