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This excerpt from the Beginning Fingerpicking Guitar DVD shows the right hand technique for 'Freight Train' as made famous by Chet Atkins

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Chet Atkins?? I've ... ( 10 months ago by sbtaschr)

Chet Atkins?? I've been working on his songs, they sound old but great. Although I have no clue about finger-picking, I think I caught at least a bit from the video. - Thanks

this song have no ... ( 10 months ago by KoolJust4U)

this song have no melody to it. it just a lot of note put together at a fast pace i hate this guy of music that is all happy. have no feeling

Great bass runs ... ( 10 months ago by YUG74)

Great bass runs though

Freight Train is ... ( 9 months ago by vanvlijm)

Freight Train is written by elizabeth Cotten. There's a b/w video of this here. Notice how she plays left-handed with the guitar and strings upside down

Hhm, has been ... ( 9 months ago by vanvlijm)

Hhm, has been written earlier, duhh :-)

This video keeps ... ( 9 months ago by Wolf4u2)

This video keeps hanging up. I wouldn't consider this for a Beginner either. It's gotta be at least Intermediate level.

Array ( 9 months ago by GammatronTriode)

if its hanging up its at your end the video is fine here down load it then play it

Actually, I have ... ( 9 months ago by BeatBoxingBetty)

Actually, I have the same problem. It's not just Wolf.

Very very good ... ( 9 months ago by 54spiritedwill54)

Very very good tutorial, you play very well indeed

What are notes that ... ( 8 months ago by Westerngitarre)

What are notes that are played one after the other? A melody i guess! :)) Surprise...

Very Interesting ... ( 8 months ago by 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.

Thanks for the ... ( 8 months ago by tazzarman)

Thanks for the lesson,love the song.

ur so ugly ( 8 months ago by jhzo88)

ur so ugly

how do you learn ... ( 8 months ago by ridecapita)

how do you learn rythim i cant lget it

this video is ... ( 7 months ago by tnuffdawg)

this video is alright, but this is not beginner finger picking. Its a bit advanced for a "beginner".

this is a wonderful ... ( 6 months ago by 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.

Hey thanks. My ... ( 6 months ago by dancestar05)

Hey thanks. My name is Mike Mcadoo and I play professionally here in Branson Mo. I have a series of guitar instructional dvd's out right now.

Beautifull, great ... ( 5 months ago by TURTLE0047)

Beautifull, great sound,but such good guitars are hard to find,where you need this very - very musical sounding guitars too:then play it seven houres a day and you will reach what you want.IVAN.

A well crafted ... ( 5 months ago by 2HoleDraw)

A well crafted lesson. Nice job.

Thanks for the ... ( 4 months ago by bbagginz)

Thanks for the great lesson Mike

Very nice ... ( 3 months ago by 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 !

Array ( 2 months ago by dancestar05)

Hey thanks, The name 'Beginning Fingerpicking' actually implies more of the right hand than the left. I know you caught that. It's for guitarists who have mainly have played with a flat pick most of the time. Mike McAdoo

do you know of a ... ( 1 month ago by 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!

Where can we look ... ( 13 hours ago by 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?