Travis Picking Essentials

Welcome

1) Bass Notes

2) Filler Notes

3) The Pinch

4) Melody

Plenty more is on the way!

In addition to the videos above, a solid chunk of additional lessons is in the works. This includes:

• Additional lessons for "The Pinch" module
• Additional lessons for the "Melody" module
• A new "Songs" module, where I'll teach a few songs. These will likely be public domain (non-copyrighted) songs, but I'll aim to make sure they're well known – similar to Amazing Grace.
• An additional "Bonus" module where I'll include at least 5-10 additional lessons, tackling misc techniques that don't fit into the remaining modules above.
• PDFs for all lessons, so you can follow all tabs in a print-friendly manner
• Proper text descriptions, including possible diagrams and graphics, on each lesson page within the course.

How do I access the course?

Click on any of the lessons above! It'll take you to a lesson page with a video lesson and any exercises that exist. From there, you can use the left-hand navigation bar to easily move to the next lesson.

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When will the course be complete?

I plan on chipping away at the items above in between my normal lessons every 1-2 weeks. It may well be done sooner, but my self-imposed deadline to have this all wrapped up is by mid-June 2026.

Will this course be available for purchase?

Eventually, yes — at some point I plan to offer this entire course as a one-time purchase, allowing you to download all videos and PDFs. This will likely be sometime in the summer of 2026. I've never offered this option before, so it'll require me to jump over a few logistical hurdles before it's ready. Join my free email newsletter to stay in the loop... I'll definitely let folks know when it's ready.

The course will also remain available existing members of Song Notes Premium (monthly or annual), via this website.

Your feedback is welcome

If you do watch the available lessons, I would love to hear from you (send me an email). Specifically, I'd be interested in hearing:

• Feedback on the lessons so far! What do you like, what do you wish was different, unanswered questions you have, etc.
• Suggestions for future lessons... especially if I seem to have missed any specific topics or techniques.

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