Bored With Fingerpicking? Try These Riffs In The Style Of Chet Atkins
by Simon Candy
In this video lesson, I show you how to create great sounding fingerstyle riffs on guitar using travis picking.
Travis picking is a great way to fingerpick guitar and can be heard in the styles of players such as Merle Travis, Chet Atkins, and Tommy Emmanuel.
In this lesson, an excerpt from a masterclass I presented live in Chicago, you learn 2 key fingerstyle riffs that are used in travis picking all the time.
I will break each riff down for you before showing you how to apply them to actual music for a great fingerstyle sound!
Watch the video below to learn more:
Travis Picking Fingerstyle Riffs
Fingerstyle Riff 1
• The Riff
The following is the first riff in a travis picking style:
• Application
Here is the travis picking riff applied to a back cycling dominant 7th chord progression:
Fingerstyle Riff 2
• The Riff
The following is the second riff in a travis picking style:
• Application
Here is the travis picking riff applied to a dominant 7th chord progression:
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