Cannonball rag guitar tab by merle travis with free online tab player. Originally written by kennedy jones and popularized by merle travers. This is chet atkins and his fingerstyle guitar friend and protege jerry reed, performing a song chet he first heard performed by his primary guitar role mentor and close friend, the late merle travis, also a hero of reeds. Instead of focusing on travis revolutionary playing, the set runs through his hits and novelty songs, which all emphasize his vocals.
Learn chord progression for the tune, chord shapes and basic picking pattern. Surprise your audience with the brilliant piece by merle travis for guitar chords. Merle travis comes immediately to mind when one thinks of successful country artists whove had a major impact on oldtime music. In next the video, well put the melody on top of that. Digital download by merle travis and mac robertson. Merle travis cannonball rag country music experience. Watch the cannonball rag online guitar lesson by truefire from play acoustic guitar 10. Cannon ball rag guitar solo sheet music cannon ball rag for guitar solo by merle travis skill level. Merle travis originally did high noon do not forsake.
Rhinos the best of merle travis may contain all of his big chart hits, but its a misleading collection. Merle travis cannonball rag with tommy emmanuel duration. Cannonball rag by kennedy jones guitar rag by amos johnson. Song cannonball rag instrumental artist merle travis. His songs lyrics often discussed both the lives and the economic exploitation of american coal miners. The folk songs of merle travis dvd grossmans guitar workshop. Cannonball rag tab by merle travis acoustic guitar. Complete song listing of merle travis on merle travis songs list covid19. Unlike the rigors of learning travis instrumentals such as cannonball rag, the accompaniments merle played on such gems as dark as a dungeon and i am a pilgrim are easier to grasp and are an excellent introduction to his famous technique. He carried his kentucky folk music traditions with him. Tommy emmanuel by quentin callewaert from desktop or your mobile device. Cannon ball rag sheet music merle travis guitar tab. The main issue i have with this book is that it doesnt contain a whole lot of travis famous guitar solos, with the notable exception of cannonball rag, the transcription of which i dont find to be very accurate, to tell you the truth.
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There are several more verses that i hope to show you. Merle traviscannonball rag free download as pdf file. This is a tutorial for the live version he did on the porter wagner. Merle travis sheet music to download top quality pdfs. Merle robert travis november 29, 1917 october 20, 1983 was an american country and western singer, songwriter, and musician born in rosewood, kentucky. Includes rare footage of five performances by travis in 1951. All in all, this is the sort of nofrills career retrospective that we need a lot more of. Do you have any questions or requests about merle traviss music repertoire, merle. Thom bresh the real merle travis guitar dvd heres a guitar lesson that is a must for all fans of merle travis. Merle travis and betty devere with the bronco busters download. The folk songs of merle travis dvd grossmans guitar. The merle travis collection guitar recorded versions. Travis cannon ball rag sheet music for guitar solo lead sheet.
Teaches seven of travis greatest instrumentals, including fuller blues, blue bell, saturday night shuffle, cane break blues, memphis blues, cannonball rag, and walkinthe strings. Merle travis tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including blue smoke, cannonball rag, cane break blues, ill see you in my dreams, nine pound hammer. Download and print sheet music or learn how to play online. Pdf download travis picking instructional guitar bookcd download full ebook. Merle travis was born in 1917 and raised in the coalmining county of muhlenberg county, kentucky, an area that. Among his many wellknown songs are sixteen tons, reenlistment blues, i am a pilgrim, and dark as a dungeon. Merle traviss son takes you on a stepbystep guide through his fathers picking technique. Download and print cannon ball rag sheet music for guitar tab by merle travis from sheet music direct. Dvdthe real merle travis guitar like father, like son. Cannon ball rag guitar lead sheet, as performed by merle travis. For best effect muffle the bass strings with the heel of your palm.
His instrumental prowess is legendary, but he was also a gifted songwriter, performer, and storyteller with a deep knowledge of. Learn how to play merle travis songs for piano online. Merle travis cannonball rag guitar pro tab with free online tab player, speed control and loop. Choose and determine which version of cannonball rag chords and tabs by merle travis you can play. Way down in ol kentucky theres a fella mighty lucky by the way he makes a guitar moan hangin round, singin round a country store pickin like a chicken, pickin up corn. Merle robert travis november 29, 1917 october 20, 1983 was an american country and western singer, songwriter, and guitarist born in rosewood, kentucky, united states. Cannonball rag by merle travis on classical guitar including free. Advanced fingerstyle etudes cannonball rag performance is a video guitar lesson presented by alonzo pennington and is sourced from kentucky thumbpicking handbook. Merle robert travis was an american country and western singer, songwriter, and musician born in rosewood, kentucky. Your goal is to play this very fast, but do it slow while learning. Click the button to download cannonball rag guitar pro tab download guitar pro tab. Cannonball rag merle travis page 2 of 6 generated using the power tab editor by brad larsen.
Songs include guitar rag, cannonball rag, walking the strings, ill see you in my dreams, bugle call rag, farewell my blue belle, and hangin with the girls i know. Guitar rag he gets a moanin a tone, he makes it grumble and e groan b when he gets to pickin and a pluckin the strings he can make a deacon do the. Print and download the cannonball rag sheet music in pdf. Download and print cannon ball rag sheet music for guitar solo lead sheet by merle travis. Michael ochs archivesgetty images named after legendary country guitar virtuoso merle travis, travis picking is the most popular and commonly used fingerpicking technique.
Cannonball rag is known as the thumbpickers national anthem or so its called in the picking circles. Cannonball rag music by merle travis 114 266 standard tuning 1 capo. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Merle traviscannonball rag guitar family instruments guitars. The only son of the legendary guitarist merle travis gives us an indepth look at the famous technique that changed the course of guitar history. Merle travis cannon ball rag sheet music pdf notes, chords. Merle travis, joe maphis country guitar giants 1979. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we. Official, artistapproved notationthe most accurate guitar lead sheets on the web.
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