A few fingerpicking patterns

Inside outside Travis pattern: 4/4 time: count 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and

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"Jingle Bells" pattern: 4/4 time A and E strings plucked together

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"O Hanukkah " pattern: 4/4 time

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"Silent Night"--arpeggio: 3/4 time. Count 1 and 2 and 3 and

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Basic Travis pattern: 4/4 time

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Prepared by Mary Jo Rhodes; blank tab paper from

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Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) variation arpeggio pattern: 6/8 time: Count 1,2,3 4,5,6R

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Alternative to basic Travis pattern: 4/4 time (hold first beat for count of 1 and)

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count 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and

A and E strings plucked together

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