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Cannonball Rag - Merle Travis (With Tab) | Watch and Learn Travis Picking Guitar Lesson

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Here's how I play the thumb picker's anthem; Cannonball Rag. I worked this song out many years ago, but recently I saw Tommy Emmanuel play a version for Guitar Centre which had a few runs, fills and embellishments that I decided to pinch and add to this version. As with all these tunes, I'd recommend learning it slowly, but once you've got all the positions memorised, a good tempo to build it up to, would be around say, 190-220 bpm. Having said that, this tempo is still a fair bit slower than the lightning speed Tommy plays it at!
Be sure to try and copy the chord shapes I'm fretting, as well as following the tabs, because some of the notes that the thumb pick catches on the down sweep, are not tabbed out, as it would make the tab quite confusing to follow. If you're having trouble catching all the notes for the fast runs, you can always slow the speed of the video down in the KZread player settings (it's the little wheel icon you need to click on, then adjust playback speed).
Best of luck and have fun with it :)
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  • @rxw5520
    @rxw55203 жыл бұрын

    Oh my god I thought I was taking crazy pills because all the tabs on google are wrong. Thank you for posting an accurate one. This instantly unlocked this song for me.

  • @dringled7046
    @dringled7046 Жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful song... dreamt of playing this since I first heard it 20 years ago. My playing is finally good enough to give this a good shot. Thank you for this video!!!

  • @alrikboe8165
    @alrikboe81652 жыл бұрын

    It's so pleasing when you find a accurate tab. Thanks

  • @CamiloJamesGuitar

    @CamiloJamesGuitar

    2 жыл бұрын

    My pleasure man 🙏

  • @JackTheSkunk
    @JackTheSkunk Жыл бұрын

    Perfect tempo. Alot of guys play it too fast. Good job young man.

  • @paddyotoole2058
    @paddyotoole20582 жыл бұрын

    This is truly marvellous. It’s such a great resource to have this played so fluidly and all tabbed out for everyone to learn and enjoy. Thank you.

  • @guitarado
    @guitarado2 жыл бұрын

    finally i´ve found a perfect lesson with tab, thanks

  • @hughjanus1158
    @hughjanus11583 жыл бұрын

    This guy deserves a medal!!!!

  • @CamiloJamesGuitar

    @CamiloJamesGuitar

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man, I'll take it! 🏅

  • @00797jerry
    @00797jerry3 жыл бұрын

    This was my song request a few videos ago ;) Amazing! Thank you :)!

  • @marc6p6l6
    @marc6p6l63 жыл бұрын

    THANKS ALOT FOR THE TABS IM GONNA CRY!!

  • @tylery3082
    @tylery30823 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much, man! I learned this song by just watching a few people play it, but I could never get some of the notes that you put in your tabs. Thanks, man!

  • @cremebrulee6667
    @cremebrulee66673 жыл бұрын

    YEAH BABY

  • @mathewkuruvilla5022
    @mathewkuruvilla50223 жыл бұрын

    Superb playing, as always. Cheers😊

  • @mitchellparrish7919
    @mitchellparrish79193 жыл бұрын

    thank you!

  • @MrJackchap
    @MrJackchap3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for these lessons....trying to get this and baby’s coming home...👍

  • @DC180
    @DC1803 жыл бұрын

    You inspired me a lot to get back into my guitar playing.... BIG Thanks Camilo

  • @joellinden5829
    @joellinden58293 жыл бұрын

    Big thanks for this one. Really enjoy your versions of Travis. It would be great to see your take on Chets Caravan.

  • @MassacrisM
    @MassacrisM6 ай бұрын

    My left hand thumb is dead but it was worth it. Thanks a bunch.

  • @turrafirmaguitarchannel
    @turrafirmaguitarchannel2 ай бұрын

    I will tackle this, nice playing and tone 🫡

  • @inchworm9311
    @inchworm931111 ай бұрын

    thanks, your playing is top notch! had a blast learning this one

  • @fritzschnitzmueller3768
    @fritzschnitzmueller37683 жыл бұрын

    Nice thanks for doing vids again

  • @raydavidson5577
    @raydavidson55773 жыл бұрын

    That sounds amazing 😍

  • @emlyngriffith5846
    @emlyngriffith58463 жыл бұрын

    Great playing as always....I can play most of it but I need to practice those runs and banjo rolls! 👍

  • @JoseAzul
    @JoseAzul3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome job man! To me it's harder to play it slow, but your transcription it's brilliant!

  • @dieselman7453
    @dieselman74533 ай бұрын

    Just amazing thanks I’m on your patreon can’t wait to learn this one cheers cam

  • @walterbriggs272
    @walterbriggs27211 ай бұрын

    Thank you, I can clearly see the chords in this presentation

  • @chantalmarcano5945
    @chantalmarcano59453 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant guitar playing Camilo! Such a beautiful sound you get from the instrument! Bravo!

  • @CamiloJamesGuitar

    @CamiloJamesGuitar

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much Chantal! All my love to you and your boys 😄

  • @emilbg8429
    @emilbg84293 жыл бұрын

    Yeah!!!

  • @TheMediterranean1
    @TheMediterranean13 жыл бұрын

    Smashing stuff CJ.

  • @coyote-8627
    @coyote-86273 жыл бұрын

    fantástico!!! ahora a practicar, practicar, practicar...... gracias

  • @nancydevlin65
    @nancydevlin65 Жыл бұрын

    argh...... so not there yet, but yesh, that's the style I'd love to learn to play! thank you!

  • @JimObsolete
    @JimObsolete3 жыл бұрын

    vERY nice version

  • @MGWAIKIDOJITSU
    @MGWAIKIDOJITSU Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic rendition 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @bryani.
    @bryani.3 жыл бұрын

    1.5x speed for Tommy's playing in his tutorial, 1.75x speed for how fast Tommy plays it live :P Also, thanks for the transcription. Fairly accurate and saved me a bit of time for a couple sections :)

  • @UKdavidmartin

    @UKdavidmartin

    2 жыл бұрын

    "fairly accurate" ? what a douche .. this piece is played differently by everyone, even Merle played it differently .. if you knew anything about accuracy, would could have figured it out yourself .. moron

  • @soofitnsexy

    @soofitnsexy

    Жыл бұрын

    tommy is awful at most chet travis tunes.....he thinks he has to play it 10 times faster

  • @stogies3
    @stogies33 жыл бұрын

    Awesome

  • @caligulajones1237
    @caligulajones12375 ай бұрын

    and the TABS !! youre my hero

  • @belascialoja4812
    @belascialoja48123 жыл бұрын

    Super good job! Keep it up, Cam.... : )

  • @-musiccinema1970
    @-musiccinema19703 жыл бұрын

    Awesome Always bro!!

  • @soofitnsexy
    @soofitnsexy Жыл бұрын

    love this extreme slow version...all the new guys today play it like on cocaine

  • @MGWAIKIDOJITSU

    @MGWAIKIDOJITSU

    Жыл бұрын

    😅😅😅😅😅😅 haaaaaaaaa

  • @qldu13780
    @qldu137803 жыл бұрын

    Nice job 👍👌👊👊👊

  • @tonyhughes747
    @tonyhughes7473 жыл бұрын

    Love it

  • @itwaspunk3977
    @itwaspunk39773 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic as always... now I can learn it 😐

  • @davidecit3442
    @davidecit34423 жыл бұрын

    WOW

  • @jagercaster
    @jagercaster3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome 👍

  • @stanleyprager5876
    @stanleyprager58762 жыл бұрын

    Merci ! Tout simplement !

  • @robharris6874
    @robharris68742 жыл бұрын

    Good stuff mate been learning this lick through Joe R & this has put the finish on it !!

  • @soofitnsexy

    @soofitnsexy

    2 жыл бұрын

    whose joe r? rogan?

  • @00big_chungus00
    @00big_chungus003 жыл бұрын

    I love you

  • @patrickmartin2942
    @patrickmartin29423 жыл бұрын

    Dude you’ve been such a huge help In learning these Travis picking songs. You must have studied music at school or something. You can tell you just have a deep understanding of the instrument. Always look forward to new videos from You. Cheers

  • @CamiloJamesGuitar

    @CamiloJamesGuitar

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your kind words Patrick :) I'm actually self taught, but have been playing as long as I can remember so I'm sure that has helped!

  • @eugeneonion

    @eugeneonion

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CamiloJamesGuitar that is very inspiring to be honest. How old are you?

  • @soofitnsexy

    @soofitnsexy

    Жыл бұрын

    @@eugeneonion hes 14

  • @johnsimmons6136
    @johnsimmons61363 жыл бұрын

    Kick ass man!

  • @tommyfurrier6074
    @tommyfurrier60743 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful as always. Great tab too

  • @danradu231
    @danradu2312 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this! Crisp, clear and at a good learning pace.

  • @tribalhunter2978
    @tribalhunter29783 жыл бұрын

    I will be trying this after I learn deep river blues by doc Watson

  • @tribalhunter2978

    @tribalhunter2978

    3 жыл бұрын

    Its time to tackle this challenge

  • @duellingscarguevara
    @duellingscarguevara Жыл бұрын

    So, this is the guy the Stratocaster was invented for?.😊

  • @seamusbrowne4909
    @seamusbrowne49092 жыл бұрын

    Virtuoso.😎😎😎

  • @uzitimberg912
    @uzitimberg9122 жыл бұрын

    wow

  • @robmarvin568
    @robmarvin5683 жыл бұрын

    Superb playing as always! Really enjoy your tutorials man and I’ve been wanting one on this for ages. Once again, you’re the man to come to. May I ask how long you have been playing for? And more specifically, this kind of fingerpicking style of playing? Keep up the good work!

  • @CamiloJamesGuitar

    @CamiloJamesGuitar

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hey thanks Rob! I’ve been playing guitar all my life really but Travis picking since around 2007 :)

  • @gillesmerlier4382
    @gillesmerlier43823 жыл бұрын

    Géniale ! J’adore

  • @jackjohnson7207
    @jackjohnson72073 жыл бұрын

    If you put the guitar tab slightly above the bottom, the little menu bar which pops up wouldn't block out the tab if someone wants to pause it and look.

  • @aung1406
    @aung14063 жыл бұрын

    I'm getting spongebob vibe. I need to buy thumb pick from local store and learn this already:

  • @blindpink
    @blindpink Жыл бұрын

    Can you put the tabs on the top so when paused we can see them ? thanks.

  • @Youtubeguy543
    @Youtubeguy543 Жыл бұрын

    Pretty

  • @StigmaShadow
    @StigmaShadow3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man, I've been learning a few songs through your videos. Can you do Blue Smoke some time?

  • @CamiloJamesGuitar

    @CamiloJamesGuitar

    3 жыл бұрын

    Playing with a thumb pick is best for this style :) I don't know that one, but maybe one day!

  • @stephenchaulker5521
    @stephenchaulker55213 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely fantastic...very very nice !! What kind of Thumbpick is that ? 🎸🎼🎵🎶

  • @CamiloJamesGuitar

    @CamiloJamesGuitar

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Stephen! It's a Dunlop medium :)

  • @0yasu0
    @0yasu03 жыл бұрын

    Please tell us the model of the guitar you are using in this video.And please tell me the string action.

  • @gislonsantos8926
    @gislonsantos89262 жыл бұрын

    🤩🙏🏾

  • @JimObsolete
    @JimObsolete3 жыл бұрын

    vERY NICE VERSION....LOOKS TOUGH...WILL TRY

  • @maurovanzani255
    @maurovanzani2553 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot. You have done a great job!! Just a small detail… in the 19th measure (0.45) I also hear the D sound when you play (3rd string 7th fret with the 4th sting 6th fret together?), I can’t see it in the tab.

  • @CamiloJamesGuitar

    @CamiloJamesGuitar

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey Mauro, yeh that's right, all through the tune there are some extra notes that the thumb pick catches which I didn't write out as I felt it would make the tab look a little messy. Just copy the chord shapes and dig in with the thumb pick when needed! Thanks!

  • @maurovanzani255

    @maurovanzani255

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@CamiloJamesGuitar that's reasonable. Thanks a lot

  • @tasosdiaforetico7377
    @tasosdiaforetico73773 жыл бұрын

    Hope U can break it down for your patreons, always great playing

  • @CamiloJamesGuitar

    @CamiloJamesGuitar

    3 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely, that will be the next Patreon breakdown! Thanks for watching 🙏

  • @tasosdiaforetico7377

    @tasosdiaforetico7377

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's great your working like a trojan how you remember all the pieces I'll never know rock on

  • @sblack48
    @sblack482 жыл бұрын

    On the first bar 2nd beat are you hitting both the 4th and 3rd string with the thumb? So the 3rd and the 7th at the same time? In your tab it doesn’t seem like the gstring is being played but I can clearly hear it.

  • @123ralen
    @123ralen3 жыл бұрын

    Nice....now...double tempo 👍

  • @robertfyfe6185
    @robertfyfe6185 Жыл бұрын

    What kind of guitar is that ! wow

  • @CamiloJamesGuitar

    @CamiloJamesGuitar

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! It’s a Maton ebg808 artist :)

  • @vincentsamoraj1203
    @vincentsamoraj12033 жыл бұрын

    gosh i feel like i’m going to break my thumb in bar 5 where you put it on the seventh fret, just me? ok :)

  • @Dark0neone

    @Dark0neone

    3 жыл бұрын

    You don't have to do that, it's a muting technique.

  • @Dark0neone

    @Dark0neone

    3 жыл бұрын

    It sounds cleaner when you do it, but you should focus on fretting first.

  • @vincentsamoraj1203

    @vincentsamoraj1203

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Dark0neone thank you for that, i’m glad you said that.

  • @goodyyy6171
    @goodyyy6171 Жыл бұрын

    Hah! I am done. Thank you very much! Only one question. How do you play that open G notes 1:04? Or my ears cannot hear them? When I listen Tommy Emmanuel I cannot catch that open G notes... What's the secret)))?

  • @CamiloJamesGuitar

    @CamiloJamesGuitar

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! You just have to sweep down a little with the thumb pick to catch more than one string 👍

  • @crazycat1345
    @crazycat13452 жыл бұрын

    nice job, but the single note section could use some work. Keep it up you are almost there.

  • @etiennelebien5670
    @etiennelebien56702 жыл бұрын

    le rythm Sur la tab???

  • @Semillaaa
    @Semillaaa2 жыл бұрын

    The chords please!!!

  • @roybiggums4609
    @roybiggums46092 жыл бұрын

    Wow this is impossible to play lol thanks though

  • @drewgarcia9823
    @drewgarcia98233 жыл бұрын

    I watched it at 1.25x speed

  • @seamusbrowne4909
    @seamusbrowne49095 ай бұрын

    Should learn to READ MUSIC!!!🤔🤔🤔

  • @pavelstrnad1212
    @pavelstrnad1212 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for this excelent break down, and all your amazing lessons... also the House of rising sun you nailed perfectly ...it is so motivating and helpfull! I´m glad I can support you a bit through Patreon ...I have been trying to learn fingerpicking for about 2 years and always thought this masterpiece must be very demanding so did not dare give it a try but I´m so happy to find out that it is in fact quite simple (in terms of fingerpicking style which is surely difficult itself) as long as you do not try to play the speed as TE does:-) IMHO this is one of the most thrilling and catching guitar songs ever written.... what a driving rythm & melody and fun to play!!! Please keep doing some fingerpicking lessons if you find time for that... it´s just a pity that there are no available tabs for all of the 17 fingerpicking covers you published but I´m hoping you will share them one day. BIG THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING!!!

  • @CamiloJamesGuitar

    @CamiloJamesGuitar

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your support and kind words Pavel! and just to let you know that tabs for everything on my channel are available through Patreon, details are on my Patreon homepage :)

  • @user-qe8pr1mn6h
    @user-qe8pr1mn6h Жыл бұрын

    🔥

  • @Ilikepicking
    @Ilikepicking3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome

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