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Iron · 11-08-2005, 07:05 PM

Someday,
You got lots of great advice,thought I would give you my 2 penny's worth.Being a bass player will give you an upper hand{thumb} learning travis picken.Sing the song's as you are practicing and you will pretty much figure out if your getting the bass notes in the right place.Restless is one of my favorite T-pickers,though the between verses picken still gives me fits,the rest is fairly simple.
Another good one to practice T-picken is Cold on the Shoulder,at least I think so.
Here is an exercise you can work at to get the basic finger pattern etched into your mind.
Thumb,index,thumb,middle,T,I,T,M,T,I,T,M.....
You can practice this exercise with your fingers anytime or anywhere,you don't even need your guitar.Just keep the pattern in mind and practice against whatever object is at hand.{A little discreation may be advised here}As you get this basic pattern etched into your brain and fingers and start applying it to songs,you can work at the alternating bass and treble as needed.try to work on a song that you are very familar with,this will help you to know when your gettin it,and when your not.As I mentioned,Try to get that basic T,I,T,M,T,I,T,M.....pattern etched in to yer fingers and stem cells,and go from there....

11-08-2005, 07:05 PM	#8
Iron Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Central, Pa. U.S. Posts: 354	Someday, You got lots of great advice,thought I would give you my 2 penny's worth.Being a bass player will give you an upper hand{thumb} learning travis picken.Sing the song's as you are practicing and you will pretty much figure out if your getting the bass notes in the right place.Restless is one of my favorite T-pickers,though the between verses picken still gives me fits,the rest is fairly simple. Another good one to practice T-picken is Cold on the Shoulder,at least I think so. Here is an exercise you can work at to get the basic finger pattern etched into your mind. Thumb,index,thumb,middle,T,I,T,M,T,I,T,M..... You can practice this exercise with your fingers anytime or anywhere,you don't even need your guitar.Just keep the pattern in mind and practice against whatever object is at hand.{A little discreation may be advised here}As you get this basic pattern etched into your brain and fingers and start applying it to songs,you can work at the alternating bass and treble as needed.try to work on a song that you are very familar with,this will help you to know when your gettin it,and when your not.As I mentioned,Try to get that basic T,I,T,M,T,I,T,M.....pattern etched in to yer fingers and stem cells,and go from there.... __________________ Brian W.