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Old 11-28-2016, 01:28 PM
Bill Nye Bill Nye is offline
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Default Cumberland Gap Fingerpicking Tab?

I've been looking everywhere for a cumberland gap fingerpicking tab. One of my favorite songs is the Mike Seegar rendition of this song but I am too noob to tab this out myself.

Anyone know a location to find a tab similar to this version?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0czhkZJIUUY
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Old 11-28-2016, 02:12 PM
Wyllys Wyllys is offline
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I've been looking everywhere for a cumberland gap fingerpicking tab. One of my favorite songs is the Mike Seegar rendition of this song but I am too noob to tab this out myself.

Anyone know a location to find a tab similar to this version?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0czhkZJIUUY
Mike is using a basic technique brought to the fore by Maybelle Carter.

Melody (lead) is played with the thumb, rhythm fills done with (primarily) index finger brushing. Melody requiring use of the B and/or E strings generally get picked with a finger...one way or another. Up pick, down pick or brush, it's pretty much an individual thing.

The "banjo-ness" of the arrangement comes from hammering on and picking off.
The whole thing can pretty much be done with the fretting hand holding an C chord with the a>c 5th string hammer on giving you a minor/major feel.
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