CARTER

PICKING
Oneofthemostfamous stylesoftraditional guilarplaying,
country Cailerpickingwaspopularized
by(andnamed for)coun-
:i' legendMaybelle Carter
oftheCarter Family, group '20s
aninfluential olthe and '30s.
Basically. picking
Carter isasolostyle
ct playing:Themelody ofa songis pickedonthelowerstringsoftheguitar,whileharmony isadded
in betweenlhesenotes,
slrummed onthehigherstrings.
rhisarrangement ofJohnny "l WalktheLine"isa goodplace
Cash's picking.
to startwithCarter Themelodysh0uld stand0ut
lere:it'sinthebass. Playit moreloudlythanthech0rd strums(onthehigher strings)
andholdeach melody noteforitsfuil
.alue-or longer,
if needbe.

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