Dreams Fly By

 This is a strumming song in Dropped D tuning (6th string tuned down to D)

It starts in standard D and this is slid up until all fingers are on the 5th fret for the Fmaj7/D.  The Em7 is played like a standard Dm7 that is slid up two frets.

Through the Rain

This is an easy song to finger pick, but the chords are played higher up the neck than usual. 

 

Many of these chords have the same shape and can be moved up and down the fret board to add a slide effect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some Rainy Day - First foray into jazz!

 

I consider this song to be my first foray into more of a jazz guitar style:

 

 Through the verses I pluck the chords three strings at a time with thumb pick, 2nd and 3rd fingers.  I have simply identified the chords by fret number to save space: 

The first verse is a slow introduction with the chords played in a simple arpeggio way: T 2 3

The other verses are chords plucked simultaneously by thumb, 2nd and 3rd fingers.  I use the 2nd and 3rd fingers so that the 1st or index finger is free for strumming if needed.

For the chorus sections starting with "Saving it up" I change to a slightly different picking pattern:  T-3 2 3