Song Lesson: Freight Train by: Elizabeth Cotten
Lesson Video: https://youtu.be/oH188SIh-To
How to use the skills you have developed in a real world setting so that you can play the classic fingerpicking tune, Freight Train. This song is a perfect match to put your newly trained fingers to work. You will use your pinching technique, supplement it with the chord additions you have learned, to play through this must know fingerpicking song. Once you have this song nailed, you have opened the door to the world that is fingerpicking. Great job and a huge congratulations for transforming your playing!!
These are the easiest 6 fingerstyle/fingerpicking steps to playing your first fingerstyle song. When you complete these 6 fingerstyle guitar lessons you’ll be prepared to play an easy beginner arrangement of Freight Train, probably the most popular and widely known classic fingerpicking songs ever!
So stick with me over the next 7 days. Take your time with these guitar lessons. Put in a few minutes each day, and play your first fingerstyle song by the end of the week. Lets go have some fun! – Tony
Lessons 1 through 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYWzZ7BM8pA&list=PL8jYLoDm3lMxT55kPqWtwtFN4KOEHsMkU
