Freight Train - guitar tab, notes, chords and lyrics
"Freight Train" was composed by American folk and blues musician Elizabeth Cotten. Although written in the early 20th century, the song wasn't released until the 1950s and can be heard on the album Folksongs and Instrumentals with Guitar (1958). It has become a common tune for guitarist to approach and mostly instrumental on a steel guitar.
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Freight Train
"Freight Train" tablature notation for guitar.
Tips on how to learn this song
"Freight Train" is performed with a melody in combination with bass notes played by the thumb. This can be tricky and an option is to start out by only playing the melody (see only melody version above). Over the bars 11 to 12, barring the first fret is recommended.
Key, time, tuning and tempo
Information about "Freight Train" considering musical key, time signature, tuning and bpm.
Key
The main presented version of Freight Train is played in the key of C.
Time signature
The song is played in 4/4 tempo.
Tuning
The song is normally played in standard tuning (EADGBE).
Tempo (BPM)
The tempo in beats per minute is 150 for the presented version.