Learn Travis Picking in 5 Easy Steps
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Published 2021-12-20
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Learning a new trick or playing style can be hard work. Luckily, Sweetwater‘s Don Carr is here with five easy steps to get you Travis picking like a champion in no time. What are some of your favorite Travis-picked tunes? Leave them in the comments!
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0:00 – Intro
0:25 – What Is Travis Picking?
1:30 – Step 1
2:10 – Step 2
2:53 – Picking Hand Positions
4:05 – Muting
4:34 – Step 3
5:30 – Step 4
6:13 – Step 5
6:56 – Other Patterns
8:04 – All 5 Steps
8:41 – Thanks for Watching!
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All Comments (21)
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What Travis-style tune have you always wanted to learn? Catch more expert lessons with Don Carr by subscribing to our channel!
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Finally…a great breakdown of the basics of Travis picking. Excellent!
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REALLY well done and super informative. Breaking things down is such a challenge, but you’ve done it beautifully. Thank You!
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Nice! I’ve been waiting for a lesson like this one. I’m quite used to hybrid picking so it’s nice to look at these five steps and see what it is I was missing to make it sound more like what you’re playing here. The thumb positioning tips are quite helpful as I was trying to find a way to position my hand when doing straight fingerstyle stuff. Good lesson!
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i learned travis style from my grandfather as my music teacher as well adapting his personal style an tone as well of versatility a hybrid picker myself
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This is a Wonderful X-mas present. Thanks!
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Great stuff Don - very informative. One of my music-goals for 2022 = focus on improved-fingerpicking. Happy Holidays from NYC
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Man you really explained this... It wasn't hard for me to follow.. I'm a quick learner, but great delivery brother... appreciate it... I think I want to learn how to do it with thumb and pick.... I'll probably start with a pick first... much more comfortable for me also i think
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Thanks man great stuff
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great explanation! thank you!
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Awesome, Don!
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Great job. I’m a new guitar player. I love finger style
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Thanks Don.. very well explained. I hope my fingers and brain paid attention.. ;)
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I need more!
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Wow, cheers from Canada.....
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Great lesson. Do you have tabs for 6th string root and 4th string root? Thanks.
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Awesome lesson! Still seems impossible
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Love your picking style --sounds amazing !----do you have TAB I can practise your style?
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ok that flat-pick style really sounds groovy ---I see what you mean --its really interesting--syncopated !
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Ok Ser.!
