PLAYING TIPS

Here we’re strumming more big sounding sus chords. If you’re not comfortable strumming with fingers, keep the pick in the palm of the hand or bet2wAeecnouthseticfingers while picking, then quickly release it for strumming.

the following few bars show how Jackson and other artists within this genre use simple embellishments on their chord parts to add interest to sections that could otherwise become repetitive.

‘Common tones’ are a great device for adding consistency – in this case the high ‘G’ on the 1st string is played on Am7, C and Gsus4 chords and acts as a hinge that makes for a consistent sound when moving through these bars.