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Welcome to week N0. of the Technique weekly challenge!
This week we look at a fantastic fingerstyle technique that combines the bass and melody together.
Exercise 1 - Intro To Travis Picking
Open C major is a great chord to start with
The thumb alternates between the root & other notes to a string pattern of 5 - 4 - 6 - 4 (this is always the pattern for string 5 based chords)
Bass notes keep steady on each beat
Then, the remaining fingers can play whatever rhythm or pattern for the melody lines
As a challenge, you should be able to talk & keep the ‘bass’ pattern going steady! Once you can do this you know the melody notes will flow.
Exercise 2 - Add The Melody!
2nd/3rd finger of picking hand can play the thinner strings
Little finger string 1 - fret 3, on or off for 2 melody notes!
Playing 1 melody note at the start of each bar is a great place to start
Try going up & down the notes as you choose, to whichever tempo is comfortable
