Maybelle Carter born on May 10, 1909, in Nickelsville, Virginia, USA. She was a member of the original Carter Family act from the late 1920s until the early 1940s and a member of the Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle group. Maybelle pioneered a guitar technique where she used her thumb to play the melody on the bass strings while her other fingers strummed chords, a method also called the Carter Family picking or thumb brush. Before her, the guitar was primarily a rhythm instrument; Maybelle br

In this Maybelle Carter-Style Guitar lesson, Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer show how to play "Lonesome Pine Special." Maybelle’s lead is another great demonstration of the classic “Carter scratch.” In addition to learning the main lead, you’ll learn Maybelle’s quirky intro, which doesn’t seem to have anything to do with the song but is fun to play. Join us! https://ow.ly/TOVV50Wmvk1 #acousticguitar #countrymusic #bluegrass #pegheadnation | Peghead Nation

Maybelle Carter played “Hello Stranger” in a fingerpicking style with steady alternating bass and a couple of single-note melodic lines. In her new Maybelle Carter-Style Guitar lesson, @CathyFink shows you Maybelle’s basic fingerpicking pattern and walks you through her solo. https://ow.ly/j98A50PN3wk #acousticguitar #pegheadnation | Peghead Nation

In this Maybelle Carter-Style Guitar lesson, Cathy Fink teaches “There’s No Hiding Place Down Here,” which was recorded by the Carter Family in 1934. Maybelle’s lead is a great example of the Carter scratch, and there’s a lot of thumb–up–down–up strumming, which really fills out the sound. Join us! https://ow.ly/BTl850XTLeE #acousticguitar #carterfamily #pegheadnation | Peghead Nation