Category: Travis Picking
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Shady Grove — Travis Picking Tablature
This has been one of my favorite tunes for many years. Unfortunately, I recorded it many years ago before videos were common so it was in MP3 (audio only) format, and I never went back to record a video. So I added a screen to make it a video for YouTube. It works out great…
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Sittin’ On Top of the World — Travis Picking
This was one of a handful of MP3 recordings (audio only) I did back in the early 2000s, before the days of YouTube, so my apologies for the different format. It’s a good song, though, and I don’t want to record it again so here it is. I just played straight Travis Picking accompaniment with…
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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star — Travis Picking Tablature
“Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” is a classic English nursery rhyme and lullaby that expresses a child’s wonder at the beauty of a shining star in the night sky. The lyrics describe the star as small yet bright, lighting up the darkness. The song conveys curiosity and admiration, comparing the star to a guiding light high…
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San Francisco Bay Blues — Travis Picking
I used Travis Picking in my video, alternating my thumb between the 4th and 3rd strings. If you need help with the picking, refer to the first three examples on my Fingerstyle Tutorial. “San Francisco Bay Blues” is a folk-blues song written by Jesse Fuller in 1954. It tells the story of a heartbroken man…
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House of the Rising Sun — Travis Picking
I took a slightly different approach to House of the Rising Sun than usually played by uke players. I chose the key of Dm (instead of the commonly heard Am) and played “Travis Picking” style with alternating thumbs in 4/4 time. If you need help with Travis Picking, check out the first three examples in…
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He Stopped Loving Her Today — Travis Picking
“He Stopped Loving Her Today” – The Song That Saved George Jones’ Career Released in 1980, He Stopped Loving Her Today became George Jones’ most iconic song and is widely regarded as one of the greatest country songs of all time. Written by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman, the song tells the heartbreaking story of…
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God Bless the USA — Travis Picking
Travis Picking accompaniment with chords and lyrics to God Bless the USA in the key of C. I also recorded the same song in clawhammer uke style and an easy version with just a simple strum at each chord change. If you need help with the Travis Picking, refer to the first three examples in…
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Kiss the World Goodbye — Travis Picking
“Kiss the World Goodbye” is a song written by Kris Kristofferson, featuring his signature storytelling and introspective lyrics. The song expresses the bittersweet emotions of a man who is preparing to leave the world behind, either through death or by making a dramatic life change. It’s a reflection on love, regret, and the finality of…
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Color of the Blues — Travis Picking
Co-written by George Jones and Lawton Williams, Color of the Blues was a Top 10 country hit by George Jones in 1958. It’s since been recorded by other artists including John Prine and Elvis Costello. I played fingerstyle on the video but a nice slow strum sounds good as well so play it the way…
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Crazy — Travis Picking
Written by Willie Nelson in 1961, “Crazy” became Patsy Cline’s signature song. By 1996, the Amusement and Music Operators Association named it the #1 most-played song on jukeboxes. Rolling Stone has ranked it as one of the Top 100 songs of all time. For my tutorial, I played it in the Travis Picking style in…
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