Developing the Thumb

This lesson will focus on the essential tool in getting the Chet Atkins/Merle Travis style down: The Thumb. This lesson focuses on the move from root to octave and fifth to octave that creates the signature gallop that holds down the rhythm of this style.

Instructor Andy Gurley
Developing the Thumb song notation

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