In this guitar lesson, learn beginner travis picking on guitar. Travis picking is a type of finger picking that uses your thumb to hit bass notes, while your other fingers are plucking the treble strings. It sounds really cool when you get it right but can be a little tricky since you have to balance picking with your thumb and your other fingers.
Travis Picking gets its name from Merle Travis who was known for his finger picking style. This type of picking is really popular in all sorts of music from blues, to folk, rock and more. One of the most frustrating things about Travis Picking is that you can get your fingers mixed up. This means, you must practice the rhythm super slow so that you can feel exactly how to play it as well as how it sounds.
Gary will show you a beginner level Travis picking pattern. Give it a try!
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