Thanks! I think you're right! I see that it does not have the one and a half fret but TT seems to do just fine without it! I love how he plays it.
Freight Train Tab
I think it's a Blue Lion
Freight Train #mountaindulcimer #dulcimer #talmadge #music #gratefuldead #elizabethcotten
Thank you! Thank you!
If anyone out there does know the TT video of this song, any idea what kind of md he is playing? It has a beautiful rich tone.
Hi Catherine. First, I moved your question from the Site Questions Forum, which is intended for questions about this site (how to upload pictures, how to start a forum discussion, etc.) to the General Music Discussion Forum. There is also a Group called "Help Me Learn This Song" which would be a good place to ask this question.
Secondly, I don't know the specific video you mention, but you can find the melody for Freight Train in either DAd or DAA. If you play in DAA, the melody would start on the 7th fret and begin 7 - 5 - 4 - 3. If you play in DAd, it would start 4 - 2 - 1 - 0 and then move to the second to the second fret of the middle string.
If you are playing with chords, the key to that song would be using a 2 - 2 - 2 F# chord for the "please don't tell them" part.
If someone doesn't beat me to it, I'll try to post a video or some tab later on. (I'm still at work right now.)
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In searching for a md version of freight train, I happened upon a video of Talmadge Taylor playing it. He sounded great but I couldn't figure out what tuning he was using. Does anyone have any idea? Or where I could find a md tab for the song?
I haven't posted in a long time, so can't remember it this is the right place to ask a question! Apologies, it it's not.
Thanks,
Catherine
