John’s notes: Playing notes/chords (and techniques like bends etc) higher than the 5 th fret can be challenging on an acoustic guitar. So I deliberately restricted the chords and melody notes to the bottom 5 th frets, and chose the key centre of ‘F#m’ position 1 ( 2 nd to 5 th frets). The rhythm contains chords that are easier to play using their triad shapes than open strings using all 6 strings which can be challenging on an acoustic guitar. The Lead as well as using some key centre (F# minor notes) I have also ‘cherry picked’ notes from the chords scales that exist between frets 2 and 5 as the chords passed by. This method of creating a melody that uses the chord changes to enhance the melodic structure of a solo, rather than just the notes of the key centre, provides a more melodic sound that feels ‘attached’ to the backing, rather than a solo that (whilst ‘in key’) ignores the chord changes and can often sound detached from the changing underlying harmony, especially when a chord is used that is not part of the scale family (these are called ‘borrowed’ chords) as in this arrangement. Although created for an acoustic guitar lesson its suitable for both electric and acoustic guitars.