Best fingerpicking lesson on the whole Internet, period. Believe me, I have seen them all, David Hamburger is a rare combination of a great player who is also great at teaching.

@LecturasCOPpulsivas

Жыл бұрын

Efectivamente, así es. Después de mucho buscar he encontrado este vídeo y me ha aclarado muchísimo el trabajo que hay que hacer para "romper" esa barrera con la que nos enfrentamos cuando atacamos una pieza por primera vez. Entiendo que con la práctica se vuelve más sencillo, pero al principio no sabemos cómo hacer fluir la melodía y llevar el bajo a la vez. Es como separar el cerebro en dos partes y que cada una de ellas haga caso a parte de la mano y al pulgar por su cuenta. Complicado.😉

@markthomas207

8 ай бұрын

​@@LecturasCOPpulsivasYes, very well said.

You are a great teacher. Been playing and teaching guitar for 15years now but never seen anyone teach with as much clarity as you. No BS as well, straight to the point.

Great lesson. This is by far the clearest explanation of the process of breaking down a piece I've seen on-line.

I can't imagine a more thorough and clearer instruction on learning to master this classic, deceptively simple, Travis-picked song. Excellent!

What a brilliantly analytical presentation of this style! I particularly liked the reference to the inner voice of the guitar/chord.

Now I know why I found it almost impossible to change from my 60 odd years of finger picking, and if I may say so, quite good, to Travis style and also many times over that period as a kid hearing and trying to interweave Freight Train. Isn’t it just the best when someone, and in this case, not any old someone honours you with a Light Bulb Moment. Gift gratefully received David. Keb Jo. Nom de blues inspired by Keb Mo another hero.

What a great music, what a great teacher! Thank you, David.

I am revisiting this song on this episode. I "learned" it some time ago but the syncopation stuck with me better than I thought it would. I remember, being my first attempt at Travis picking, this taking many hours of one section at a time. Now I am realizing I have a lot of work left to do on this song to get the fingering cleaned up and getting control of the volume/emphasis of the each of the notes. There is getting everything memorized and then there is playing the touch David has. I love this song. :)

I've heard Tommy Emmanuel say to learn Freight Train in order to start the road to fingerstyle. Of all the tutorials on this tune David's method is by far the best. Syncopation has been the bain of my finersyle path.

Great lesson, David. Well broken down and clearly presented. I love this style of playing guitar. Thank you!

I like your slow approach. I like your explanation of why.

By far the most systematic & best step by step method to approach this wonderful song. Thank you so much for breaking it down so easy. God Bless you more abundantly

This is the best explanation of this I have ever come across. I try and play finger style songs and struggle to get them to sound propped. This will help a lot. Thank you.

You're a great teacher Mr Hamburger. Have been struggling with this song but this approach makes complete sense.

I just stumbled across you David. I really enjoyed listening to what you have to say. I learned to Travis pick from my older sister. But I appreciate the way you're bending my ear and I'm going to study this. Thank you

That is BEAUTIFUL instruction! Absolutely top notch. Thank you.

Great job! A lot of knowledge + Patience = Extraordinary Didactics! Thank you - Brazil.

Thankyou David, this makes total sense : ) your explanations are spot on

Man this is what I need. I struggled with learning Travis, but now I can’t get out of it. Drives me crazy.

Thank you soooo much for your very thorough, patient explanation.

Very helpful, thank you. I also want to say thanks for the good lighting and sound, both of which are very important to watch-ability.

Thank you also! I stumbled on also as well as my playing! Going to study all your posts 👍

Great video David . Very constructive and easy to follow.

I've been trawling though the Internet for guitar lessons for years and some are excellent and some pretty bad! But this man is the best teacher out there. superb

You are a great teacher. Many thanks for sharing. I want to get these essentials down, and then join the fingerpicking course.

What a great song - this is the one that got started on the Travis style. Still trying to get the feel right. If it can be done, it will happen with this kind of help.

You are a solid teacher man

excellent video sir thank you

I took a workshop with Pete Huttlinger several years ago and his presentation of "Freight Train" was far too rushed. I really appreciate your thorough teachers style. Thank you.

Really, just the best. Incredible.

What a great lesson. You are a great teacher ! Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦

@FretboardConfidential

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Awesome lesson!

Great explanation !! Thank you

Amazing sir as always, thanks from Manchester uk 😀👍❤️

@tomcoryell

2 жыл бұрын

City or United? I’m a Yank from the Mountain West in the US that watches waaaay too much UK television.😎 Also, I love all forms of guitar music.

Great lesson.

Brilliant brilliant brilliant

Excellent..that Martin could tell a story I think.

it must be a hell of a work to get this video done! thx, i learned a lot on this!

Great lesson. “Pattern”pickers (like myself) have difficulty overlaying melody on top of the pattern, especially if you’ve been doing this for a long time. If you find yourself in that group, this lesson may be the path out of this rut.

This is a awesome instruction on Freight train! It would be cool to have this as full blown F5 month.

Thank you … very helpful!

Muchas gracias por el vídeo. Thank you very much!

great tutorial. tnx for sharing

Nice lesson

Thank you David. I have been doing your finger style blues lessons on Truefire but I gave them a rest for a couple of weeks and I've been trying to learn this. It's been challenging but great. I love this arrangement of Freight Train. I noticed Elizabeth Cotton does a few bends also. Are there tabs available for this?

One can pass a whole life studying variations on Freight Train. Truth I recently learned

I just keep going back to that improvisation you did the second time you played through (around :35). I want to do that!

@johnbuell8035

2 жыл бұрын

00:35

@joelhague5515

2 жыл бұрын

David is crazy good, he will sneak up on you, suddenly you're thinking, "Damn, this guy can play." He has a giant bag of moves.

Excellent lesson and teaching style! I struggle with right hand muting because I feel so much tension when attempting it. I'm used to a more classical right hand position and, when I try to roll or twist the hand to mute the bass, it feels so tense and stressed. Is there a lesson of yours that might help?

Dave, love your stuff. YOu seem to popping that rugzht hand thumb with ease. May I ask which string gauge your'e using?

@FretboardConfidential

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Adam! You certainly may :-). They're John Pearse Phosphor Bronze Lights, with a .012 on top, and they're probably a year or two old, so maybe that's what gives them that vibe...Love your work as well!

Hmmm..LightBulb Moment...ill have to try this...who was first??? Cotton or Travis...Cotton Style

A great tutorial video.I'd be interested, as a 79 year old, competent intermediate guitarist, to learn how long you guess it would take me, say, playing an hour a day, to master this song?

The first minute is by far one of the most surprising pieces of music to me. Everything happens within the first three frets but it sounds so complex. Oh my ...

@FretboardConfidential

Жыл бұрын

As my kid would say, "open position, amiright?"

So is Travis picking essentially in 4/4 time signature? And other picking styles are used to. suit different time signatures?

Sir, I just discovered your channel! Is that a Martin "SIGMA" you're playing?

Is that a Martin D-18 being played?

I can keep the thumb going and all that...I just run out of ideas after about the 10th note.

What model is your Martin?

I was starting to think I was the only guy who used the ring finger on my picking hand.

Freight Train is my favorite Travis picking song of all time!...(I think it's amazing that Merle Travis only used his thumb and one finger when playing!)

@utahprepper8925

2 жыл бұрын

Like Doc.

@williewonka3574

Жыл бұрын

Actually it's a "Cotton" picking song.

When you play the F with your (~5:45 )thumb that sure looks like a F# - is your thumb angled backwards to sit behind the fret?

@gypsydavy708

2 жыл бұрын

I would say he is not, but you could work that F#dim into the mix as a passing chord between F and C.

@johnbuell8035

2 жыл бұрын

In terms of what he is teaching here, forget all about F# - it has no place here. Forget what you think you’re seeing and do whatever you need to do to play the F that is required.

@johnnyx9892

2 жыл бұрын

That’s what Tommy E does.

I've been thumb picking for almost 50 years and STILL cannot get my ring finger into the mix. It's as though it's someone else's finger when I try!

@mountainman4774

Жыл бұрын

Utah, remember that Rev. Gary Davis only used one finger. When asked why, he said, “One is enough."

Good information but too much talking. More showing and less talking please. Thank you.

I know it's wrong, but all I can think about is stealing his guitar.

You’re not even doing Travis picking so you can’t fix it

Hi, with all due respect, what you're playing is not really a Travis Picking mode or modes, I was taught a Travis Picking mode about 50 years ago when I was in my 20's and there's a well-defined picking technique of not only the thumb, but the rest of the fingers as well, what I'm seeing and hearing is you're playing a Travis thumb but the rest of the fingers are improvising, nothing wrong with that, it would help if you could actually show a proper Travis pick and how you've made it your own.

sorry but i can't concentrate as that has to be the worst sounding dead and frett buzzy martin i have ever heard....vintage isn't always better

@steveavant9727

Жыл бұрын

If you’re referring to the bass notes, he’s intentionally muting those. The treble notes ring out and sound great.

@williewonka3574

Жыл бұрын

Chester said "all mistakes are intentional".

Teaching style is great but your changed version of the melody is distractring