Learn Travis Picking From Scratch

How To Get Started The Right Way

What you’ll learn
Understand the basic concept of travis picking
Play easy to medium tunes in thumb picking style
Learn how to use different chords for playing melody and bass at the same time
Play some great rockabilly licks in the thumb picking style

Requirements
You should be familiar with some basic chords and some simple melody playing.
It’s definitely an advantage if you know how to read guitar tabs, but it’s not required
It is recommended that you have a thunbpick, flatpick and a metronome

Description
Wouldn’t it be nice to unlock the full potential of your guitar and play some hot tunes with the sound of a full band just by yourself? This course will show you how to do it. Travis Picking enables you to play the melody with your fingers, while the thumb provides a driving bass with a percussive sound. It can leave your audience in awe and asking where the second guitar came from. It’s so satisfying if you can sit alone at home, playing your favourite tunes and there’s nothing missing, because you can provide everything with your hands.This style can be intimidating at first, if you don’t know how to start. This is why I created this course. It will help you to achieve this goal faster and with a lasting result.In This Course You Will Learn How To: Get Started With The Simple BassAdding The Melody Notes With Slowly Increasing DifficultyPlay Easy Tunes Like “Ten Little Indians”, “You Win Again” and “Freight Train”Make It Sound Even Cooler With An Alternating BassUse Essential And Unusual Chord Shapes For Travis PickingSpice Up Your Rockabilly Songs With Travis PickingPlay A Version Of The Red Hot Merle Travis Classic “Cannonball Rag”

Overview
Section 1: Course Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Travis Picking Basics

Lecture 2 The Bass

Lecture 3 Playing The Bass Over A I IV V Chord Progression

Lecture 4 Adding The First Melody Note To The Bass

Lecture 5 Playing The Melody in Various Simple Rhythms

Lecture 6 The First Song: “Ten Little Indians”

Lecture 7 Another Easy Song: “You Win Again”

Lecture 8 How To Spice Up The Rhythm

Lecture 9 A Slightly More Complex Song: “Freight Train”

Lecture 10 How To Make The Bass More Interesting

Section 3: Thumb Picking Licks For Rockabilly

Lecture 11 First Rockabilly Lick In E

Lecture 12 Second Rockabilly Lick in E

Lecture 13 Signature Licks From “Heart Of A Fool” and “Mystery Train”

Lecture 14 Two Licks Played Over An A

Lecture 15 More Licks For The A-Chord

Lecture 16 Signature Lick From “That’s Allright Mama”

Lecture 17 Some Licks For The B7 and B9-Chord

Section 4: Important Chords For Travis Picking

Lecture 18 How To Utilize On The Open e’-String In The C7 and F-Shape

Lecture 19 Two Dominant 7th Chord Shapes

Lecture 20 Dominant 7th and 9th Chord Shapes

Lecture 21 Two Diminished Chord Shapes

Section 5: Learn To Play Cannonball Rag

Lecture 22 Introduction and First Part Of The Song

Lecture 23 Second Part and Turnaround

Lecture 24 Learn To Play The Second Chorus Using Banjo Rolls and Open Chords

Lecture 25 The Last Part

This course is meant for guitar players who have played guitar for at least a year or so. ,This course is for medium or advanced guitar players who want to learn this fun style the right way,You should be interested in Travis Picking or Thumb Picking,This course is not for you, if you have just started to play the guitar

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