How to play "Poor Boy Long Ways from Home"

[@markillingworth1929]

Tab has never made any sense to me but show me how just once and I'll get it. Only thing is I will have to leave off practise on the last steam engine train to have a go at this. Great lesson mate. Thanks.

[@johnfair62]

Thank you Pete Madsen for taking the time to teach us. It is really really appreciated.

[@buzzyfrets]

Thanks John. More to come!

Still the coolest thing ever.

[@marcobiagio6281]

GRAZIE !!! Many Thanx from Florence Italy, you are the best teacher.

[@tommytramp]

HEY Pete Tommy here , I just discovered your free lessons here on u tube , i have been playing guitar for ever, but I have been learning the fingerpicking (claw ) method over the last few years , I played a lot of the old muddy waters Fred Mcdowell Robert Johnson stuff years ago the 90s ,,all flat picking and Slide, WELL the finger style claw or cotton picking method has been a lot more fun and sounds way better I all ways wondered why those cats in the 20s 30s and so on sounded like 2 guitars going on ... I am finally trying to learn HOW TO PLAY the GUITAR NOW never too late to try and improve theory has all ways been so hard for me still is, but I like your teaching i feel comfortable learning songs from you, THANK YOU for your sharing ..

[@buzzyfrets]

Glad you like the lessons. I, too, was a flat picker for many decades before I heard Merle Travis, Leo Kottke and John Fahey and discovered the joys of fingerpicking, and then digging into the early blues of players like Robert Johnson, Skip James, Big Bill Broonzy, Blind Blake and so many other incredible players. Keep picking'.

[@tommytramp]

@@buzzyfrets Thank you , i learned Big Bill Broonzy( Hey Hey) from a u tube Teacher , during the lock down in the spring ,and it is a fun song to play i noticed you were teaching it , ill have to check it out ..Stay happy brother and thank you again , Thank you for getting back to me ..

[@gfblack5307]

Great lesson, my thanks. The "problem I am having is that once you can play it with any degree of proficiency, it becomes mesmerizing and you can't stop!

[@buzzyfrets]

Lol. Well, if you get sick of it you can got to Vestapol.

[@womenbakefilms]

this is very true

[@gfblack5307]

Thanks again Pete, I have a couple of your books which are most helpful, but love some free advice! Love this open D tuning, and am learning how all these riffs can be interchanged to be "creative."

[@LarryBees]

top tuition for briliant tune Many Thanks Pete !!👍🎄

[@CaptainDynamite110]

Hey Pete, I’ve been watching this for a couple of weeks and I’ve just about got this song down in a really basic state. I’ve only been playing for little over a year, and I can’t believe I’m able to play a John Fahey song. Thanks for this video, it has really helped out a major ton!

[@buzzyfrets]

That's great! Glad you got something out of my lesson. Keep picking!

[@marshallcrocker8239]

I'm teaching John Fahey to a student and this lesson is awesome! Thanks

[@rayparker2830]

Good lesson well explained thanks

[@Galdust]

This was a fun lesson! I'll check out your TrueFire channel. Looking forward to learn more fingerstyle guitar from you. Cheers

[@richardburt9812]

Very nice. Thank you.

[@DrazenCika]

YT suggested I should check your channel, and I intend to stick around :-). Subsribed!

[@rollingvee]

Beautiful job. Thank-you.

[@tramj2]

Awesome tutorial! Thank you!

[@chriswalker520]

Thank you great lesson

[@kangamangus]

Great video! Any chance you'd do the other verses?

[@Hhenriette]

awesome teacher.

[@themememachine3945]

Thanks!

[@seamusbrowne4909]

Was waiting for Song but it didn't show.😮😯😲

[@patrickreilly8881]

Whats the left hand picking pattern

[@buzzyfrets]

The right hand is picking an alternating bass, but the top/treble voice is not a pattern pick -- melody dictates the strings played.

[@UptheArsenal]

Hey, what kind of guitar are you playing here?

[@buzzyfrets]

That's a Martin OM28V

[@arctichare8185]

Looks like a 6 string

[@mikekram2199]

You've missed out lots of parts.

[@buzzyfrets]

such as?

[@mikekram2199]

@@buzzyfrets I'm sorry. I've just found out there are about 3 versions of this tune. You are playing 1 one them right. My misunderstanding. I was thinking of the live version but you're playing the original recording.

[@edgarcook9607]

A Long WAY, not "ways". Like when everyone says "anyways" now instead of just "anyway". Makes me so crazy.

[@enniomoriconne8068]

Edgar Cook We hillbillies tho

[@tylerbrandon460]

@Lowell Calavera lol.

[@R-11034]

Surely this is Vestapol (LibbyCotten)?