This lesson will teach you how to play measures 15 & 16 of the combined arrangement solo 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 15 & 16 page to revise the melody for these measures. If you want to impress, let that melody fly! Go to the CHORDS Measures 15 & 16 page to revise the chords for these measures.
Video Script:
in this combined arrangement for the guitar solo for measures 15 & 16, in measure 15, place your
4th finger, on the 1st string, 4th fret
followed by the
1st finger, on the 4th string, 2nd fret
and then the 2nd finger, on the 1st string, 2nd fret
and finally
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 the melody in this measure, count
1 an, 2, 3 an
for the first melody note in the second of these two measures, place your
3rd finger, on the 1st string, 2nd fret
followed by the
1st finger, on the 5th string, 2nd fret
and then the
2nd finger, on the 3rd string, 2nd fret
and the
3rd finger, on the 2nd string, 2nd fret
to complete the measure in this acoustic guitar solo, place your
1st finger, on the 3rd string, 1st fret
for the rhythm of the melody in this measure
count 1 an, 2 an, 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.