"Highway Song" - Guitar Lesson Drop-D Tuning

Play This Charlie!

The first in a series of pleasant short songs in various tunings and keys for intermediate guitarists

"Highway Song" is an original acoustic piece in drop-d tuning in the key of D.

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• fcglynn
• glynnfc
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• highway song
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• acoustic
• electric
• key of d

[xXTHExSiMPLExLiFEXx]

Amazing...Whats the picking pattern?

[FCGlynn]

@xXTHExSiMPLExLiFEXx

Hi:

I guess the closest pattern is a variation of Travis Picking with the thumb doing most of the bass work. As for the fingers, there are many times that I sort of pluck the three critical triad strings of a particular chord simultaneously as I try to isolate the melody at the same time (usually) with the first and second fingers. There is frequently a "flick" across the strings with the flat of the fingernails on the back of the hand to establish emphasis or rhythm.

[TheYamaha357]

Awesome piece of music. I really appreciate it if you could shoot me some tabs for this.

THANKS

[FCGlynn]

Hi:

This is really just a pretty simple D chord sequence: D,D,C,F,F,G,D. What makes it unusual is the open-D tuning and the inclusion of the low E string (tuned down to D) when you are playing the full C chord to F. This is a little bit dissonant but gives the song a more dreamy feel (if you don't hit that low E string too hard). I also make heavy use of alternate chord voicings up and down the neck and palm muting for the repetitive sound of the tires on the highway. Is that any help?

FCGlynn

[xXTHExSiMPLExLiFEXx]

@FCGlynn thanks sooo much!

[StevieRayFan]

Very nice, your guitar has a great tone. Go Charlie... hes cute

[MegaBilly52]

thanks very much, I learnt a lot from this. good luck to charlie.

[TheJuliusJT]

lovely..