Getting Into Travis Picking

This book will enlighten Merle Travis enthusiasts and fingerstyle pickers alike. It will take you from an ordinary way of playing fingerstyle guitar to the extraordinary technique that Merle brought to the world. Based on the author's personal lessons from Merle himself, this book provides the beginning to intermediate guitarist with a look into his techniques, riffs, and rolls. Includes in-depth studies on how Merle used his right-hand techniques and left-hand chords to play with his thumb over the neck. Each tune is presented as a simple version then a Travis picking progression. You?ll take a step-by-step journey into the unique style of Travis picking.

	Contents
	01) Introduction
	02) Acknowledgements
	03) Greetings, Concept, How to Use This Book
	04) About the Author
	05) Reviews
	06) How Chet Atkins and others were influenced by Merle
	07) A Brief History of Merle Travis
	08) Tuning Your Guitar/Reading Notation and Tablature
	09) Travis Techniques, Riffs, and Rolls
	10) Techniques
	11) Riffs
	12) Rolls
	13)From Beginning to Intermediate Songs
	14) You Are My Sunshine - Simple version
	15)You Are My Sunshine - Travis picking
	16)Home On The Range - Simple version
	17)Home On the Range - Travis picking
	18)Mom's Melody - Simple version
	19)Mom's Melody - Travis picking
	20)Jesse James - Simple version
	21)Jesse James - Travis picking
	22)My Leah's Touch - Simple version
	23)My Leah's Touch - Travis picking
	24)Massa's In The Cold, Cold Ground - Simple version
	25)Massa's In The Cold, Cold Ground - Travis picking
	26)Yankee Doodle Dandy - Simple version
	27)Yankee Doodle Dandy - Travis picking