

There are some great exercises that will help you develop this smoothness borrowed from classical guitar lessons. You will really need to work on the smoothness of this section which spans from the 2nd through the 8th measures of the piece. These are played primarily with the RH thumb, index and middle fingers. In this lesson we will work on the introduction of fingerstyle arpeggios to the first half of the break. We depart from the standard alternating bass style just a bit to add some flavor to the tune. Here is the second break of Freight Train. Ultimate Guitar Tab Tips on This Selection: We will constantly adding content to that section, so check back often. Having trouble with Fingerpicking technique? We have some great articles on fingerstyle guitar in our Fingerstyle Guitar Lessons Section. Otherwise will be give you hints along the way by hovering your mouse over certain keywords in this text. If you are not familiar with reading notation click HERE for some online lesson material we have put together. If you are not familiar with reading Guitar Tab, click HERE for a quick tutorial. Otherwise if you would like to try a free copy of it, you can download the demo HERE and use it for 15 days. We use it on the Mac here and it is a pleasure to use. It is filled with features and is simple to use - even without a manual. This is the favorite tab and notation authoring software for us here at Ultimate Guitar OnLine. This lesson is available in the following formats:įreight Train Advanced Tab - Guitar Pro File - Note: This is a free download for you!įreight Train Advanced Tab - PDF File - Note: This is a free download for you !Īll of these files were authored in eMedia's Guitar-Pro. Chet plays this on his Gretsch Electric Guitar, but it is easily adaptable to the acoustic guitar or even the classical guitar.įreight Train, A Little Bit of Blues, Nine Pound Hammer, Dobro, Kentucky, Vaya Con Dios (May God Be with You), Winter Walkin, Guitar Country, Sugarfoot Rag, Gone, Copper Kettle, Yes Ma'am, Yakety Axe, Back Up and Push, Cloudy and Cool, Alone and Forsaken, Old Joe Clark, Catch the Wind, How's the World Treating You, Understand Your Man Freight Train Advanced Tab

More of That Guitar Country - Chet Atkins: This CD is full of classic Atkins fingerstyle guitar and contains the original version of Freight Train that I learned so many years ago. The version here is a very basic version of the way that I play this song, but it still sounds great and you can use this song as a foundation to build your fingerstyle picking. This was one of my very first fingerstyle guitar tunes that I learned. Chet Atkins also made a great arrangement of Freight Train that you should have in your collection. In this lesson of Guitar Tabs from Ultimate Guitar OnLine we will show you great solid intermediate fingerstyle version of the classic Elizabeth Cotton song Freight Train. Freight Train Advanced Tab - Fingerstyle Guitar:
