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In this video, I show you how to create your own fingerstyle arrangements on guitar using a tune called “I’ve Been Working On The Railroad”.
Playing the chords and melody of a song on one guitar does not have to be difficult to do if you break it down into simple, manageable steps to digest.
I am going to start by getting you familiar with both the melody and chords to this tune before we get into arranging the two parts together onto one guitar.
Knowing the chords and melody and how they relate to each other is crucial when creating a fingerstyle arrangement of a song.
Once you are somewhat familiar with the melody and chords, we will begin the method of putting the two parts together via 3 simple steps.
Step 1: Bass And Melody
The first step is to play the root/bass notes of each chord along with the melody of the song. This in itself sounds good, and could be a smaller part of a larger arrangement of a song.
Step 2: Adding The Harmony
Now we have the bass and melody down, it’s time to fill the space in-between these two parts with the harmony. The bass and harmony parts together create the chord.
Step 3: Breaking Parts Up (Arpeggiating)
The final step is all about breaking up the 3 layers we have now created, bass, harmony, melody, to fill out our fingerstyle arrangement of the song. A great approach here is to arpeggiate some or all of the chords.
While each step above is a part of the overall method, they also work in and of themselves.
For example, our fingerstyle arrangement of “I’ve Been Working On The Railroad” could start out with just the bass and melody, followed by adding the harmony/chords, evolving then into a more elaborate arrangement where parts are broken up and arpeggiated to make the arrangement sound more sophisticated.
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