This lesson will teach you how to play the chords in measures 15 & 16 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 15 & 16 of the tune in the MELODY Measures 15 & 16 page. If you’ve already learnt the melody and the chords to measures 15 & 16 of the tune, why not try the COMBINED ARRANGEMENT Measures 15 & 16 which combines the melody of the tune with notes from the supporting chords.
Video Script:
for the first chord in these two measures of this guitar song, play F#7
place your
2nd finger, on the 3rd string, 3rd fret
and then
bar the 2nd fret with the 1st finger
You can find the Chord Tab on the bottom of the video screen
with the right hand
“p” plays the 6th string
“i” plays the 3rd string
“m” plays the 2nd string
“a” plays the 1st string
“m” plays the 2nd string again
and finally “i” plays the 3rd string again
the first chord in the second of these two measures is Bm7
To complete this guitar lesson for these measures, play Bm7, place your
2nd finger, on the 2nd string, 3rd fret
and then
bar the 2nd fret with the 1st finger
with the right hand
“p” plays the 6th string
“i” plays the 3rd string
“m” plays the 2nd string
“a” plays the 1st string
on the last beat of this measure play an E7 chord
place your
1st finger, on the 3rd string, 1st fret
with the right hand
“i” plays the 3rd string
“m” plays the 2nd string
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.