Travis Picking | Beginner Guitar Tips

Travis Picking is a popular fingerpicking technique that contains a moving bassline and forward rhythmic motion. Named after famed country artist Merle Travis, this technique uses alternating bass notes and chord tones on inside and outside strings. Nicholas Veinoglou breaks down Travis Picking, while sharing some exercises and advice to help you make it part of your acoustic guitar vocabulary.

00:00 Intro
00:16 Bass Motion
00:39 Thumb Exercise
01:16 Adding Additional Notes
02:35 Putting it Together
02:58 Close

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