Chords for George Benson GUITAR TUITION OVER A MINOR
Tempo:
139.1 bpm
Chords used:
A
Am
E
C
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] Now these are the guitar licks that I'm going to show you over A minor.
[A] Check it out.
[Am]
[C]
[A]
[E] [Am]
[A]
[Am]
[A]
[Am] [A]
[Em]
[A] [E]
[Am]
[Em] [Am]
Well now [Ebm] that we've got all these phrases and riffs under our belt,
[Abm] how are we going to [Ebm] build a solo?
Very simple.
We start with simple phrases,
simple [A] expressions first.
[Em] [Am]
And then we can go [A] for one of the guitars.
[Am] And we build it up [A] some more.
[Am]
[A] A little more.
[Am] [C]
[Am] And we can go for the long riff.
[A]
And so on.
Now one of the most [Db] important things to learn is the scale pattern.
In this instance,
A minor [C] related to C.
And [Ab] your first scale pattern is [C] this.
[Em] Second one is down here.
[C] Third one is [Am] down here.
[F]
[A] And the fourth [Am] one is here.
[Em] That is about [Ab] all we need to know because all [G] the phrases that we're
going to play are [Ab] in those scale patterns.
And it's important to remember so that we could use
it in other [E] songs.
It's more to do with the mental picture of the [B] phrases rather than [E] anything else.
[B] As I finish off, there are [F] other things that you [Ab] must know over A minor chord.
I'll play you out with [Am] that.
[C] [Am]
[A] [E] [A]
[E] [Am]
[A] [E]
[A] [C] [E]
[A] Check it out.
[Am]
[C]
[A]
[E] [Am]
[A]
[Am]
[A]
[Am] [A]
[Em]
[A] [E]
[Am]
[Em] [Am]
Well now [Ebm] that we've got all these phrases and riffs under our belt,
[Abm] how are we going to [Ebm] build a solo?
Very simple.
We start with simple phrases,
simple [A] expressions first.
[Em] [Am]
And then we can go [A] for one of the guitars.
[Am] And we build it up [A] some more.
[Am]
[A] A little more.
[Am] [C]
[Am] And we can go for the long riff.
[A]
And so on.
Now one of the most [Db] important things to learn is the scale pattern.
In this instance,
A minor [C] related to C.
And [Ab] your first scale pattern is [C] this.
[Em] Second one is down here.
[C] Third one is [Am] down here.
[F]
[A] And the fourth [Am] one is here.
[Em] That is about [Ab] all we need to know because all [G] the phrases that we're
going to play are [Ab] in those scale patterns.
And it's important to remember so that we could use
it in other [E] songs.
It's more to do with the mental picture of the [B] phrases rather than [E] anything else.
[B] As I finish off, there are [F] other things that you [Ab] must know over A minor chord.
I'll play you out with [Am] that.
[C] [Am]
[A] [E] [A]
[E] [Am]
[A] [E]
[A] [C] [E]
Key:
A
Am
E
C
Em
A
Am
E
[N] Now these are the guitar licks that I'm going to show you over A minor.
[A] Check it out. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well now [Ebm] that we've got all these phrases and riffs under our belt,
_ [Abm] how are we going to [Ebm] build a solo?
Very simple.
We start with simple phrases,
simple [A] expressions first. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _
And then we can go [A] for one of the guitars. _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ And we build it up [A] some more.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] A little more.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Am] _ And we can go for the long riff. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
And so on.
Now one of the most [Db] important things to learn is the scale pattern.
In this instance,
A minor [C] related to C.
_ And [Ab] your first scale pattern is [C] this. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] Second one is down here.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ Third one is [Am] down here. _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ And the fourth [Am] one is here. _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ That is about [Ab] all we need to know because all [G] the phrases that we're
going to play are [Ab] in those scale patterns.
And it's important to remember so that we could use
it in other [E] songs.
It's more to do with the mental picture of the [B] phrases _ rather than [E] anything else.
[B] _ As I finish off, there are [F] other things that you [Ab] must know over A minor chord.
I'll play you out with [Am] that. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Check it out. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well now [Ebm] that we've got all these phrases and riffs under our belt,
_ [Abm] how are we going to [Ebm] build a solo?
Very simple.
We start with simple phrases,
simple [A] expressions first. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _
And then we can go [A] for one of the guitars. _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ And we build it up [A] some more.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] A little more.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Am] _ And we can go for the long riff. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
And so on.
Now one of the most [Db] important things to learn is the scale pattern.
In this instance,
A minor [C] related to C.
_ And [Ab] your first scale pattern is [C] this. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] Second one is down here.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ Third one is [Am] down here. _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ And the fourth [Am] one is here. _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ That is about [Ab] all we need to know because all [G] the phrases that we're
going to play are [Ab] in those scale patterns.
And it's important to remember so that we could use
it in other [E] songs.
It's more to do with the mental picture of the [B] phrases _ rather than [E] anything else.
[B] _ As I finish off, there are [F] other things that you [Ab] must know over A minor chord.
I'll play you out with [Am] that. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _