English Explanatory Dictionary

Travis picking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A guitar fingerpicking technique in which the thumb plays an alternating bassline while a syncopated melody line is played with the index and/or middle finger.

Word forms

Travis picking

Etymology

Named after US bluegrass and country musician Merle Travis who popularised the technique.

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