5 Fingerstyle Songs You MUST Know • Guitar Lesson • Joe Robinson

[@Joe_Robinson]

What are you favorite fingerstyle songs to play?

[@udayanmustafi3963]

All of these 🎸

[@Paolo_DelaVega]

i just started learning your version of jingle bell rock . i still have 3 months before Christmas . wish me luck mate!

[@BlindLemonMeringue]

Great Dreams from Heaven and Oh Glory how happy I am, also How great Thou Art

[@Joe_Robinson]

@@Paolo_DelaVega You got this Paolo!

[@artemlitvinov3536]

My first big fingerstyle song was Countrywide by Tommy Emmanuel and I still enjoy playing it! Also Windy and warm is fun to play)

[@yjk22]

00:00 Freight Train 02:55 Windy and warm 05:40 Blackbird 07:00 Docs guitar 10:05 Cannonball rag

[@stringbender57]

Thanks for the time stamps!

[@anhleung7699]

Tks alot. It does help

[@kevh3239]

Thank you Joe , you have given me the inspiration to try and learn fingerstyle from a late age (53) . Your lessons are so good and your manner is so encouraging. I am truly thankful that I found you on youtube. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into your videos. You truly are an amazing talent. Please keep on posting .

[@ophiolatreia93]

Keep it up

[@zizouel6366]

If you follow his methodology, you ll definitely be one of the best guitarist out there

[@BongAlMisOr]

65 y/o here, started playing Freight Train some 40+ yrs ago but not fingerstyle and a bit incorrect melody, hahaha. It's time to start learning it right and in fingerstyle. Thanks a lot Joe!

[@rolandziemer3843]

This man sure can play the guitar

[@uvaldopequeno7409]

Thank you nails music.

[@kingrobert1st]

My 5 fav fingerstyle songs are: Streets of London, Alice's Restaurant, Bert Jansch's Anji, Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out and of course, Steve Howe's Clap.

[@gbuggy006]

Thanks so much Joe for mentioning the slow “couple of notes at a time” pace to learn fingerstyle. It’s been a super frustrating experience for me - as I expected to learn much faster than my brain & hands could process. Adjusting the expectations and going very S-L-O-W at the beginning is best!

[@DanielBerthiaume]

You're the best, everything is so clair. With a lessons like there's only one thing to do : pick-up our guitar and play.

[@sobeit1927]

I e been playing for decades and can tell you that “cannonball rag “ is as hard as hell !

[@googleboy7]

I loved Chef Atkins. I met him once in Wheeling WV, during my rock band years in the sixties. My dad was a Chet fan. When died in 1984 I started playing finger style and have played in churches for 30 years. Thanks for sharing your talent with us. Shalom/gw

[@MichelleKennedy-sd5yl]

Thanks for the help,you explained clearly for me, like the songs🎉

[@eidurnavkijd]

It's amazing seeing this guy playing a song probably for the hundred an one time and seeing him enjoying his own playing. But he is not the only one, I am enjoying it even more. I think he is one of the best out there. Wonderful.

[@RiccardoPareschi]

Hi Joe, I've discovery your channel about a couple of day ago during a research of a version of "Hit the road jack". As old electric guitarist (I'm 68) I've tried many times to learn the use of the thumb pick in Travis fingerstyle way. Is a pleasure to watch your videos and your way to play and to comunicate and you have give me the inspiration to try fingerstyle one more time. Thank you

[@gjwade1]

Great lesson! Thank you! 15:46

[@simondou6882]

I love those harmonics in end or stop of first part demonstration.

[@Zach-ls1if]

One of my favorites, and the first fingerstyle songs I took on is Trambone. I'm three years into fingerstyle and basically am only comfortable with Trambone, Freight Train, and Windy and Warm, but they are such fun songs to play, and I'm beginning to be able to improvise a bit with them, put my own little twists on them. So yeah, it takes time and tons of effort, especially at first, it took me about two weeks to get the independent thumb thing down. It was so frustrating I literally had to put the guitar down every few minutes and take deep breaths, almost cried a few times lol. Cheers to everyone.

[@giovannilincoln9051]

Thank you from Belgium Joe

[@JoshGUITARofolo]

I could listen to you all day, man. Respect. 🤙

[@VintageFLA]

You are a good teacher of fingerstyle technique.Nice job.

[@martinetcheverry179]

Three words. You are awesome. Such a talent and the ability to share it. Thanks.....

[@breadzeppelin__]

Been playing fingerstyle for about two years now. Just smashed out freight train, moving on to windy and warm thanks for the list!

[@mcguire404]

very cool thank you. I've never heard windy and warm before. found my next goal.

[@nikkigrahonja2025]

i enjoy your style of teaching and love listening to you play.

[@philipcampion386]

Fantastic Joe. Very inspirational. Very practical. You've just won a new customer. Take care Philip

[@YogicBiker]

Hi Joe. It’s all making sense now. When I first saw you playing Freight Train in your promo for your Udemy beginners course, I thought it would be impossible for a beginner like me. But I’m seeing the progress and how all the steps fit together. The regular practice is showing results. I’m certain I’ll be able to play Freight Train by Thanksgiving! That’s a massive achievement for me. I’ve come a loooong way in a few short months that’s to you!

[@Joe_Robinson]

That is SO GREAT Selma!!!! I am so happy to hear that. Congratulations for sticking with it, I find that once it ‘clicks’ everything starts to become much easier. Thanks for letting me know, it means a lot. All the best to you!! Joe

[@r2_rho]

I've been watching you for years and was so excited when the first three were ones I already knew thanks to you! I've got two more to learn now!

[@dieterw7324]

Hi Joe, amazing and impressive.......wow

[@sndr_ln]

Thanks for the lessons, Joe! I love "Windy and Warm", but the most difficult for me is "The Big Quake" by Emil Ernebro, which I have been trying to play for more than six months)))

[@Paolo_DelaVega]

yeah Joe! you inspire lots of aspiring musicians out there, including myself. thanks for all your help 🙌🏻💯

[@sergiodamore8902]

Grazie mille 😊

[@cataldodettoaldo8902]

Bravissimo

[@raggmunken1958]

I have to buy a thumbpick and start learning. Nice hat Joe. Many thanks from Sweden!

[@robertlee8042]

Brilliant tutorial.

[@jakemf1]

Love this video

[@nuguitar4287]

thank joe

[@davemason6444]

Great list! I'd add "Dust in the Wind" as a good starting out finger style song (it was my first). Another one that's much better sounding than it is difficult to play.

[@danielkelley3886]

Joe, you're an inspiration for my age (12) and I've been wanting to learn fingerstyle and you help that a lot. Thank you and don't stop posting!😄🎸

[@Joe_Robinson]

Awesome Daniel!! Look forward to hearing you play!

[@jonatasmartinsalvespereira267]

Thank you, I was indeed wondering which songs to practice thumb picking. 👍

[@terryhazzard2676]

thanks

[@rollinOnCode]

i love all of these

[@ventilatro113]

SUPERB !!! 🥰

[@packiams4484]

Very nice

[@marmaladebrah]

Thanks mate!😊

[@craziehawk]

Thank you

[@58maurizio]

Bravissimo Joe

[@tasosdiaforetico7377]

Without nails your tone is outstanding, me and an old mate Slava Grigorian, essentially have claws, long thumb nail crucial for alzupua and rasquado, beautiful feeling and from me vids, very happy for U Joe, too play like this you need blunstones🎃

[@brigittetorres9745]

❤️🎶❤️ The opening notes of the video are so sweet that I would play them to a baby if had one ! A real lullaby this pretty song. Thank you Joe for your wonderful music 🙏🙏🙏

[@Rybanez120]

Agreed, as long as you don’t sing the actual lyrics to the song!

[@donaldrose5530]

Hi Joe I play some of the these freight train windy and warm way down town city of new Orleans all of me. Make me a pallet besame mucho and tico tico I love. Black dog blues trouble in mind one meat ball. I am trying not to use any picks just nails but i have good size hands and havent figured out how to right hand mute with out cramping my hand. Any ideas i know how to mute sort of other was. Any ideas?

[@tuanhuynh2493]

great, Thanks

[@paulroche8077]

Great lesson, thank you

[@geowhjr]

Jam man

[@robertlee8042]

Cannonball Rag makes you the world’s flashiest finger picker. Without a doubt. I am blown away by your power and TE’s power esp given you play bare fingered. I do too. I sound like a squeak compared to you guys before examine them technicals.

[@ricciardinicolas5887]

Mississippi John Hurt, You gotta walk that lonesome valley 😍

[@trueshura6722]

Cannonball looks so damn hard. Guess I’ll learn it

[@PardalRick]

Thankyou, Joe !

[@BlindLemonMeringue]

enjoyed the video, thank you. Will have a go at Freight Train

[@michaelstrickland6592]

Hi, Joe. Love your playing! Wildwood Flower is a good easy one.

[@parsnipfingers]

Great video. Thanks, Joe.

[@wildbanjobill]

Hey Joe, What can I say that has not already been said? I too love your playing. I am a 76 year old 5 string Banjo player that's been playing for 56 years. I just recently decided to learn Adkins style Guitar. Then I found you. WOW Chet Adkins on steroids. I've been watching you on youtube and Facebook. Practice has been going pretty good. I'm learning a little slower than I would have as a kid, but I'll get it. I have 2 Les Paul's and a Martin CS-00S-14 to learn on, so no problem there. I just have to be determined and not give up. Thanks so much for your help and inspiration. Bill

[@hipiboy79]

I went thru your 1st Udemy course, after going thru Tommy’s fingerstyle milestones truefire course. I’m intent on recording Freight Train & Streets of London….get them as best as I can and just record a video, as I notice I just forget the stuff if not played in a while!

[@SergeUnplugged]

Congrats on 50K subs ! 👏🔥🔥🔥

[@Joe_Robinson]

Thank you Serge!

[@amitmajumdar5580]

Beautiful, nice I love your finger style & easy to learn. Thank u Joe.

[@peterpedersen1641]

Hi Joe, love to watch your videos. This old dude, 66, like your friend Tommy E. have been a fingerstyle player since finding TE a couple decades ago. I went, WOW, of course. Now having met Tommy and also Mike Dawes a few times around the country as I travel. I have worked hard on these styles of picking. Your are certainly giving fingerstyle playing a new breath here. So the younger guys out there, TAKE HEED.... Joe is giving you free lessons here!!! Looking forward to catching up at a show you do near where ever I may be in the next year or so.... Keep it going, Joe... Nice. You are the new generation of top shelf players. Let me know when you are in the NYC area or Eastern Pa and I live in both areas. We have a nice recording studio at home here with a lot of trimmings. so you are welcome to stop by. Bring one of your Maton Guitars along... Happy New Year!

[@pastorfrankacolemanjr]

Thanks for sharing

[@ashraffayad]

Thanks Joe. You are such an inspiration. It's fun to watch you play

[@svendironheart6073]

Do you have tabs for Blackbird?

[@antoniorinaldi784]

Nice

[@illyzussmanreal]

Can you give us the tabs for windy and warm too?

[@TheCreativeCurator]

Learning so much from your KZbin Joe - thank you! I only discovered you because of Genevieve’s channel, who’s digital art tutorials I really enjoy too.

[@jaimealexisedades8871]

Great cascading harmonics Joe !!!! I want to learn that!!!

[@maurobarbieri4639]

Super!

[@hunterleonard7889]

so good mate. love your style and approach. hunter

[@leighannpoulle4095]

Such a great teacher!! Very inspiring :D xxx

[@BonnieHess]

I love your lessons, and am practicing every day. Getting off internet to practice those embellishments and Windy and Warm today! Thank you for all you do!

[@PickingGaz1972]

Doing a great job Joe 👏 show these kids how to play the thing properly. Strumming and then beyond

[@PickingGaz1972]

The song i liked on introduction that I still hang on today are a selection of bluegrass songs. But fingerprinting to start with Avalon Blues, MJHurt and his got the blues can't be satisfied for me

[@georgelange5272]

When will the link be re-established for Freight Train?

[@paulroche8077]

Great lesson Joe, was it you who played on American dad as Roger playing ,or was it tommy Emmanuel ?

[@Joe_Robinson]

Haha that was TE! But I like to think I partly inspired playing that song on a talent show, like Roger did!

[@SpoonsnStrings25]

Looking forward to your November Zoom call, a bit more fitting into our time zone... ❤1. Mississippi John Hurt by Robbie Macintosh,, 2. Greensleeves, 3.Windy & Warm, 4.The Entertainer, 5. Take 5.

[@ninpot2765]

Ayee great selection and as always great picking Joe 😍. That lick on the end of Cannonball hoowee! Spicy!

[@tasosdiaforetico7377]

Sure was just worked that lick out, Joe's flying, deserves only good times

[@shanefraser1054]

Jose Gonzales is the guy that inspired me to take up guitar specifically fingerstyle.

[@rodericksibelius8472]

Joe can You PLAY the BOUREE in E minor by Johann Sebastian Bach?

[@shawnchaudry2126]

Great video joe! It was really useful you are such a good teacher. My favorite fingerstyle song is the Milky Way by sungha jung, I could listen to it on repeat for weeks.

[@paul_noah_k_s8221]

Hello, Joe thank you for the video! I also think that the setup of the guitar that you use is very important to play this style (in paticular the action of your guitar). I just realized a couple of days ago that my action is far to high and that I have to adjust the bridge of my guitar to be able to set up a good action. Joe, what action do you recommend? I have heard that the recommended action for fingerstyle is somewhere between 1.2 and 1.5 mm. Kind regards, Paul

[@Joe_Robinson]

Hi Paul! I have a low action, if it were any lower it would buzz. I have never used a ruler to measure it but i think it takes some experimenting to find the sweet spot for you. I totally agree that the setup is so important!!! It is one of my top recommendations to anyone playing fingerstyle. Have your guitar setup by a good luthier. If your guitar feels high, you could also tune down to Eb which will make it a little easier on the fingers.

[@eileenrich6449]

The first fingerstyle song I learned was “The Great Mandala”, Peter, Paul, and Mary version. Powerful song.

[@eileenrich6449]

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[@josefgough4842]

What kind of guitar/ strings best suited to playing this kind of music?

[@Joe_Robinson]

I think you can play Fingerstyle on a Nylon or Steel string, good to have a guitar that is set up so it is nice and easy to play. If you play steel strings, I’d recommend 12-54 or 11’s.

[@howardmoore5931]

Joe I’ve played most of the songs you present and awesome thanks. I’m working on “Poor People from Paris “ would like you to do that for us. Cheers I just bought a Maton really like it.

[@davidhaynes9234]

I can't quite make out the make of your guitar but it sounds very sweet! Your strings... probably 11's to get some of that nuance you get with the light touch!

[@Joe_Robinson]

Thanks! It's a Maton, string info is here: www.joerobinson.com/faq More info on gear I use can be found here: joes.lnk.to/gear

[@MaurinhoMotta]

Tab free?

[@loumat62]

Very great ! ! What is your thumpick please? Thank you very much !

[@Joe_Robinson]

Dunlop Medium

[@loumat62]

@@Joe_Robinson Thank you 👍

[@MrAlexandre80]

Amazing job what you did in this lesson....Parabéns!!

[@robertlee8042]

One of the hallmarks of both Chet and Doc is that they played at at least one round absolutely straight with regard to melody. Even the last measure.

[@kowyanlin]

G'day Joe, from Adelaide! Thanks for the great video, and I was wondering if you could re-upload the free TAB as it has been removed from Patreon? Cheers

[@MrTelmoM]

Hi Joe! Happy new year!! What do you think is better for me to work first, your complete fingerstyle method on Udemy or your channel on Truefire? Does they complement each other or do they have the same information? Best regards. Telmo

[@Joe_Robinson]

Happy New Year! If you are interested in Fingerstyle, the Udemy Courses are the way to go. But if you want to learn a large variety songs, including electric guitar, the Guitar Synergy channel has a ton of songs with TAB & breakdown videos. Hope that helps! All the best with your playing!

[@MrTelmoM]

@@Joe_Robinson thank you for your help :) All the best. Telmo

[@richardsrensen4219]

what corses do you think is for me ?i have played some very easy finger stile pieces many years ago ?

[@Joe_Robinson]

Hi Richard! I would suggest checking out the Guitar Synergy Channel and the Intermediate Complete Fingerstyle Guitar Course. You can message me through both of those platforms so if you have any questions along the way please let me know!

[@freddiejackson5320]

another amazing guitarist from australia? maybe i should just move there.

[@mtspace67]

Hi Joe, love your videos. I have bought your Udemy course and am learning Freight Train at the moment. One question, my hands are not as big as yours and I cannot do the F chord with the thumb fretting the 6th string. Is there an alternate way to play that part of the tune? Thanks in advance.

[@kohchang2007]

Do you play Love Letters in the Sand, Joe..?

[@dennismenezes9423]

Cool video editing , 😁 , specially for me that english is not the first language

[@matwhite57]

I can’t find the tab for Freight Train anywhere. Anybody got it?