[tbirdman]

I learned Travis picking using Justin's app. It probably took 4 months or so. I took 6 songs appropriate for Travis picking, and played them at a very slow bpm something probably around 50. I just kept playing those 6 songs each day until I could do it, and then I would increase BPM maybe 5 bpm if I got proficient at the bpm. The songs were almost recognizable at the initial low bpm, but I just kept at it.

One day when I was fairly good, I took a video of me playing a song with Travis picking. I saw how much I was looking at my picking hand. I then tried not to look, and to my amazement I could play with Travis picking without looking.

I tend to use the triple alternate bass pattern with an initial pinch. I also use a picking pattern where I play the bass string, then the 3rd, hen 2nd and 1st together, then the 3rd pattern. That a great picking pattern for a lot of songs.

For 3/4 or 6/8 time, my go to is bass,3rd, 2nd,1st,2nd, 3rd string.