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St James Infirmary Melody

By Diana de Cabarrus April 28, 2020

The first thing to do is make sure you can play the melody by itself confidently.

Clap the rhythm. It starts with a pick-up bar that only has 1 beat in it – effectively, if you counted in 1 + 2 + 3 +, those two notes would come in on 4 +.

Make sure you…

Apply these patterns to a different chord sequence – improve your technique and develop your style

By Diana de Cabarrus April 25, 2020

Choose four chords that you think sound good together. If you have no ideas, rearrange the ones in the example – starting with an Em.

Apply your favourite pattern to these four chords. You can combine patterns. Make a note of your ideas in the associated soundtrap project here.

You don’t have to be able to…

Now play from the first bar straight down the page – so, all the bars of G, all the bars of Em, all the bars of D, all the bars of C. This means you’ll switch pattern every bar.

By Diana de Cabarrus April 25, 2020

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