John’s notes; Welcome to the world of ‘flat picking’, an alternative to ‘fingerstyle’ playing. Using the plectrum allows the chords to be more prominent around the melody than fingerstyle reducing the need for separate ‘base’ notes. Right hand plectrum technique can be a challenge at first because it needs to be accurate especially playing partial chords. Flatpicking is popular in all genres including jazz, blue grass, and the blues to name a few. Start slow then aim to play this tune at medium tempo, and slow down from phrase 14 for best effect.