Cannon ball rag for guitar solo by merle travis skill level. All tracks were recorded using his famous gibson super 400 special with the bigsby tremolo. The merle travis guitar was released in the early 1950s and is, i believe, the first all instrumental album merle released. From merles 1968 instrumental album strictly guitar. These are flawless examples of merles groundbreaking guitar style and anyone who loves merles music must own this album. Jun 05, 2017 heres a sample from the real merle travis guitar, like father like son taught by thom bresh. Merle travis steel guitar rag sheet music notes and chords arranged for lead sheet fake book. All of the marcel dadi and other guitar tablatures shown below are in tabledit format. All the michel lelongs english guitar lessons on merle travis, chet atkins and jerry reed styles was. Download and print sheet music or learn how to play online. Merle travis and betty devere with the bronco busters download. Youve probably heard many of his coal miner hits, such as sixteen tons or dark as a dungeon.
Merle travis is famous for his masterful guitar playing and his interpretations of the rich musical traditions of his native muhlenberg county, kentucky travis. Guitar rag tab by merle travis guitar acoustic guitar. Merle travis guitar sheet music virtual sheet music. 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. Guitar rag by merle travis free download as pdf file. Cannon ball rag guitar lead sheet, as performed by merle travis. If you want to learn to travis pick, this book will tak. Print and download merle travis sixteen tons guitar recorded versions with tab. Steve rector tab tablature pdf guitar pro chords score music sheet. Print and download merle travis guitar style sheet music. These are flawless examples of merle s groundbreaking guitar style and anyone who loves merle s music must own this album. Includes guitar recorded versions with tab for voice, range. The steel guitar rag as sung by merle travis gbeen travelin around, seen many a town, maybe youll find im the d7kind of guy that gbrags. Merle travis guitar style by merle travis 19171983.
Or if you need beginner guitar lessons online, try. Guitar of merle travis stefan grossmans guitar workshop. The merle travis guitar was the great pickers first lp, a collection of 12 solo instrumental recordings that found him gracefully injecting a major dose of highpowered swing into a collection of familiar melodies, with a few travis originals thrown in for good measure. Merle travis, born in 1917 in rosewood, kentucky who was extremely successful singer songwriter with hits such as sixteen tons, dark as a dungeon and smoke.
As well, five rare performances from 1951 of merle travis playing nine pound hammer, lost john, john. Merle travis was so impressed by the craftsmanship of the neck of his guitar that he had bigsby make another neck for his martin d28 that we saw him perform with for so long. 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. Fingerstyle guitar by merle travis as played by steve. Type in an artists name or song title in the space above for a quick search of classic country music lyrics website.
But take it from me and g7see, ifc you dont aggree no melody rolls, like thatd7 ole steel guitarg rag. Includes rare footage of five performances by travis in 1951. Heres a guitar lesson that is a must for all fans of merle travis. This program, which allows you to input tablature for many stringed, and other acoustic instruments, and to print it out, as well as play it through your computers speakers and to export it as a midi file, can be obtained in demo form for free at tabledit. Merle travis guitar chords, guitar tabs and lyrics album from. Official, artistapproved notationthe most accurate guitar lead sheets on the web. Steel guitar rag lyrics and chords are intended for your personal use only, its a excellent country song cowritten and recorded by merle travis. Watch the video for steel guitar rag from merle traviss the best of merle travis for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
Suitable for intermediate or intermediate advanced players, includes pdf sheet music files. 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. Named after legendary country guitar virtuoso merle travis, travis picking is the most popular and commonly used fingerpicking technique. February 1, 2016 merle travis took the experiences of his early years growing up in muhlenberg county, ky. Merle travis the merle travis guitar vinyl discogs. Jun 25, 2019 get some travis picking under your belt. Merle travis 12 148 standard tuning 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 4 0 3 2 4 4 3 0 0 4 0 3 2 2 2 0 2 3 2 40 0 1 0 0 1 0 432 0 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2. Type in an artists name or song title in the space above for a. Jan 02, 2020 merle travis was so impressed by the craftsmanship of the neck of his guitar that he had bigsby make another neck for his martin d28 that we saw him perform with for so long. Watch the video for guitar rag from merle traviss strictly guitar for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Merle travis sixteen tons guitar tab in e minor download. Heres a sample from the real merle travis guitar, like father like son taught by thom bresh.
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, i am a pilgrim. When merle travis passed away in 1983, we lost one of. Guitar retrospective by merle travis on amazon music unlimited. Included are vintage photos, interesting annotations and some great travis guitar solos. Watch the video for guitar rag from merle travis s strictly guitar for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Merle travis the merle travis guitar 2009, cd discogs. Merle travis guitar lesson taught by michel lelong michel. Merle travis tabs guitar tabs with rhythm songsterr. A seminal, and hugelypraised set from one of the most influential musicians in country music. Transpose printable country composition or download, save as pdf.
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Download and print cannon ball rag sheet music for guitar tab by merle travis from sheet music direct. Top merle travis guitar sheet music start playing and learning music the fun way with sixteen tons for guitar solo. Cannonball rag in the key of g was one of these great instrumentals. The technique essentially involves alternating between different thumbpicked bass notes on the lower strings while the fingers pick out melody notes based on chord. Guitar rag guitar tab by merle travis with free online tab player. Mel bay this is a thorough study into the renowned travis picking guitar style done by merles kinfolk, tommy flint. Merle robert travis november 29, 1917 october 20, 1983 was an american country and western singer, songwriter, and guitarist born in rosewood, kentucky. Music notes for ebook and online audio sheet music by merle travis 19171983. Aug 12, 2009 from merle s 1968 instrumental album strictly guitar. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. 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. Download pdf the country fingerstyle guitar method. A jerry reed composition that was recorded by chet atkins on. The tablaturemusic are in pdf and the audio files in mp3.
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