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One of the ways you can start embellishing melodies is by varying the pickups to lines of the melody. In “Worried Man Blues” the vocal pickup is just one word/note: “it.” In this video, Lauren shows you how you can start varying the pickup rhythmically and melodically.
| “Sitting Alone in the Moonlight,” Key of D |
| “Sitting Alone in the Moonlight,” Key of D, Part 1: Chords and Melody |
Lauren shows you the chords, melody, and some solo ideas for “Sitting Alone in the Moonlight,” this time in the key of D. As Lauren notes, the handshape and fingering will be essentially the same as what you just learned in the key G, but moved up one string. In this video, you’ll work on the basic melody in the new key.
| “Sitting Alone in the Moonlight,” Key of D Notation (Available to subscribers) |
