Travis Pick Guitar In 3 SIMPLE Steps!

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In this video, you learn how to travis pick on guitar.

Travis picking is a syncopated fingerpicking technique that consists of the bass, rhythm, and melody parts of a song, all being played on one guitar, at the same time.

It derives its name from guitarist Merle Travis, who developed this cool and unique way of playing the guitar and has since become a big part of the style of such greats as Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed, and Tommy Emmanuel.

In this lesson, we break the style of Travis Picking down into 3 simple steps:

• Step 1: Bass

You learn the 4 common bass patterns used in Travis Picking and how to train your thumb to play these independently of what your fingers are doing on the higher strings

• Step 2: Harmony

You learn how to add harmony parts into the mix and how to play these independently of the bass that is happening at the same time on the lower strings.

• Step 3: Melody

Finally, you add melody to the harmony and bass parts culminating in the Travis Picking sound.

You learn how best to train all three parts of Travis Picking as well as an example of Travis Picking in action via one of the most famous songs in this style of playing guitar.

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