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John Prine's fingerpicking songs share some common threads. These next couple of videos are my attempt to respond to a number of requests for direction about how to play specific songs. Instead of trying to "teach" (which I'm not qualified to do) any one particular song, I've instead decided to share some of the insights I've gained while teaching myself a number of his fingerpicking songs over the years. This is part one of what I intend to be a two-part video. It's my hope that these videos will serve as a helpful introduction for others who want to figure out how to play versions of Prine's fingerpicking songs which are recognizably faithful to the original recordings. Which is all I've ever aspired to or ever done, by the way- I've probably never played a Prine fingerpicking song precisely the same as the original. Just somewhat recognizably faithful to, and in the spirit of the original. A good "Travis Picking" lesson with numerous video and audio examples: www.guitarland.com On YouTube, do a search for "travis picking' for other helpful lessons. YouTuber Justin Sandercoe teaches the Travis Picking fingerstyle method in this video- at times he unnecessarily "shows off" in my opinion by playing it really fast, but apart from that it's a good lesson: www.youtube.com Tommy Emmanuel discusses and demonstrates the alternating thumb style, giving a lesson to a live audience: www.youtube.com It's a helpful video and lots of fun, and in it he addresses how hard it can be at ...