OLD SCHOOL Acoustic Blues Travis Picking on a Martin Guitar

When I was arranging this song, 9Pound Hammer, I wanted to blend a few of my favorite versions together. I always loved the original Merle Travis version, which is intricate, articulate, and upbeat. But I also love the swanky, laidback vibe of Mississippi John Hurt s version. Aside from the tempo and swing, Merle used a thumb pick, and John Hurt used the flesh of his thumb. The slinky strings on John Hurt s version also helps give more of a funky, drunk feel to it. So I tuned this Martin SC13e down a half step, ditched the thumb pick, kept the uptempo feel, and alternated between the Travis picking ragtime feel, and the boogie feel. If you want tabs for this arrangement, make sure you let me know in the comments TUNING: Standard Tuning Down a Half Step GEAR: Martin Guitar SC13E Acoustic Electric Guitar Fishman Music Pickup System CEntrance R4R Mixerface Mobile Recorder To support this channel get exclusive content perks: PATREON: http