Shady Grove - E minor Guitar Tabs
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Shady Grove - E minor Guitar Tablature: One Song, Many Styles
Recomended level: Beginner
Shady Grove is usually played in the key of D minor. Learning to play it in the key of E minor will better help you understand the layout of notes on the guitar fretboard. It will also open up new possibilities for different licks and sounds on the guitar.
Start with the melody. It's easy, achievable and the heart of the song. It's important for players of all levels to know the melody. After that, check out the Bluegrass arrangement. The bluegrass arrangement is a typical way to play this tune as a lead. With all of these, make sure to read the individual descriptions to get more playing tips and advice. Pay close attention to the guitar tablature for pick hand and fret hand suggestions. Lastly, remember to dive into some licks to learn new vocabulary and keep things interesting!
Here's a pro tip you may not know: every minor key is related to a major key. Every minor key shares all the same notes as another major key. For E minor, G major is the "relative major". Here's the notes of E minor: E F# G A B C D. Here's the notes of G major: G A B C D E F#. If you know your G major notes, you also know your E minor scale notes! Just play the same scale notes starting E and end on E to get the E minor sound. If you need to learn the G major scales check out this Exercise in the song list: G Major Scales.
Learn how to play Shady Grove - E minor on Guitar with this selection of tablatures:
