Music and Songwriting/The Songwriter's Grooves Project - A Guide to Singing and Playing Guitar/The Travis Picking Song Series/Marry Me
Marry Me - Train
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This song uses a very common travis picking pattern and the pattern is quite consistent throughout the song. The chord voicings can be somewhat challenging for small hands but they can usually be managed at least as a stretch goal. This is a very popular song for wedding receptions.
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Notable techniques: Travis Picking, Thumb Voicings, Open String CAGED Chords
Original Key: C
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Tuning: Standard
Key fingering: C major
SWG Level/Sequences: Travis Picking Series
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This song is not in my practice log, which means I probably learned it on off hours by ear. I had already toured playing sets of Travis picking songs so the song was pretty much in my wheelhouse and I'm sure I picked it up very fast. Jon michael swift (discuss • contribs) 21:07, 29 July 2016 (UTC)
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