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Travis picking

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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Travis picking (uncountable)

  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.