Learn 'Freight Train' Chord Melody | Easy Guitar Tutorial with TAB Walkthrough

Freight Train Guitar Lesson Chord Melody (sheet music available... see below)
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Today's Freight Train chord melody guitar tutorial will give you all the tools you need to learn, practice, and play this classic tune with confidence. Rather than teach you how to memorize it, I want to show you how to properly learn this tune. That means breaking down the travis picking into our thumb + our fingers. And how to relate the thumb and fingers so the rhythm lines up properly. Let's learn how to play Freight Train on guitar!
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▶️ Freight Train Guitar Lesson Table of Contents
0:00 - Intro
0:47 - Freight Train Chords
1:36 - Travis Picking Ground Rules
3:10 - Thumb Demonstration
5:02 - Adding the Chords
9:24 - Playing the first 8 measures
10:00 - Learning the next 8 measures
14:00 - Freight Train Play along with metronome, 80bpm
15:00 - Tips & Resources
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Excellent lesson.

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Very good instructions!

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Do you have any lessons for a beginner?

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That was for the beginner 😊

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