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This lesson will teach you how to play the chords in measures 1 & 2 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 1 & 2 of the tune in the MELODY Measures 1 & 2 page. If you’ve already learned the melody and the chords for measures 1 & 2 of the tune, why not try the arrangement for COMBINED GUITAR Measures 1 & 2 which combines the melody of the tune with notes from the supporting chords.
Video Script:
the first chord in this guitar song is an Am chord
to play an Am chord you put your
1st finger, on the 2nd string, 1st fret
2nd finger, on the 4th string, 2nd fret
3rd finger, on the 3rd string, 2nd fret
You can find the Chord Tab on the bottom of the video screen
with the right hand
“p” plays the 5th string
“i” plays the 3rd string
“m” plays the 2nd string
“a” plays the 1st string
the second chord is an F chord with an A in the bass
the symbol for this chord is written F oblique A
in order to achieve a nice smooth movement from the previous Am chord, keeping the Am shape
bar the 2nd and 1st strings at the first fret with the 1st finger
with the right hand
“p” plays the 5th string
“i” plays the 3rd string
“m” plays the 2nd string
“a” plays the 1st string
the first chord in the next measure is an Am6
again, to keep a smooth movement from the previous F chord with an A in the bass, keeping the left hand in the same position, put your
4th finger, on the 1st 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 1st string
To complete these guitar lesson notes, play the Am chord as on the 1st beat
playing all four chords together, notice the nice moving line on the top
Am F/A Am6 Am
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.