Travis Picking 101

Guitar lesson, finger picking or "Travis Pick'n"

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[Demonchrmr]

OK, look. Merle Travis only used his thumb and one finger for the most part. Chet used a thumb pick and 2-3 fingers, same with Jerry Reed. CLiff Gallup used a thumb pick with 2 finger picks. Setzer- thumb and 1 finger. It's all considered Travis Picking. Whether or not you call it hybrid, nashville claw, banjo claw, or sloppy rockabilly, it all amounts to the same thing. Now shut up and play!

[Demonchrmr]

OK, look. Merle Travis only used his thumb and one finger for the most part. Chet used a thumb pick and 2-3 fingers, same with Jerry Reed. CLiff Gallup used a thumb pick with 2 finger picks. Setzer- thumb and 1 finger. It's all considered Travis Picking. Whether or not you call it hybrid, nashville claw, banjo claw, or sloppy rockabilly, it all amounts to the same thing. Now shut up and play!

[Fingerlix]

Great lesson. What song are you picking??

[Demonchrmr]

@Fingerlix nothing really, just fool'n around.

[MrMattTheKnife]

Just curious, who are your big influences?

[Demonchrmr]

@MrMattTheKnife  Chet Atkins, Albert King, Frank Zappa, Jim Heath, Jeff Beck, Redd Volkaert, Cliff Gallup, Steve Vai, Eric Clapton, Hank Garland...

[srvgravesdime]

@FallonFilmsInc I literally know what a masterclass is. Do you know what a metaphor is? Do I have to type as if I'm a valley girl, "like, like, like," every time I try to get my point across? These "real" guitarists I was talking about are relatively humble and thankful. You aren't humble. You'd rather criticize the guy who's trying to teach you things for his deficiencies than thank him. Good for you.

[FallonFilmsInc]

@srvgravesdime you're a dunce because you haven't googled 'masterclass'. Once you pay for one you'll understand the distinction, son. You have to have a 'mastery' of the concepts so the 'master' can explain. Idiot.

[srvgravesdime]

@FallonFilmsInc If you don't learn a lot from watching and listening to the greats, then I can't help you. A Jeff Beck concert, to me, is the equivalent of a masterclass. You're a dunce for the simple fact that you're complaining about free knowledge. Whether it's a lesson or an example, quit your whining and just learn something. If you don't want help, then learn it by ear. The internet wasn't around back when Merle Travis, Clapton, Hendrix, Yngwie, Coltane, Mingus, (etc) were learning music.

[FallonFilmsInc]

@srvgravesdime watching Atkins is NOT a masterclass, guy. Watching a masterclass is a masterclass, don't argue semantics if you don't understand them. Just like this is not a lesson. Any polarizing statement like, "Real guitarists......" shows how uninitiated you are. And the guys above that took 15 and 20 years to get around to this? I suppose they are 'real' guitarists? Real guitarists take decades to get around to concepts that have been around for about 100 years?

[srvgravesdime]

@FallonFilmsInc Hey come on now. If watching someone like Chet Atkins play Wildwood Flower is a masterclass, having this guy explain this is surely a lesson. Real guitarists don't need tabs or charts, all they need is a piece of music.

[greggreg66]

I can beat the comment below mine... I been playing 20 years now! And I just learnt something new. Wicked! Ta!

[ewanfraser]

Well I learned something and Ive played for 15 years...not very well, but still. Thanks :)

[FallonFilmsInc]

Don't flatter yourself by calling this a 'lesson', it's more like an example.

[6Heureka]

Great lesson. Thanks for posting it

[surfstomp]

Great starter lesson.