Lesson 5 12-String Guitar: Basics Your Second Melody

by Mickey Cochran

If you've gotten to this point, and feel extremely comfortable with the previous exercises, you're now prepared to play your second melody. This piece is laid out in the standard notation with tablature...this is the format you'd normally see in a music book. All the time signatures are in place which set the tempo and rhythm of the piece.

Soldier's Joy

This is a Civil War melody written with the basic melody; stay tuned for a more advanced version that will include the in-between embellishments...