6 Levels of Acoustic Blues Guitar!

6 levels of complexity playing the folk/blues song Freight Train! From the basic chords to totally crazy. All tabs available on my Patreon page!
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Collings OM2H

0:00 level 1
0:59 level 2
1:55 level 3
2:54 level 4
4:10 level 5
5:50 level 6

Hi, my name is Paul Davids! I am a guitar player, teacher, producer, and overall music enthusiast from the Netherlands! I try to inspire people from all over the world with my videos, here on YouTube.

Thank you for watching!
Paul

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[FlyingPowers]

Paul David: “Check out this cool little simple thing”

Also Paul David: proceeds to shred at levels previously unknown

[wizzio]

Looks like I'm early enough, I just wanna say I started looping after seeing you, I love the inspiration and motivation that your content and playing give me. Thank you for making me a better guitarist Paul! Love from Romania

[radioactivel]

This style of playing is exactly what Mark Knopfler introduced me to. He taught me a lot of these folk music kind of techniques that totally blew my mind back then.

[Primez]

Paul Davids long ago entered the zone of... 'well I'll never be that good'.. this has well and truly cemented it.

[ARCHDEACONMUSIC]

Tommy Emmanuel is one of the very BEST guitarists I've EVER heard in my life. I had the opportunity to see him live once and even did a meet & greet with him as well. I had him sign my acoustic guitar and we took some pics...great experience all around as the concert was AMAZING as he's is absolutely PHENOMENAL live! Great video! :)

[RCSmiths]

Highly enjoy the contrast in content between each consecutive level. Makes every one vital from beginner to advanced players, and I will always appreciate a nod to Chet Atkins haha.

[caleb.lindsay]

Level 4 is so perfect. Everything fills its role so flawlessly. So full and awesome.

[collinw]

Sometimes I just let my fingers loose and they do what they want and I'm surprised how good it sounds. I've been playing for 40 years and there's a definite mental/physical release where my brain stops "thinking" and I just feel the music and my fingers do what I feel. Beginners won't understand this but after decades of playing it's like you hear something and your fingers just start playing it and you become one with the music. Like a connection between your heart/spirit and your body where the thinking part of your brain is bypassed. Those are the times when playing music becomes magical. Finger picking for me does this.

[quiteaskew]

Paul is at one with the soul of guitar, the technicality of guitar, the passion of guitar players... very inspiring

[AndreyMamontov]

The last level reminded me of Tommy Emmanuel live performances. Sounds really cool!

[georgewallace]

Hello there Mr. Paul Davids,
To borrow this moment, I have just recently followed your YT video’s, and
will join the “acoustic adventure” course I am very excited about.
I had some trouble sharing comments on the mini samples you’ve offered and wanted to comment here.
42yrs old American/Japanese raised in Japan, leaving my guitar collecting dust for 10+ yrs, and my oldest daughter, 13 this year wants to learn.

A little research brought me to your channel, and thank you, you have 2 new students now 😉👍🏻
Love the way you teach, Arigatou gozaimasu 🙏

[dplj]

Thank you teacher. Honoring the lady who wrote this, Elizabeth Cotten who fought for years to reclaim her song.

[telecasterplayer]

You sounded just like our hero, Chet Atkins. Excellent!

[TheRitter]

Hey Paul!
I have recently moved to the Netherlands from Ukraine.
Been a fan for like 6 years!
I saw you a few weeks ago near Rotterdam, You were on your bike!

[RyanYewell]

I play the guitar, much like a 2 year old plays the drums. So I cognitively understand what you are doing, but knowing how I struggle just to play some bar chords... I salute you. You. Are. Guru.

[adrianflachi]

I joined one of his courses, and I must say I am really happy with it! Not disapointed at all. It is very well structured, easy to follow. Really enjoying it!!!!

[dbriddie]

Steve Howe's "the clap" comes to mind here :-)

[mpilomavimbela]

Watching you play is always a bliss. Big up, Sir.

[killiaan]

Wow. Just mind-blowing. I thought I did a pretty good version of this, but I can see I have a long, LONG way to go!

[jamesbateman]

So good to hear freight train played beautifully. Tommy, Chet, really any fingerstyle player would have been proud to hear you play those with flair whilst keeping to the melody. Love your work Paul, all the way from Australia. P.S. That Collings sounds gorgeous.