Black Mountain Rag

Macyn Taylor playing "Black Mountain Rag," written by Leslie Keith, arr. Chet Atkins. I was recording this on the front porch of a neighbor's log cabin and a tractor went by on the road. I kept this clip because I thought the tractor added ambience.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• macyn
• taylor
• acoustic
• cover
• chet
• atkins
• black
• mountain
• rag
• guitar
• fingerpicking
• fingerstyle
• finger-style

[olafbigandglad]

are you tuned down?

[busker12]

Open G tuning. It may be sharp or flat. I didn't have a tuner with me.

[busker12]

I got this guitar from the father of a deceased Vietnam War veteran. It was his son’s. Captain Ronald Alan Ross was killed in battle on October 31, 1969. I played this guitar at a veteran’s memorial dedication in his home town with an actual rubbing from the wall displayed on the guitar. Not a dry eye in the park. I have physical possession of this guitar, but spiritual ownership is still the Captain’s.

[MrJuneau11]

Great Playing and killer smile.

[The2ndinfdiv]

Out Standing

[BIgRon2176]

Wonderful, what else could I say.

Big Ron

[BubbaRRNC]

WOW,,,I got-ta play that over, God bless you young lady. Im 70 yrs old & lve been "messing" with a guitar for most of my life until a few yrs ago ( arthrites stop`ed that ) but l could never come close to playing like you. I`ll bet Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, Jerry Reed, & a lot more are smileing down at you. l wish you the very best of luck...

[Scuddog999]

Can't get enough of this one. That's fine. I'll listen to it over and over again :-)

[arbee49684]

Outstanding!  Very, very nice!

[fngrpkn06]

Nice rendition, the setting is so cool!

[MrDS1978]

Nice playing good style!

[jazzbass0321]

Great Cet's playing galloping

[hatlatschka]

geil



[markac60]

Fantastic playing, great guitar and you look beautiful!

Please tell me how you learned to play like this. I have tried the alternate base note thing many times, but just can't get my thumb to be "independent". Any special drills or easier songs you can recommend?

Thanks for putting this and your other videos on YouTube - I'll keep coming back.