Travis picking guitar lesson - how to learn travis picking technique

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6 жыл бұрын

In this week's guitar lesson I'll show you how to learn travis picking technique from scratch if this is entirely new for your picking hand.
This was inspired by a song request I had from a Skype student recently. The song requested was 'Just Breathe' by Pearl Jam and it's a great study in the travis picking style with alternating thumb bass notes and the fingers picking in between the thumb picks.
This is a very methodical approach gradually building up the fingerpicking patterns. I always insist on using the metronome to ensure you keep good time and as a way to easily monitor your progression with each practice session.
Take your time at each stage and gradually build the speed until you reach the target tempo.
The biggest takeaway from this lesson is to be musical as you practice your picking technique (or indeed any technique). The important this is to repeat and repeat a picking pattern so it becomes instinctive. The best way to do this is to keep playing one particular travis picking pattern in the picking hand but change the chords or notes within the chord so you don't get bored!
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@Rynaylorguitar 4 жыл бұрын

Hey guys. You can support my work, get patron-only PDFs and tabs and help curate my future content at patreon.com/rynaylorguitar 🙏🏻

@ZolaBolingo 4 жыл бұрын

Ry Naylor Guitar Are you still in southern France, i want to learn Guitar through Skype, can you help me please ?

@Rynaylorguitar 4 жыл бұрын

@@ZolaBolingo Yes I am. I'm available for Skype lessons. Best thing to do is get in touch via my website form - www.rynaylorguitar.com/guitar-skype-lessons

@jc-1403 4 жыл бұрын

I’m just wondering what do you call the song in your intro

@donaldstraiko2106 3 жыл бұрын

old guy just starting finger style playing, played in a band for years gave it all up for 30 years, after seeing fingerstyle playing want to learn again thank you Don Straiko

@kareng5122 3 жыл бұрын

I'm 63 and was trained classically on piano at age 3. Through my travels I picked up several other instruments(guitar, flute, violin), and was extremely fortunate to always be around musicians who were by far better then I could ever hope to be!! I was married to a self-taught guitarist who showed me a tremendous amount on the guitar and helped me with techniques etc...I never knew there was a name for this style of playing/picking!! Ry, you just opened an entire world to me!! TY so very, very much., Your teaching style is perfect for my "learning" style! May only great thins come your way! :)

@Rynaylorguitar 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your story Karen

@ianferris92 4 жыл бұрын

Ben messing about thinking about finally nailing "proper" Travis style picking. I think your video has finally done it for me!!!!!

@arindabrightarnold776 3 жыл бұрын

I always heard about the Travis Fingerstyle, I didn't believe I would ever grasp, but I met the most understanding teacher, who has taught me as one of his slow students, but at long last, I have grasped. Very thankful bro..keep up the good job, will support you indeed on your patreon page.

@donaldstraiko2106 3 жыл бұрын

When I first saw you I almost lost my breath. Do you ever look like a friend of mine, he has passed away for about 5 yrs, I really like your lessons and your relaxed method of teaching. thank you Don Straiko

@terridrimel1056 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent lesson! Really appreciated that you broke down the fingering steps and included the tab. New subscriber, first video!

@Panggor46 3 жыл бұрын

Good teacher. Easy to see and learn. Thank you so much

@andyhawaii2819 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the lesson. Just started Travis picking and I like your style of teaching.

@cpk37 5 жыл бұрын

So many thanks. I've been looking for this for ages. Really well demo'd

@Rynaylorguitar 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@trayvanderbilt1138 2 жыл бұрын

I've seen at least four different people that teach this a different way. I've found after years of playing that the best way is my way .

@findyourway19 5 жыл бұрын

I really liked this video. Weirdly in my 12 years of playing I haven’t used a click track. I just recently took part in a song of my cousins and recorded my part within the first 2 takes. I was breathing too loud at first haha. That’s the change I had to make and take 2 was the one he used in his final recorded version. For any guitarist learn about rhythm and how to count as you play. The number 8 is a good number. I tend to stay in 4:4 timing.

@Tiffers963Hz 5 жыл бұрын

At last a guitar teacher on KZfaq saying how imperative using a metronome is! It's oddly the most overlooked, but vital element needed to play any instrument properly and sound decent.

@ivanjordanov8381 Жыл бұрын

A great lesson! Thank you very much!

@bernardmurphy4762 4 жыл бұрын

Hey there. Thanks a lot for this. I am mostly a classical player but been playing some old pop and folk lately. You are a great teacher. Very clear. I got the technique down within three hours and it has opened up new possibilities for me. thanks and peace!

@Rynaylorguitar 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Great to hear it helped.

@ravi230988 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir for this beautiful lesson, you have made me learn Travis picking by such a motivating video....where you are full of energy and motivation.thank you Sir

@Rynaylorguitar 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure. Thanks for your message 🙏🏻

@carolineeverts8992 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, great lesson.

@davidmuir7711 Жыл бұрын

Very well done. It has helped launch me, as it were. Merle Travis was vicious, I have no illusions that I’ll ever be anywhere near that good, still it is a lot of fun, especially since I’ve never been one to use a plectrum. Thanks for taking the time and helping so many people.

@Rynaylorguitar Жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to write such a nice comment 🙏🏻

@ravi230988 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice lesson, it made me play finger style which i never tried earlier

@Edwall86 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, very helpful!

@beemanrunning977 5 жыл бұрын

Nice lesson. Thanks!

@kevinbodnar448 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tutorial 😎

@zygimantassvazasgitara 5 жыл бұрын

Thx you, very informative lesson.

@dominikakiepuszewska5664 4 жыл бұрын

great lesson!

@jerkerhallqvist8386 3 жыл бұрын

Best method of learning this out of the 10+ I’ve seen on YT so far, at least for me. 👍

@Rynaylorguitar 3 жыл бұрын

🙏🏻🙏🏻

@christiansandel1440 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Your lessons are the best on KZfaq.

@Rynaylorguitar 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Christian. I really appreciate you saying that.

@jasper_north 5 жыл бұрын

Christian Sandel try jerrys guitar bar

@jasper_north 5 жыл бұрын

Try John Prine songs...easy but not easy.

@mickmcvicar 4 жыл бұрын

Bingo. Good stuff!

@aniltanti3447 5 жыл бұрын

Oh my god superb sir

@Escape99100 5 жыл бұрын

congratulations! I know and play many travis patterns but your lesson is one of the clearest I heard!!

@Rynaylorguitar 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@paulculbertson1101 2 жыл бұрын

Great lesson, thank you. Just getting back into playing after many years away from the guitar. Thanks again. Paul

@Rynaylorguitar 2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@byromtaylor6482 3 жыл бұрын

good stuff i will practice your method

@albarbierach8672 5 жыл бұрын

Bravissimo 👏

@MrMuleA 5 жыл бұрын

good stuff!

@joewestpgh 3 жыл бұрын

Great!

@Deedianamarie3880 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊🙏

@graytonw5238 5 жыл бұрын

Interesting. Here I thought Chet Atkins was the one who developed that technique, and I learned to play it from listening to his music when I was a kid. Once you get the pattern down, you have it forever, kind of like riding a bike.

@emilienadeau 6 жыл бұрын

Awwww merci pour cette vidéo!

@Rynaylorguitar 6 жыл бұрын

Avec plaisir!

@octojake 5 жыл бұрын

I didn't know Seth Curry played guitar!! Thanks, Ry!

@AdAstraCan 3 жыл бұрын

Very good - thank you. Subscribing because of this.

@Rynaylorguitar 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏🏻

@farisqazi1747 5 жыл бұрын

Good one

@TheBigwillistyle 4 жыл бұрын

I like the way you teach it. Emphasizing the metranome is really important, and I like how you add an "ingredient" to the piece as you go along. I sometimes just want to work on it until sounds good and then call it good. The exercise science guy in me goes nuts when people use the term muscle memory though. Muscles don't remember, they just contract and relax. The cerebellum tells the hand what to do. I'm still gonna subscribe. I think I can learn a lot from you. Thanks.

@vittoriochimetto 4 жыл бұрын

Stupenda lezione ok

@johnmacmillan627 Жыл бұрын

Thx!

@gunnarkniza4902 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice lesson. I am a absolut beginner in Guitarpicking. It bring me one impotatnt step forward. ;-) Thank you for that. Witch metronom do you use? Best regards from Germany. Gunnar

@GuitSiva 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Ry Naylor.. Hope all is well 👍 Good job dude..👏 Keep it up the way you guide guitar, pretty simple and your demo approach is quite * easy to learn * method..👌 Warm cheers 😊 God bless 🙏🎸🎶😊

@GuitSiva 4 жыл бұрын

🙏😊🎶

@denisgobbo5902 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ry!!! Please Just Breathe or other Pearl Jam tutorial!! Thanks!!

@Rynaylorguitar 6 жыл бұрын

I'll see about doing the whole song soon.

@mehboobyaqoob473 6 жыл бұрын

thank u so much for this helpful lesson 😊 A lot of love and respect from Pakistan Brother 😊

@Rynaylorguitar 6 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome dude. Hope it helps!

@eliteevildarkness5830 3 жыл бұрын

Sahi hai

@ralex3697 3 жыл бұрын

Nice lesson

@Rynaylorguitar 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@JB19504 2 жыл бұрын

True Travis picking includes the thumb and 1st finger only, just like Merle did it.

@billsmith513 3 жыл бұрын

Misnamed. Merle Travis, like Doc Watson and Maybelle Carter, picked with only the thumb and forefinger

@ho789jack9 3 жыл бұрын

I really like this style, yet most of the clips on KZfaq teach only the sheer pattern without combining it with the melody. It's boring just picking the chords alone. Could you make lessons on melodies and pattern combined? With appreciation.

@aruallaura7416 3 жыл бұрын

👍

@kimsachan 4 жыл бұрын

👍🏻

@MDogg1960 5 жыл бұрын

I would like to hear a Dust in the Wind and Landslide lesson, Thanks

@Rynaylorguitar 5 жыл бұрын

OK thanks for the suggestion.

@aldenunion 3 жыл бұрын

I learned the "Hard" way that nails are not A must for Travis Picking. Walking my pup Betty,I would tote a plastic grocery bag to do my part to police up her "Duty" as every quality person does for our neighborhood. Eating my lunch after ,I had realized my thumb nail cut through the bag(against ground) and eating my lunch apple noticed my nail was absolutely filled with Chyte. To this day I keep them short..(True story)

@kenneth4500 2 жыл бұрын

Video starts at 1:07

@minkdeville123 2 ай бұрын

Metronome's at 110 if you want to play along with one.

@xxsalbxx 6 жыл бұрын

Hi mate do you think you could do a tutorial on coastline by hollow coves?

@Rynaylorguitar 6 жыл бұрын

I like it! Think I might have to do a lesson!

@findyourway19 5 жыл бұрын

I know a lot of people have trouble recording to click tracks if they never have before. My cousin told me that

@077di6 3 жыл бұрын

1-1:53 2-3:14 3-3:50

@Later_Nerd 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful song to represent Travis Picking. Always felt this song would have fitten in just perfectly near the end of Into the Wild (Eddie did the whole score for that movie.) Edit: Also, Dust in the Wind by Kansas is another great song to learn this style from.

@hammill444 5 жыл бұрын

But here's the question: these are indeed patterns, where the fingers always follow the pattern whilst the chords change. How do you keep the thumb going while you use the fingers to pick out syncopated melodies---- rather than regimented patterns? That is what I cannot accomplish

@GradyElla 2 жыл бұрын

Why won't my brain let my fingers do this? Soon as I try to change the chord, my right hand gets all out of sequence. It happens every damn time! Wish there was some magic pill I could take that would overcome this block. I can change chords on time when strumming and have been able to do that for over 40 years! Why is this so GD hard? This is such a basic part of accompanying someone and it holds back my musical progress so much. Am I the only person that struggles with this?

@iamURHO 6 жыл бұрын

Hello! Do you mind if I ask you where did you learn music?

@Rynaylorguitar 6 жыл бұрын

Mostly at school. Ive learnt a lot recently online too.

@derekcollins9739 3 жыл бұрын

Too difficult for me. Tried for an hour and failed. 😣

@dennishill6324 Жыл бұрын

could you do the PJ song here only?

@jc-1403 4 жыл бұрын

What’s the song title in intro?

@DESERTDON7 4 жыл бұрын

am curious, what is the fabric on the rib inside your guitar?

@Rynaylorguitar 4 жыл бұрын

No idea!

@jasper_north 5 жыл бұрын

You said thumbs up😂

@raymonddixon7603 5 жыл бұрын

Ry, rule number 1. Never, ever have a finger resting on the soundboard. There is no need and it restricts your right hand movement and leaves you with one finger less to play with. Remember thumb for the three base strings and three fingers each for the three treble strings. This was my first lesson when I was thought to play 40 odd years ago. See Tim Nicoli or Steve Hicks for ex.

@patrickmorgan4006 2 жыл бұрын

I've watched videos of Chet Atkins doing exactly that, but what did he know?

@raymonddixon7603 2 жыл бұрын

@@patrickmorgan4006 What is the point. Lots of great players did it. All I am saying is that it is unnecessary and it serves no purpose. Perhaps you could look at Joe Pass or Segovia to prove my point.

@patrickmorgan4006 2 жыл бұрын

@@raymonddixon7603 It might not be necessary, but apparently a lot of great players think it does serve a purpose for them or they wouldn't do it.

@raymonddixon7603 2 жыл бұрын

@@patrickmorgan4006 Well can you name a purpose. If you look closely at Chet he only uses his first and second finger, he is not inclined to use his third finger because his pinky prohibits it's use. If you look at Joe he moves his right around because he can get different sounds on different sides of the soundhole. If you were taught classically that is one of the things you are taught. Nearer the bridge hard sound, nearer the fretboard soft sound. Every player has his blind spot. Chet is one of my favourite players and I have learned a lot from him.

@patrickmorgan4006 2 жыл бұрын

@@raymonddixon7603 I would tell you to argue with Chet Atkins about this but he died a few years ago. I won't speak for him. I don't really care. He seemed to do OK despite this terrible flaw.

@fax164 Жыл бұрын

It looks impossible to me

@DominicOrlando 4 жыл бұрын

Travis Picking - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aLaRd62K0p27dJ8.html

@noahrowe Жыл бұрын

You did not show how to do the melody?

@richarddennismuraoka1797 3 жыл бұрын

How come your wrist up is incorrect Should be muted

@jasper_north 5 жыл бұрын

Your thumb hits your index...dont u want stretch your thumb more?

@Rynaylorguitar 5 жыл бұрын

It works for me dude.

@bradleyblauvelt1572 2 жыл бұрын

No palm mute

@Rynaylorguitar 2 жыл бұрын

My bad

@madfox285 Жыл бұрын

So this is the guy who's stealing the girlfriends

@noahrowe Жыл бұрын

You did not show how to play the voicing, now I’m arguably upset!

@Sopel429 6 жыл бұрын

I expected other Travis.

@etiennelebien5670 5 жыл бұрын

sans tablature ton tuto est inexploitable et pas du tout intéressant, dommage.on ne peut pas s'abonner s'il n'y a pas d'intérêt

@nashburges76 5 жыл бұрын

You're supposed to mute the bass strings when you Travis Pick. Dont try teaching people something when you dont know it yourself.

@anthonyalley 5 жыл бұрын

shut the hell up, he did great.

@nashburges76 5 жыл бұрын

@@anthonyalley Still wrong tho lol

@ishiyama333 5 жыл бұрын

I agree with you. If the title was "How to learn picking technique " I say that he did a great job. But as you mentioned , he plays far from Travis Picking . He is supposed to mute the bass strings and hit two bass strings at the same time with a thumb pick.

@nashburges76 5 жыл бұрын

@@ishiyama333 Yup, I don't know why people are so easily offended by everything these days. When something is wrong it's wrong. Leave your personal bias out of it. I'm not debating his proficiency at the guitar, all I'm saying is this isn't by definition Travis picking.

@anthonyalley 5 жыл бұрын

@@nashburges76 Don Ross does a video about travis picking and he doesn't mute the bass strings. And that guys won fingerstyle competitions, give it a watch. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i7t2nLlkt7CsgHU.html

@banth1187 4 жыл бұрын

Too fast

@davesjenn3727 4 жыл бұрын

Another pathetic travesty of calling Travis picking pattern picking. While both are versions of fingerstyle they aren't comparable in the slightest! Go watch the videos of Alonzo Pennington and Thom Bresh - Merle's son!! - to learn what Travis picking truly is!