Supplement 6 Geoffrey’s Rag

Lesson 4/44 | Study Time: 5 Min

Course: Fingerpicking Guitar Licks

Supplement 6 Geoffrey’s Rag

Geoffrey’s Rag is in the key of C and uses a cliche ragtime progression. The first verse uses riffs taken directly from the first section of chord licks at the beginning of the book. The second half of the solo is an example of how some of the extended chord licks can be used.

Geoffrey’s Rag – Analysis

This tune opens with a turnaround in the key of C. Begin with a bar on the third fret and guide your fourth finger down the second string.

Section one is a mixture of riffs found at the beginning of the book in Lessons Two, Three, Four and Five.
Refer to the extended chord licks for the A Major, D Major and G Major chords found in the second section of the solo.
The single note run in the middle of the second verse is similar to example 34 in the extended C Major licks.
The final two measures of the second verse are an example in playing part of the melody in octaves and intervals of thirds. Use the thumb for all the lower notes.

Chord shapes used in "Geoffrey’ s Rag".

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1- Open D Tuning 2- Extended F Chord Licks 3- Extended D Chord Licks 4- Extended C Chord Licks 5- Extended G Chord Licks 6- Extended A Chord Licks 7- Extended B Chord Licks 8- LESSON TEN 9- LESSON NINE 10- Introduction 11- LESSON EIGHT 12- Open G Tuning 13- B Chord Licks 14- F Chord Licks 15- D Chord Licks 16- C Chord Licks 17- G Chord Licks 18- A Chord Licks 19- E Chord Licks 20- Open C Tuning 21- Open E Tuning 22- INTRODUCTION 23- Siberia 24- Progressive Fingerpicking Guitar Solos 25- Jewels 26- Supplement 5 The Entertainer 27- Backyard Boogie 28- The Longest Mile 29- Extended E Chord Licks 30- Monotonic Bass Solo 2 31- Monotonic Bass Solo 1 32- Supplement 1 Betty’s Blues 33- Supplement 6 Geoffrey’s Rag 34- Gee Wizz 35- Supplement 2 The Old Man 36- Notation 37- Country Stomp 38- Supplement 7 Chordal Chaos 39- Supplement 3 C For Yourself 40- Tablature Symbols 41- Supplement 8 Pineapple Rag 42- Supplement 4 Constant Velocity 43- Chord Diagrams 44- Scales

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Supplement 6 Geoffrey’s Rag