Example 1
EXAMPLE 1 - G ALTERNATE BASS
Example 2
ADD A PINCH ON FIRST BEAT
Example 3
ADD AN IN-BETWEEN NOTE
Example 4
Adding a second pinch
Example 5
Add a second in-between note
Example 6
12 Bar in E
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TRAVIS PICKING
TRAVIS PICKING IN G - Lesson 2
Build your travis picking skills up step by step with this interactive lessson.
INTRO
TRAVIS PICKING IN G
This lesson is the second in a series of Travis Picking in G.
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hereEvery time we approach a new fingerpicking piece or exercise, it is always a good idea to isolate the bassline and just play it on its own - focusing on steady, consistent rhythm.
We build up the exercise slowly -always the best idea with Travis Picking in G - here we add a pinch on the first beat of the bar.
A pinch is when we play a melody note (with the fingers) at the same time as playing a bass note (with the thumb). This creates a "pinch" action.
In this exercise, we take the previous example and just add one note - again this approach to stacking things note by note works really well for travis picking in G.
Here we add a note that is played "in between" bass notes. If it is your first time trying to play an in-between note, then it may fry your brain a bit, but you will soon get used to it.
Now we add just one more note again! This time it is another pinch. Both pinches now are at the same time as our G bass note (the 3rd fret of the low E or thickest string).
This gives us a flurry of notes which is a very pleasurable to play with the thumb/fingers once you have mastered it.
In example 5, we replace a note rather than adding one. We take out that second pinch and add another in-between note.
Exercise 6 is the same as Exercise 5 with a note removed! Can you hear the difference?
This is the second lesson in the G Travis Picking series. This lesson is focused less on the bass part of Travis picking - and more on the melody note side, stacking notes to build a musical motif.
You can now see how you have decisions that you can make musically - adding pinch notes, in-between notes and indeed leaving spaces in the music.
Focus on a steady bass an experimenting with any new ideas that come to your mind!
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