This lesson will teach you how to play measures 27 & 28 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 27 & 28 page to revise the melody for these measures. If you want to impress, let that melody fly! Go to the CHORDS Measures 27 & 28 page to revise the chords for these measures.
Video Script:
in this combined arrangement guitar solo for measures 27 & 28, for the first note, place your
1st finger, on the 1st string, 5th fret
followed by the
2nd finger, on the 5th string, 6th fret
play this note with the right hand thumb
this note is a D# and the root of the accompanying D#m7(b5) chord
follow the D# with two notes together
place your
4th finger, on the 2nd string, 7th fret
and your
3rd finger, on the 3rd string, 6th fret
The Guitar Tabs on the bottom of the video screen will help you find where to place your left hand fingers
with the right hand
“i” plays the 3rd string
and “m” plays the 2nd string
for the rhythm of this measure
count 1 an, 2, 3
for the first note in the 2nd of these two measures, place your
4th finger, on the 1st string, 7th fret
followed by the
1st finger, on the 4th string, 4th fret
and then the
2nd finger, on the 3rd string, 5th fret
and finally, to complete the measure in this acoustic guitar solo, the
3rd finger, on the 1st string, 5th fret
for the rhythm of this measure
count 1 an, 2, 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.