Chords for Freight Train Guitar Lesson 1

_ _ _ _ _ _ C [C] chord _ and [G] G and _ _ _ G7
_ [B] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _ Okay, [N] before we get started on freight train
_ _ Someone was sharing with me [C] recently that [N] he's having problems getting his fingers to work independently of the thumb
_ _ What I would suggest is since I've already taught you the thumb picking pattern
Like for the key of C [C] the C chord _
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I
Would take my index finger here first second and third fingers and [Gm] do this
[C] Do _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [N] that about a million times?
Until you get used to it and then break it up
[C] _ _
_ _ same [Em] fingers same [N] same pattern same sequence and same strings
[Cm] third string G
Second string B.
[C] Which is actually a C note because you're on the C chord and then E first string _
And _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ then break it up _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ and just do that as a regular [N] daily
exercise you get used to
Doing something a little different with your fingers
_ [E] Falling on off beats _
_ freight [C] train _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ [E] _
[D] _ [Am] _ [G] _ [Fm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ [B] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[E] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] _ [Am] _ [G] _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [B] _ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ [G] _ [C] You
Key of [D] C is what [C] we'll do this in
_ Starting [N] here the little pinky on the first string E third fret
[C] _ And then lift
[Em]
And _ _ [D] _ [C] _ then little pinky on the [B] second string B [D] third fret
And then [E] lift and your first finger is already on the melody note
[Ab] So all you do is lift the little pinky [D] up
[C] And your thumb [Ab] picking pattern which by now you should [N] already be familiar with [C] is
You _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] can add a little harmony to it and that's all we'll do for this [N] lesson
_ _ [C] [E] So again that [N] exercise to try to teach the
Fingers to work independently [C] just do this
_ Breaking _ _ _ _ _ it up _ _ _ now a little speed Okay _ _ _
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