Travis picking guitar tabs
Travis picking tabs — alternating thumb bass patterns under a syncopated melody. The pattern behind countless folk and country songs.
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How to practice travis picking
Travis picking uses a steady alternating thumb beneath syncopated upper notes. The thumb is the timekeeper: make its bass pulse automatic before adding melody notes with the fingers.
- • Mute the bass lightly when needed
- • Practice thumb-only patterns first
- • Accent melody notes rather than every note