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Silent Night

how to arrange a song for fingerstyle guitar

Step 1: Learn the melody

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C G C




3 3 0 1 1
0 2 0 0 2 0 0
2 2

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9 F C F C


1 0 1 0
2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 0
2 2

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17 G C G C


1 0
3 3 3 0 1 1
0 0
2 3 0
3

Step 2: Add the chords every measure or two,


and hold down the chord shapes while playing the melody

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24 C G C

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3 3 0 1 1
0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 0 2
3 3 2 3
3

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32 F C F C

    
1 0 1 0
2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 0
3 2 2 3 2 2
3 3 3 3
1 1

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40 G C G C


1 0

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3 3 3 0 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2 2 2 0 3 0 2
2 3 3 2 3
3 3
2
Step 3: Play with right hand patterns around the melody
until you find an accompaniment you like.
Play the melody's notes louder than the accompaniment's.

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47 C

  
0 2 0 0 2 0
2 2 2 2 2 2

   
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3

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51 G C


3 3 0 0 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 2 2 2 2 2

   
3 3
3

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55 F C


1 0
2 2 2 2 0 2 0
3 3 3 3 2 2 2

     
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
1 3

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59 F C


1 0
2 2 2 2 0 2 0
3 3 3 3 2 2 2

     
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
1 3


63 G C


1
3 3 3 0 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2

   
3
3

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66 G C


0


1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 3 0 2

  
3 3 3 2 3

 
3 3 3

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