In this chapter you've learned a whole bunch of new tricks and techniques, so before we move on to the next chapter, let's take the time to put as many of the new things as possible into the larger context of a practice tune. This practice tune will have a strong Travis picking, country vibe, but as always it's important to remember that no matter what style of music you plan to play down the road, these are essential skills that'll benefit you any time you make music on an acoustic guitar. 90% of this practice tune is basic bread 'n' butter acoustic guitar skills and the last 10% is what makes it sound like country. The same goes for most music you come across. The tools that are used to make it are really quite similar, so a musical style or genre is more like speaking with an accent rather than a different language altogether. So with all that in mind, let's dig into this Travis Picking Practice Tune.
