Travis Picking (lesson #1)

Travis Picking 1

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• Travis
• Picking

[ThePumalives]

travispicking is only two fingers!!! this is classic fingerpicking!!

[GCarterGuitar]

@ThePumalives

The following is how youtuber Demonchrmr responded to the same type of comment:

"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!"

[ThePumalives]

@GCarterGuitar Sorry but I totally disagree the "shut up and play" philosophy. How do you say: "give the devil (his due)". Playing chet atkins' or many fingerpicking's tunes with Travis Picking ( 2 fingers), is more difficult or nearly impossible than with classic fingerpicking (meant as thumb + 3 fingers). I want to say: try to learn a tune firstly with 4 fingers, then play the same tune with 2 fingers. ;-) and When I search on google "travispicking" I wish find Merle Travis, not Tommy Emmanuel

[GCarterGuitar]

@ThePumalives

You really didn't address my responses. You just pointed out that playing with 2 fingers is more difficult, and is therefore the only form of Travis picking. That is a non sequitur.

Besides, I was classically trained and I am not about to revert back to playing with 2 fingers just so I can match your less efficient version of TP.

You still have to address why there is such a large number of guitarists who disagree with your strict definition.

[ThePumalives]

@GCarterGuitar You are right to not reverting back, absolutely, but I'm very interested in the less efficient version of TP, because I want to discover how he could play many tunes with only two fingers, so if I search TP I mean two fingers, I wanna see covers played with two fingers, not 4. If a large number of guitarists think that boom-chick and its variations are anyway travispicking, they are free

[GCarterGuitar]

@ThePumalives

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Its fine that you are interested in 2 finger travis picking arrangements, but I must remind you that you came to this video and tried to correct me with your strict definition.

Fortunately, most guitarists aren't as pedantic as you are.

[dorothyguinn]

Not many pickers take time like you did to put the music with the instructions. This was nice of you to do. TY

[ITheSorrowI]

Really simple and at the same moment great lesson! thank you very much

[MucusFelidae]

@GCarterGuitar OK, agree with the last statement.

[wytfel1]

Thanks, that

was helpful

[Gary1497]

There is no "real" way of Travis Picking. Merle started it but played totally different to Chet who played totally different to Jerry Reed. As for playing with 3 fingers and thumb Pat Kirtley is a magician at Travis Picking with that technique. Forget the rules, there are no rules.

[jtart2]

Thanks for putting up the actual notes and not just tabs. I really appreciate the lesson!

[guitaneman]

two fingers to this video and two fingers for travis pickers