Freight Train by Elizabeth Cotten - Fingerstyle Guitar Lesson

Here's how to play Freight Train by Elizabeth Cotten on guitar. Hope you enjoy!

0:00 - Demo
0:34 - Overview/Tuning
1:12 - C/G Chord (Bars 1 - 2)
3:07 - G7 Chord (Bars 3 - 6)
5:33 - C/G Chord (Bars 7 - 8)
6:36 E7 Chord (Bars 9 - 10)
7:49 - F Chord (Bars 11 - 12)
8:52 - C/G - G7 (Bars 13 - 14)
10:09 - C/G (Bars 15 - 16)
11:13 - Final 8 Bars Play Through
11:47 - E7 Chord (Bars 17-18)
12:51 - Final 6 Bars (19 - 24)
14:01 - Final Play Through
14:45 - Outro

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[lengilbert]

Totally agree with most of your clients comments. I'm so impressed, 76 yrs and an intermediate. first real stab at fingerpicking your teaching style is TOP NOTCH!

[DDubGuitar]

Fantastic lesson. I've always wanted to learn 'Freight Train' and this got me up to speed quickly!

[barenecessitiesboilercare]

Nice work buddy. Your lessons are so comprehensive. Bloody love it. 👍👊

[jamustalha-dean]

Best teacher ever. The only channel I've ever pressed the notification bell. From the way you play one can really feel the passion and enjoyment you get from playing the songs. You're the best man

[nicolen.]

This Elizabeth Cotten's classic isn't very easy. But I'm working on it. Having a late start, my tendinitis hinders my fingerstyle.
I appreciate your lessons, Chris. Thanks 🎶🎶🎶

[skateNZ]

Most people say this takes months to learn and your video helped me get it down in 2 days!!! ( I’m beginner and hardly even know how to finger pick )

[dexterbonaparte]

this was awesome, i cant agree with the thumb thing lololol, but everything else i can. good video, im still learning. thankyou man!

[FlatfootJohnny]

Nice one. Great lesson Thanks... next is to try to learn it with the guitar upside down 😄

[zedizdead]

Pretty awesome digestible tutorial! thanks mate

[andreaboaretto]

Fantastico song! Many tanks for the video, greetings from Italy... I like this channel

[aidenmohrmann]

You always have made these tutorials right. Thank you, as always

[MarkEWallace]

Hello. I am considering purchasing the tab. Is it done in the original alternate tuning, or in standard tuning? I wouldn't want to follow your video lesson in standard tuning but then tab in alternate tuning.

Thank you.

[JFridGuitare]

Que de bons souvenirs liés à ce morceau ! Bravo 👍

[martinevans]

Thanks, brilliantly explained as ever. Any tips for quick chord change from C/G to E7, finding it difficult to change, I suppose it's just continual practice?
Martin from Sutton coldfield

[ceed]

thank you so much for all your effort, I love every tutorial!
could you please make a lesson on something so right by Paul Simon? that would be awesome

[simonrhett]

Great video! Would love to see William Powell by Leo Kottke

[flyawayhorses]

Superb lesson, even if I can't fret with my thumb!

[Damien_x]

This song was written in 1904... Let that sink in🤓

[haggishead]

Why are all the comments praising the teacher? A bit pointless in my opinion.