Cannonball Rag ! - Merle Travis

This one is so much fun! I play it differently every time, and I noticed this time that I left out the little walking bass line part (hence the ending). :^/

Critiques always welcome.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Fingerpicking
• Fingerstyle
• thumbpicking
• acoustic
• guitar
• Atkins
• Travis
• Emmanuel
• Ross
• Hedges
• Mckee

[jcisbell]

As you know, you are very good. It's frustrating though - I sometimes play just like this. It's like an 8 or 9 out of 10 where you can play the 10. It's not quite there is it? But very very good.

[zacharron]

Just keep playing, the only place to go is up!

[Muhlenburger]

Good pickin' buddy! I grew up about 10 miles from where Merle Travis is from in Muhlenberg County, KY. Check out my friend Steve Rector here on YouTube when you get the chance.

[zacharron]

That's awesome, must be some great pickers out that way.

[licengswie]

is that larivee LSV 11 ?

[zacharron]

Nope, a LV-03R. The LSV-11s are great, though I'm not crazy about the wider nut width. I prefer standard.

[andyroo2540]

awsome!!! ill try and find the music for this somewhere. just hearing the style makes me laugh

[ddanze]

Ok, that takes the cake (even tho it''s not a cakewalk!)

[JeremiasMusic]

@Muhlenburger I just checked him out. What talent. Gonna look for some other videos of Steve now. Thanks.

[trevorm1]

I subscribed to you just because you forgot the friggen....LOL

[Eefiebaby]

Timeless song, good playing.............

[owsleyforkmusic]

this song is so fun to play slap rythym on the gutar too, great job!

[merelvh]

Awesome playing, is a fun song to play :)

[GherkinGob]

nice dude this is difficult but very rewarding once you've nailed it like that