The Guitarist Blog

Here's the intro to Sunn Raha Hai.  The capo is at fret three.  All chords and fret numbers will be relative to the capo being placed at the 3rd fret. The chords are Am7 to C to Dadd4.  Don't let the Dadd4 scare you.  Just move the C major chord up two frets and that's it! Notice the slide from fret 5 to 7 and back to 5.  That's three notes with only one strike of your pick.  You will hear the other notes by sliding up and back to them.  Great riff.  Hope you enjoy it!

Here is a not too difficult finger style exercise.  This is a great exercise for beginners as an introduction to playing finger style.  Keep these playing tips in mind while practicing this exercise. 1.  The right hand fingering is the same throughout - p, i , m, a .  Only the thumb will change strings. p - Thumb i - index finger m - middle finger a - ring finger 2.  On the left hand, you will only use one finger at any given time (I recommend only using fingers one and two). 3.  Study the position of my right hand over the strings, and try to model the same plucking technique that I am using. 4.  Ok, the last thing I play is really not a beginner technique, but I think you can do this with a little practice.  The last three notes I play are called harmonics .  These harmonics are performed by touching the strings over the 12th fret (don't push the string down).  Pluck the strings a little louder, and you should hear a chime like sound.  If you are finding this dif