It turns out that Prince Harry thinks of himself as a guitarist, but evidence suggests he’s been practicing as he should.
The Duke of Sussex was photographed holding an acoustic in a snap included in the trailer for a new Netflix documentary about his and Meghan Markle’s separation from the royal family.
It contains several private images shared by the couple, including one of him sitting next to Meghan trying to strike a chord.
To the untrained eye, it all looks pretty normal, and his wife looks happy enough just to watch.
The jumbled collection of notes he’s playing is not a conventional chord in any way and sounds quite grisly.
At Metro.co.uk, we asked our resident guitarist to try emulating it. Judge for yourself the results above.
To give Harry room for doubt, his… unconventional playing style could be an attempt at the more esoteric end of the jazz spectrum.
He may be breaking free from the shackles of standard chords and forging a new musical path that is not restricted to what conservative listening tastes find acceptable.
Hell, old Harry could be a maverick, operating on an artistic level only available to a select few.
Others may conclude that he was keenly aware of the camera and elicited the best impression of a guitarist he could muster.
Professional guitarist Nick Daker said, “He could be transitioning from B minor 7th to /. But I doubt it.
Blues guitarist Luke, who dabbles in folk and jazz, says:
“He’s not fretting the top string, so he’s playing an A m7b5 or a chord beyond my limited knowledge. If he’s playing the top open E string, If
The guitar is the Martin LX1 Little Martin Acoustic Guitar that Ed Sheeran used to play. But it’s an unlikely chord in a Sheeran song.”
Netflix has revealed the first glimpse of the highly anticipated series the couple has been working on since moving to the US earlier today.
This one-minute ad features a private photo of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the first shot of them speaking to the camera.
“No one saw what was going on behind closed doors…I had to do everything I could to protect my family,” Harry said.
Meghan can be heard speaking to an interviewer.
Netflix bills the documentary as a “global event” but has not confirmed an air date.
The documentary is titled ‘Harry & Meghan’, but it is unclear if it will be a feature or a series.
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