Elizabeth cotten tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including freight train, wilson rag, mama your papa loves you, oh babe it aint no lie, freight train. Elizabeth cotten freight train guitar tab in c major. Elizabeth cotten freight train ukulele ultimate guitar. Composer of the perennial favorite freight train, she taught herself to play lefthanded on her older brothers guitar which was strung righthanded, leaving her playing not only lefthanded, but upside down as well, picking alternating bass with her index finger and melody with her thumb. Freight train guitar tab by marcel dadi with free online tab player. Her parents were george nevills and louise price nevills. This technique is a singlenote line played by the thumb that leads to the next chord and serves to break up the monotony of a repeated pattern. As far as i know this is the original recording, and the recording ive based my transcription on. Its my now favorite uke song and i have memorized it so i can play it any time and anywhere. Capo on 3 intro em x 8 i emjust came down from chippewa, had as cstation wagon and a hundred dollars dthinkin about the girl id lost a emyear before i hadnt seen her for some time, thought ci might go on by when your dmemory came floodin in and you emclosed that door chorus wish it was a em freight train baby, wish it was a cdiesel locomotive id come. Tommy emmanuel guitar tablature stay safe and healthy. Perhaps youll find something in the following freight train arrangement that will expand your idea of what can be done on four strings. Freight train elizabeth cottens essential fingerstyle.
Freight train cigar box ukulele lesson from onehand dan russell in this video lesson, dan shows you how to play the song freight train. Elizabeth cotten freight train chords ultimate guitar. Cotten, elizabeth freight train sheet music for guitar. While you can find most any song, be aware that the quality of these tabs vary with. C g7 one more place id like to be, g c one more place id like to see e7 f to watch them old blue ridge mountains climb, c g7 c when i ride old number nine. Traditional freight train chords, tabs, tablatures for guitar. Elizabeth cotten freight train sheet music for guitar. Print and download elizabeth cotten freight train guitar tab. Freight train elizabeth cotton, circa 19061912 recorded on 2004 smithsonian folkways recordings1979 folkways records intro. At age seven, cotten began to play her older brothers banjo. It involves playing a bass pattern with the thumb while plucking the higher strings with the index, middle and ring fingers. E lizabeth cotten was only 11 years old when she wrote freight train, around 1904. You can choose from these 3 freight train banjo tabs.
Youtube performance of freight train as arranged by ukulele mike lynch. One of those is the song freight train, which she wrote at the age of 14. Freight train is a short folk guitar piece that employs a technique known as a bass run. Freight train elizabeth cotten bytown ukulele group. E7 f please dont tell what train im on c g c so they wont know where ive gone. The other day i was browsing on you tube looking for a song and came across an old favorite, ashokan farewell.
Easily adjust the playback speed, practice with backing tracks, see freight train banjo chords. Freight train top older rock and pop song lyrics with chords for guitar, and downloadable pdf. Freight train ukulele peter paul and mary chords 24. The song goes on to become one of the most beloved folks songs of all time, covered by artists including peter, paul, and mary, bob dylan, jerry garcia.
And heres a great performance of the song when she was in her later years. Freight train in c by elizabeth cotten as played by jerry garcia cnglf c g7 g c freight train, freight train, run so fast. This one has a little more advanced chord progression, but its a great song to add to your toolbag. Ukulele chords left handed freight train elizabeth cotton chorus f c reight train, freight train, g g7 oing so fast, g7 c freight train, freight train, going so fast. F freight train freight train c goin so fast freight train freight train f goin so fast a7 please dont tell what bb train im on so they f wont know c7 where im f gone f freight train freight train c goin round the bend freight train freight train f comin back again a7 one of these days turn that bb train around. Freight train cigar box ukulele lesson from onehand.
All music transcriptions are available for download as pdfs. Freight train tab by marcel dadi songsterr tabs with rhythm. The song freight train by elizabeth cotten was my breakthrough fingerpicking song. Notice her lefthanded, upside down style bass is all played with the index finger, melody with the thumb. Elizabeth cotten 18931987 occupies a unique niche in american fingerpicked guitar. Long train runnin ukulele doobie brothers chords 548. Elizabeth cotten freight train ukulele explore tabs. Choose and determine which version of freight train chords and tabs by elizabeth cotten you can play. Freight train guitar tab by tommy emmanuel with free online tab player. Really fun to play a little faster than the original. Freight train is an american folk song written by elizabeth libba cotten, when she was a teenager, sometime in the early 20th century. Elizabeth cotten freight train acoustic guitar partitions.
It was written by elizabeth cotten when she was a teenager living in rural north carolina in the early 1900s. As the global ukulele player universe evolves, it constantly seeks out new approaches to the instrument. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to. Rusty draper freight train ukulele misc unsigned bands chords 12.
Full tablature arrangement of freight train is included in my solo ukulele instrumentals ebook 20 enlarged. Freight train tab by tommy emmanuel untitled acoustic. Freight train rock class 101 the best online ukulele. Tommy emmanuel tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including angelina, classical gas, borsalino, blue moon, freight train. Freight train chords and lyrics traditional song with lyrics and chords from american popular vernacular music, with downloadable pdf for printing. Freight train scruggs style, freight train melodic style, freight train single string style. This post features freight train with a link to the solo guitar tab travispicking and the sheet music chords, melody, and lyrics. Capo on 3 intro am x 8 i amjust came down from chippewa, had as fstation wagon and a hundred dollars gthinkin about the girl id lost a amyear before i hadnt seen her for some time, thought fi might go on by when your gmemory came floodin in and you amclosed that door chorus wish it was a am freight. A wonderful motivation for all of us had her first gig in public in the age of 68. Below is the lesson for freight train by elizabeth cotten. Original key c tuning regular tab notes a fine fourliner, even though initially with lyrics and midtempo, this is made for picking posers. This post features two travis picking patterns on guitar with tab, standard notation and chord diagrams.
C freight train, freight train, g7 coming round the bend, g7 freight. Elizabeth cotten according to wikipedia elizabeth nevills cotten was born in carrboro, north carolina, at the border of chapel hill, to a musical family. A vintageesque uke tune, this arrangement is filled with catchy melodies and challenging rhythmic work. Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. We have an official freight train tab made by ug professional guitarists. Music by paul james freight train and chet atkins trambone arranged by ian miller 1i t a b 44 gtr i lively bounce q 110 j v 3 v 0 v 2 c w 3 v 3 v 2 w 0 v 3 v 2 v 3 v 3 w 1 v 2 v 3 v v 2 g7 v h 3 c e v 3 v 4 f v 3 v 3 v 5 v 6 v 3 5i t a b u v 3 v 3 v 5 v 3 dm7 w 5 v 5 v 7 w 6 v 5 v 7 v 0 v 3 v 3 v 2 v 3 w v 0 v 2 c v h 0 c v 3 v 1 v 2 v 3. Freight train elizabeth cotten sue rogers posted on may 06, 2012 16. C g7 freight train, freight train, goin round the bend, g c freight train, freight train, comin back again e7 f one of these days turn that train around, c g7 c and go back to my home town. Mikes recording of it would be released by folkways records on the folksongs and instrumentals with guitar album. Ukulelezaza youtube freight train on ukulele with tab duration. Freight train by elizabeth cotten arranged for ukulele. But it wasnt until the 1960safter cotten was discovered by the seeger family and subsequently began her performing and recording careerthat the song became a staple of the folk and fingerstyle repertoire.