Carter style

There's a style of playing called Carter Style. I believe it's named for Maybelle Carter, a member of an old group called the Carter Family. It involves alternating pass notes with strums and the base notes effectively pick out the melody.

I've got a bunch of pieces like that that I like and have worked on for some time. I enjoy them; they're a lot of fun to play.

I've gone listening to the original Carter Family tunes though, and most of them don't float my boat all that much. So I'm having a bit of a disconnect between what I like to play and what I like to listen to.