This is another lesson on using pedal steel type string bends to make chords. This one uses strings 3, 4, and 5. The progression used here is nice on it’s own but really gets prettied up when you alter the existing notes with the string bending. Though the voicings work great together they can also be used on their own, of course. There are no open strings needed here so you can move any of these voicings all over the fret board. Click the link below for the PDF with the chord windows and diagrams. Check out the video for the lesson.
This is the piano outro from the original Derek and the Dominoes version of “Layla” arranged for solo guitar. There is a downloadable PDF file and video tutorial. This can be played with a pick or finger style. It just so happens that the melody can be manipulated out of the “mostly” open chords quite easily. The notation/tab has time marks and rehearsal marks to help identify the different sections. This is how I notated it but if you can hear the melody in your head it’s fairly easy to work out your own thing.
A lot of the melody is pretty much the same, however there are 3 different melodies over the repeating C C/E and F chord section. So you can follow the notation exactly or just use it as a rough guide to play it your own way. Some notes are in parenthesis. These are the notes that would be included if you are strumming it out as opposed to playing it finger style. Click below for the notation/tab.
