Combining Notes and Chords
It is common practice for Rock guitarists to combine notes and chords together, rather than only play a rhythm part or lead part by itself. The examples in this lesson combine notes and chords using many of the techniques outlined earlier in this book.
Example 42 combines an A5 chord with a riff on the sixth string. For ease of reading. both the rhythm pattern and the notes are written on the tab lines. Note: the initials N.C. are an abbreviation for "no chord" meaning no chord shape is fingered with the left hand.
Example 43 is a combination of a shuffle rhythm and a riff played on the first three strings.
The rhythm used in Example 44 is a variation of the sixteenth note rhythm. counted 1 and ah, 2 and ah, 3 and ah. 4 and ah. This time part of the chords C and G are fingered with the left hand, while the right hand picks notes on the 5th. 4th and 3rd strings. Chord diagrams have been included to illustrate exactly how both part chords should be fingered.
The next example in this lesson demonstrates how a complete chord shape can be fingered with the left hand. while the right hand individually picks each string.
TIle final example in this lesson combines a riff played on the bass strings with the E7, A7 and B7 chords.
