Freight Train

Spur 1 Tablature

♩ = 104 bpm - 4/4 time

As a preview of what's available in FATpick's song catalog, the following is a plain-text rendition of the tablature for track 1 of "Freight Train" by Elizabeth Cotton from the album Fingerstyle Guitar. This tab is written for a 6-string guitar in the Standard (EADGBe) tuning. For help interpreting this notation, see How to Read Guitar Tablature.

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