Basic Fingerstyle: Travis Finger Picking (Folk Guitar Lesson FO-108) How to play

This is the 9th lesson in the folk fingerstyle module and we look at "Travis Picking", a kind of alternating bass fingertyle technique first made popular by the great Mearle Travis. TAB is on the web site!

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Taught by Justin Sandercoe.

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[Funtokill414]

Justin! You should do a "Going to California" tutorial.

[TheSmedleys]

@tjompiskompis It's a sperm ring!

[BenjaminFranklin99]

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[2012felixx]

I didnt find this much harder than the simpler fingerstyle tbh, thanks justin :)

[GameLevelEditor]

I struggled a long time till that sounded somewhat like I was getting it. But its worth it. Merle is tricky. Thom Bresh says that Chet articulated Boom Chick / Boom Chuck individually to both the E and A strings because when he heard Merle thats what he thought he was doing. Either way both made great guitar music. Seems Merle thumbed across both the E and A strings together to get a heavier punch to his melody line. It sounded tight still though.

[GhostOfKratos93]

I learned Julia by the Beatles a while ago so this wasn't so bad.

[guitarsaiyan]

Yo... that's a cool ring justin.

[mattstraszewski]

To be precise it looks more like Chet Atkins picking style. Merle Travis while picking used only his thumb and index finger. Other fingers were "glued" to the guitar. :-) But, that's not really important here and it's a very valuable lesson!

[Zsolto66]

I love it when you begin to jam or play up-tempo at the end of the lessons. That is the part that gives me the most and the best ideas. Thank you also for that, Justin.

Zsolt

[eNTo0o0]

@Funtokill414 Totally agree. Seriously.

[James707]

Thanks for the lesson Justin. I took lessons for 4 years and these videos are like continuation of my lessons. You're awesome!!!

[Zeppelinrocker7]

@Funtokill414 YES!