This song is in standard tuning.
It is set to 140 bpm (beats per minute).
Fingerings
You’ll have some standard jazz chords, so pay CLOSE attention to the fingerings. I would try not to deviate from them. It may feel weird playing the last measure the way it is shown, but try it. You’ll see why when you move through the next measures.
Fingerings
Fingerings
Really let those chords ring through. It sounds great! If you invert your fingers at the beginning, you’ll be able to slide to the desired notes much easier. Usually you try to slide with your 1st finger if you can, because it is much more comfortable. In this case, however, you will need to play what is shown if you want the desired effect and clean transition into other notes.
Fingerings
The slides are easier than they look if you follow the
fingerings.
Fingerings
Ok, there are a few things you should know about these measures.
This is where you really have to have a good sense of timing to make the song sound jazzy. The reason is that we will slow down and speed up to create that space that jazz players are good at. When you see “rit.” that just means that you need to slow down, or retard your picking. You can slow it down however you wish, but just be quick to come back in to make it sound nice and warm.
Harmonics are at the end of the song. This is a beautiful way to end a song. If you have trouble with harmonics, just practice a few times. What you will want to do is BARELY touch the strings that you need to, and try to get your 4th finger as close to the 13th fret as you can, without actually hitting that fret. Doing so will produce a harmonic.
