Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

travis picking

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables: trav-is pick-ing
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A guitar fingerpicking technique in which the thumb plays an alternating bassline while a syncopated melody line is played with the index and/or middle finger.

Uncountable

Etymology

Named after US bluegrass and country musician Merle Travis who popularised the technique.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does travis picking mean?: A guitar fingerpicking technique in which the thumb plays an alternating bassline while a syncopated melody line is played with the index and/or middle finger.
Where does travis picking come from?: Named after US bluegrass and country musician Merle Travis who popularised the technique.

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