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This lesson will teach you how to play the chords in measures 11 & 12 of Cry me a River. To listen to the Chord Tab for the whole song go to the CHORDS TAB video. You can learn the melody for measures 11 & 12 of the tune in the MELODY Measures 11 & 12 page. If you’ve already learned the melody and the chords for measures 11 & 12 of the tune, why not try the COMBINED ARRANGEMENT Measures 11 & 12 for solo guitar which combines the melody of the tune with notes from the supporting chords.
Video Script:
the first chord in this guitar song is a Dm chord
to play to Dm, put your
1st finger, on the 1st string, 1st fret
3rd finger, on the 2nd string, 3rd fret
and 2nd finger, on the 3rd string, 2nd fret
with the right hand
“p” plays the 4th string
“i” plays the 3rd string
“m” plays the 2nd string
“a” plays the 1st string
You can find the Chord Tab on the bottom of the video screen
The second chord is a G7
to play G7, put your
1st finger, on the 1st string, 1st fret
2nd finger, on the 5th string, 2nd fret
and 3rd finger, on the 6th string, 3rd fret
with the right hand
“p” plays the 6th string
“i” plays the 3rd string
“m” plays the 2nd string
“a” plays the 1st string
the first chord in the second of these measures is a C Chord
to play a C Chord put your
1st finger, on the 2nd string, 1st fret
2nd finger, on the 4th string, 2nd fret
3rd finger, on the 5th string, 3rd fret
with the right hand
“p” plays the 5th string
“i” plays the 3rd string
“m” plays the 2nd string
“a” plays the 1st string
To complete these guitar lesson notes play an E7 chord
to play E7, put your
1st finger, on the 3rd string, 1st fret
2nd finger, on the 5th string, 2nd fret
with the right hand
“p” plays the 6th string
“i” plays the 3rd string
“m” plays the 2nd string
“a” plays the 1st string
Dm G7 C E7
The arrangement of the chords in this lesson could easily sit with the title “Jazz Chords lesson” or “Classical Guitar lesson” and be interesting to players of both genres.