Mason Williams – Classical Gas
Learn how to play Mason Williams – Classical Gas note-for-note on guitar.
Difficulty level: Advanced
Barre chords: Yes
Thumb over chords: Yes
Playing Style: Fingerpicked
Tuning: Standard
This lesson teaches the solo guitar part of this all-time-great instrumental.
The complete file contains 4 lesson videos, a performance play thru video, and full tabs. You’ll receive a link to download the lesson which will download as a zip file of 508 Mb containing all the lesson content.
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Mark from Brooklyn says
Hi, Jerry
Right hand fingering question re: bar 21 (and elsewhere) of the “second theme.”
I notice you use fingers ring, middle, and index in quick succession on that single string run. How important is that for the rest of us? (This remains a difficulty for me after several years of fingerpicking, but I want to master it, so I reckon I’ll practice!)
Mark
Jerry says
I’d say it’s recommended, but at the end of the day the most important adage is “if it sounds good, it is good”. So if you’re using a different fingering and getting results that sound good, do what’s coming naturally.