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Alternating Thumb Fingerstyle- Lesson #3

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Expanding the territory! Let's tackle the G & F chords and start makin' some music!

Chet Atkins Chords Key of C Merle Travis technique

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  1. Gary Feldman ·

    Is there a jam track for this at a slower tempo? 90 is still a bit quick for me.

  2. Nate Overby ·

    That's the one that made me finally understand backup. Stick with it.

  3. Buddy Vann ·

    I had that exact problem. Turned out my thumb was anchoring in the wrong spot.

  4. Ben Clark Instructor ·

    Answered over in the tab thread too, but short version: play what's comfortable, the tab is a map not a law.

  5. Curtis Rhodes ·

    There's a slower jam track under the resources tab on this lesson, worth grabbing.

  6. Karen Doyle ·

    Recording yourself is humbling but it's the fastest fix I've found.

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