Beginning Fingerpicking Guitar - Freight Train

[Sprocketon]

do i really need to have guitar pick that you wear on your thumb??? Pls. Reply....

[dudrhkd7]

@Sprocketon you don't have to have it but it sounds much better if you do unless you have long fingernails or really hard calluses

also its cheap so just buy one

[Fushpud]

8 pages of comments talking about his version and her version and nobody mentions Lenny Breau?  Unacceptable! He covers this on "Guitar Sounds from..." brilliantly.

[AcousticMax]

Thumbpick.

[edcerc]

this is kind of a lame version you should hear elizabeth cotten play and sing it. Plus she wrote it so its the official version.

[sonnydevaney]

wart

[petercourt]

@Bubbelmax thumb pick

[Bubbelmax]

aah nice found it - thanks :)

[nosleeplisa]

wow! I'm a total noob, but I'm going to practice this...thank you!

[GodsFavoriteBassPlyr]

This was a great lesson, thanks!

(and yes, Elizabeth Cotton, and Tommy Emannuel, blah blah blah ... I'm sure they're lovely people, but Chet put this song on the map.)

[celecobe]

this comment are really empty ingratitude !! this is a great lesson , your slowly explanation really help thanks for all

[paleoman1999]

The split screen is great for the lesson. Nice picking also!

[Wistbacka]

DO you have the tabs for this song? Can't find them on internet.

[musiciansworkshop]

@Wistbacka

yes, the tabs come with the dvd. 10 songs plus tab. you can also download it from

musicians-workshop . com

[b1pftp95]

very good instructions and great playing

Denis.

[Talymaya]

Great Video, The song was written by Elizabeth Cotton.

[masonbill123]

good job,keep it up... I like thumbpickers

[whiphurracaine770]

gerat job

[dskap201]

Where can we look at the content on your instructional CD or DVD?

I really like your style and the manner in which you present the lesson. Do you have a web site?

[musiciansworkshop]

@dskap201

yes this dvd is available on our web site. musicians-workshop . com

you can also download it. the title is beginning fingerpicking guitar and it comes with 10 songs and tabs for each.

[frazerftw]

do you know of a tab that corresponds the fingering you're using? i've not yet found one that fits the shapes you use- and it is impossible to look at both sides of the split screen at once!

[musiciansworkshop]

@frazerftw

yes the tabs come with the lesson. there are 10 songs with tab. you can also download it from our web site. musicians-workshop . com

[MrZeta007]

Very nice instruction - taught me a few more notes to work on and yes folks, this is 'beginning finger pickin'; although some parts of it I would consider a tad more advanced. My version when I first learned is a little easier; gosh these ole tunes make me homesick for playin again; cant wait to share some of my pickin an grinnin !

[bbagginz]

Thanks for the great lesson Mike

[2HoleDraw]

A well crafted lesson. Nice job.

[realshadey]

this is a wonderful video. Who ever you are, God gave you guitarist hands,with fingers a neck long.Your hands are easily followed because you use a dark guitar together with a dark background. and you have managed to split the screen with even wieght. Your playing is as smooth as tony emanuels (beginners dont need the twiddly bits) and your commentary is nice and relaxed. I hope i'm up to learning this piece, thankyou.

[tazzarman]

Thanks for the lesson,love the song.

[MoorOfDundee]

Very Interesting video. I play this song starting in C and get the same tune. I didn't know that Chet Atkins also played this. I know that Elizabeth Cotton wrote this song and that Pete Seeger and Peter Paul And Mary also made it famous. Love it. Thanks for your version.

[54spiritedwill54]

Very very good tutorial, you play very well indeed

[1971Jeffro]

the video seems fine to me vahan54 - maybe you should invest in a new puter. fantastic teaching aid - well done on a quality YT vid.

[bassettearlt]

Great video!

[3230MK]

YOUR A GREAT TEACHER MAN

[ghostwaverider]

Cool version. I like the way he dampens the bass notes, a nice, often overlooked advanced technique. If you're a beginner practice using the meaty part of the right thumb to dull the sound a little. It let's the melody notes ring out which is what you want in these simple folk tunes.

[EDDIEJAMES238]

Well done very very clear keep it up

[tonyderbyshire]

Very very good tutorial, you play very well indeed thank you.

[russandruth]

I have just got internet and I love this kind of simple picking. If you do any tablature I would be interested as I am to slow a player to pick it all up just from the screen

In anticipation thanks.

russ

[musiciansworkshop]

@russandruth

yes russ. this youtube video is part of a 10 song dvd course. there are 9 other songs on it. you can download it or buy the dvd. it comes with tablature. workshoprecords com