37. The Legendary Picking Pattern Every Ukulele Player Should Learn (Travis Picking)

Let's learn a simple yet effective fingerpicking pattern on the tenor ukulele.

In this ukulele lesson, we will take a look at the Travis Picking technique. With this technique, the thumb plucks two strings in a steady rhythm while the index finger takes care of the other strings.

The Travis picking technique was made popular by Merle Travis, a country player and singer-songwriter who developed it on GUITAR! However, we can also use it on the ukulele.

Let me show you how.

0:00 About the Travis picking technique.
2:15 The chord progression.
2:51 Simple plucking with the thumb.
3:59 Pattern with thumb and index.
6:17 Travis picking and a melody.