Star Spangled Banner

Star Spangled Banner

  Here is an arrangement of our National Anthem, the Star Spangled Banner, for guitar.

  It is in the key of G.  The notes are arranged in double-stop format, with the high notes being the Melody, while the lower notes are Harmony notes.

  It should be noted that this song brings our note playing into the higher registers of first the fifth and seventh frets, and then later on, into the 8th, 9th, 10th and 12th frets.

While this may be --NEW-- to you, it should not be looked at as something foreign or unattainable.  We will explore the proper fingerings for these notes, and some additional notes or graphics may be added here for assistance.

  The accompaniment should be either with a light strum, or by fingerpicking the basic chordal rhythm.   Strumming pattern can be two down strums, followed by a double (down-up) strum.   Rhythm should be in a slow, methodical march-like cadence.