Had an A-ha moment last night

[Sponserv]

So I was learning Leaving on a Jet Plane last night with very basic strum pattern. I have also been messing around learning very basic inside out Travis picking lately.

Just for grins I stopped strumming and replaced my D-DU-UDU with the inside out Travis pattern and it sounded pretty good. A-ha!!!!!

Does this work for every song? For some reason this one seemed to work very well. Granted I had to slow down and hum the lyrics for awhile but I am very excited.

That is all....carry on. LOL

[cliff_the_stiff]

I pick out strum songs a lot. Works fine as long as you are in time.
Finger picking is a little more second nature for me, so if I am struggling to get timing and clean changes in a transition, I will often finger pick it to help me figure it out.

[MartinGibsonFan]

Originally Posted by cliff_the_stiff

I pick out strum songs a lot. Works fine as long as you are in time.
Finger picking is a little more second nature for me, so if I am struggling to get timing and clean changes in a transition, I will often finger pick it to help me figure it out.

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[DukeX]

Yes, mix it up, the arrangement is a key element in any piece.

[TomB'sox]

It doesn't matter what any of us say, you made your own A-ha moment and it sounded good to you, that is it, that is what is fun. Congrats!