5 Essential Steps to Learn Travis Picking

I LOVE fingerstyle guitar, and lately, I’ve really gotten into Travis picking (named after the late-great Merle Travis who popularized the style). I’m going to teach you the 5 ESSENTIAL steps you’ll need to learn this fun & challenging style of finger playing -- in under 10 minutes. Step #1 (0:47) is SO easy, you might laugh at me -- but I promise you it’ll get a bit trickier. Don’t get discouraged if you struggle at first going through these steps! You probably won’t nail this style immediately, it will take some practice -- BUT I’m super confident if you practice these 5 steps, you’ll nail this style in time. More than anything, I really hope you have fun playing these songs and don’t forget to grab the tab chart for this little progression: What are your favorite songs that use Travis picking? PS -- I’ll be posting a follow-up to this video that will dive a bit deeper into Travis picking, so hit the subscribe button below and make su