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"Thumb n one" chord changes for beginners

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Channel: Blake Nix · 2017 · Education

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Lesson supplement basics.  The "thumb and one-finger" right-hand picking approach used by guitarists like Merle Travis and Paul McCartney applied to the very common 1 5/7 6- 5/7 chord progression in the keys of C and G.   The chords in those keys are C G/B Am G/B   and  G D/F# Em D/F#.   These chord progressions are used in many songs, some examples are found in Fleetwood Mac's 'Landslide', which uses both progressions with a capo at the third fret, and Kansas' 'Dust in the Wind' which uses a variation of the progression in the key of C.  These songs use a variation of another fingerpicking style commonly called "Travis picking" which is named after Merle Travis but usually utilizes the thumb and two fingers.

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