Freight Train - (as Elizabeth Cotten played it)

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Published May 28, 2026

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In today's guitar lesson we learn how to play "Freight Train" the way Elizabeth Cotten played it. While there are countless covers of this blues fingerpicking classic, I recommend starting with the original to really get the essentials down. Cotten plays with a fluid and fast travis-picking style that closely mirrors the vocal melody.

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