Chords for LESSON #4. Black Mattie made Easy ~ A Beginner's Guide. The First Bar (part two).
Tempo:
80.65 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Gm
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#]
[F#]
[A]
[G] OK, let's get in tune again.
[D]
[G]
True to form, I did say I was going to go through this painstakingly slowly, and this
is the fourth lesson, and we've just covered the first beat of the first bar.
So let's move on to the second beat of the first bar.
[C] [G] The [G] additional note [Dm] is this one [F] here, which is the top E string, and I'm fretting it on
the third fret with my third finger, and I'm plucking [D] it with my right hand with my second finger.
So my index finger is alternating between [B] the B string and the [G] G string, but my second
finger plays [D] the top E string.
If you've got particularly big hands or big fingers, [Dm] you may find it a bit cramped to
use two fingers for those two strings there [G] on the left hand.
You may prefer to slide up just using one finger.
[Gm] [Gm] I think that's probably what RL does, and if you've got big fingers you'll probably
find it more comfortable, you'll probably find it too cramped [Fm] to play this with two fingers.
[Dm] But [G] this top E [Dm]
is landing on the offbeat [D] between the [G] first and second beat, and [C] [G]
[G]
the way [C] I play
it is when I [D] slide up with my second finger, I [G] bring this third finger down straight away,
the same time as my second [Gm] finger lands on that slide, [D] I've already got my third finger
[F] in place fretting this third fret on the E string.
[Gm]
[Gm] [G]
[G] And slide and
[C] Take it slowly.
And slide and two
And
[G] slide and four
Five
[D] Okay, add another note in here.
[C] [G]
So what we're doing is I'm rocking back, I slide up with the second finger, [Gm] so we're
fretting with both our second [Dm] and third fingers on that third fret, and then [C] to play the first
fret on the B string again, I rock back with my index finger, which frees up the rest of the hand.
[G] So we've got this rocking motion between these fingers here and the index [G] finger there rocking back.
[C]
And slide and [G] G, [C] B.
[C]
And [G] slide and G, B.
E, [G] E, E, [C] E.
And slide, E.
[C] G, E, [G] E, E, E.
Now we've already [F] developed quite a kind of mouthful here, so some of my students have
found it helpful to kind of sit on the left hand at this stage and practise the patterns
with the right hand.
So if we take the left hand out of the equation, we play exactly the same finger pattern, it's
just that we're not fretting at this end.
So it goes
E, G, E, G, E, G, E, G.
So slowly again.
I think that's [N] plenty enough to practise.
We'll come back and
[F#]
[A]
[G] OK, let's get in tune again.
[D]
[G]
True to form, I did say I was going to go through this painstakingly slowly, and this
is the fourth lesson, and we've just covered the first beat of the first bar.
So let's move on to the second beat of the first bar.
[C] [G] The [G] additional note [Dm] is this one [F] here, which is the top E string, and I'm fretting it on
the third fret with my third finger, and I'm plucking [D] it with my right hand with my second finger.
So my index finger is alternating between [B] the B string and the [G] G string, but my second
finger plays [D] the top E string.
If you've got particularly big hands or big fingers, [Dm] you may find it a bit cramped to
use two fingers for those two strings there [G] on the left hand.
You may prefer to slide up just using one finger.
[Gm] [Gm] I think that's probably what RL does, and if you've got big fingers you'll probably
find it more comfortable, you'll probably find it too cramped [Fm] to play this with two fingers.
[Dm] But [G] this top E [Dm]
is landing on the offbeat [D] between the [G] first and second beat, and [C] [G]
[G]
the way [C] I play
it is when I [D] slide up with my second finger, I [G] bring this third finger down straight away,
the same time as my second [Gm] finger lands on that slide, [D] I've already got my third finger
[F] in place fretting this third fret on the E string.
[Gm]
[Gm] [G]
[G] And slide and
[C] Take it slowly.
And slide and two
And
[G] slide and four
Five
[D] Okay, add another note in here.
[C] [G]
So what we're doing is I'm rocking back, I slide up with the second finger, [Gm] so we're
fretting with both our second [Dm] and third fingers on that third fret, and then [C] to play the first
fret on the B string again, I rock back with my index finger, which frees up the rest of the hand.
[G] So we've got this rocking motion between these fingers here and the index [G] finger there rocking back.
[C]
And slide and [G] G, [C] B.
[C]
And [G] slide and G, B.
E, [G] E, E, [C] E.
And slide, E.
[C] G, E, [G] E, E, E.
Now we've already [F] developed quite a kind of mouthful here, so some of my students have
found it helpful to kind of sit on the left hand at this stage and practise the patterns
with the right hand.
So if we take the left hand out of the equation, we play exactly the same finger pattern, it's
just that we're not fretting at this end.
So it goes
E, G, E, G, E, G, E, G.
So slowly again.
I think that's [N] plenty enough to practise.
We'll come back and
Key:
G
C
D
Gm
Dm
G
C
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] OK, let's get in tune again.
[D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ True to form, I did say I was going to go through this painstakingly slowly, and this
is the fourth lesson, and we've just covered the first beat of the first bar.
So let's move on to the second beat of the first bar. _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] The [G] additional note [Dm] _ is this one [F] here, which is the top E string, and I'm fretting it on
the third fret with my third finger, and I'm plucking [D] it with my right hand with my second finger.
So my index finger is alternating between [B] the B string and the [G] G string, _ but my second
finger plays [D] the top E string.
If you've _ got particularly big hands or big fingers, [Dm] you may find it a bit cramped to
use two fingers for those two strings there [G] on the left hand.
You may prefer to slide up just using one finger.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ I think that's probably what RL does, _ and if you've got big fingers you'll probably
find it more comfortable, you'll probably find it too cramped [Fm] to play this with two fingers.
[Dm] _ _ But [G] this top E [Dm] _
is landing on the offbeat [D] between the [G] first and second beat, and _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ the way [C] I play
it is when I [D] slide up with my second finger, I [G] bring this third finger down straight away,
the same time as my second [Gm] finger lands on that slide, [D] _ I've already got my third finger
[F] in place fretting this third fret on the E string.
[Gm] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] And slide and_ _ _ _
_ [C] Take it slowly.
And slide and two_
_ _ _ And _ _
_ _ [G] slide and _ _ four_
Five_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] Okay, add another note in here. _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ So what we're doing is I'm rocking back, I slide up with the second finger, [Gm] _ _ so we're
fretting with both our second [Dm] and third fingers on that third fret, and then [C] to play the first
fret on the B string again, I rock back with my index finger, _ which frees up the rest of the hand.
[G] So we've got this rocking motion between these fingers here and the index [G] finger there rocking back. _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And slide and [G] G, [C] B.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
And [G] slide and G, B.
E, [G] E, E, [C] E.
And slide, E.
_ [C] G, E, [G] E, _ E, E.
_ _ Now we've already [F] developed quite a kind of mouthful here, so some of my students have
found it helpful to kind of sit on the left hand at this stage and practise the patterns
with the right hand.
So if we take the left hand out of the equation, we play exactly the same finger pattern, it's
just that we're not fretting at this end.
So it goes_ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ E, G, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E, _ G, E, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ G, _ E, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ G. _
_ So slowly again. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I think that's [N] plenty enough to practise.
_ We'll come back and
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] OK, let's get in tune again.
[D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ True to form, I did say I was going to go through this painstakingly slowly, and this
is the fourth lesson, and we've just covered the first beat of the first bar.
So let's move on to the second beat of the first bar. _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] The [G] additional note [Dm] _ is this one [F] here, which is the top E string, and I'm fretting it on
the third fret with my third finger, and I'm plucking [D] it with my right hand with my second finger.
So my index finger is alternating between [B] the B string and the [G] G string, _ but my second
finger plays [D] the top E string.
If you've _ got particularly big hands or big fingers, [Dm] you may find it a bit cramped to
use two fingers for those two strings there [G] on the left hand.
You may prefer to slide up just using one finger.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ I think that's probably what RL does, _ and if you've got big fingers you'll probably
find it more comfortable, you'll probably find it too cramped [Fm] to play this with two fingers.
[Dm] _ _ But [G] this top E [Dm] _
is landing on the offbeat [D] between the [G] first and second beat, and _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ the way [C] I play
it is when I [D] slide up with my second finger, I [G] bring this third finger down straight away,
the same time as my second [Gm] finger lands on that slide, [D] _ I've already got my third finger
[F] in place fretting this third fret on the E string.
[Gm] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] And slide and_ _ _ _
_ [C] Take it slowly.
And slide and two_
_ _ _ And _ _
_ _ [G] slide and _ _ four_
Five_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] Okay, add another note in here. _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ So what we're doing is I'm rocking back, I slide up with the second finger, [Gm] _ _ so we're
fretting with both our second [Dm] and third fingers on that third fret, and then [C] to play the first
fret on the B string again, I rock back with my index finger, _ which frees up the rest of the hand.
[G] So we've got this rocking motion between these fingers here and the index [G] finger there rocking back. _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And slide and [G] G, [C] B.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
And [G] slide and G, B.
E, [G] E, E, [C] E.
And slide, E.
_ [C] G, E, [G] E, _ E, E.
_ _ Now we've already [F] developed quite a kind of mouthful here, so some of my students have
found it helpful to kind of sit on the left hand at this stage and practise the patterns
with the right hand.
So if we take the left hand out of the equation, we play exactly the same finger pattern, it's
just that we're not fretting at this end.
So it goes_ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ E, G, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E, _ G, E, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ G, _ E, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ G. _
_ So slowly again. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I think that's [N] plenty enough to practise.
_ We'll come back and