Mel Bay Merle Travis Guitar Style
by Merle Travis, Tommy Flint
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Author: Merle Travis, Tommy FlintEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1995-12-08
ISBN: 078660266X
Number of pages: 176
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
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Book Review: Great starter for Travis style
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is a terrific introduction to learning to play the Travis style by a second cousin of Travis, and a person intimately familiar with the Muhlenberg county guitar tradition.
Flint will start you off with some basic Travis-style patterns and rolls, and then works into more difficult material. You will learn how to wrap your thumb around the neck, something I'd never tried before. Some of the lessons use snippets from Travis tunes that Flint has worked into new compositions; others, like Thom Bresh's "Barbeque Rag" or "Way down Yonder in New Orleans" are intact songs. Working with this book allowed me to develop far enough along to play several hours worth of tunes and perform solo Travis-style for several years.
The book comes with a CD and is written with notation and tab. Highly recommended.
Summary of Mel Bay Merle Travis Guitar Style
This is a thorough study into the renowned "Travis Picking Guitar Style" done by Merle's kinfolk, Tommy Flint. Included are vintage photos, interesting annotations and some great Travis guitar solos. If you want to learn to Travis pick, this book will take you there and then some! In notation and tablature.Theory, Composition & Performance Books
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