I'm confused.
The Travis picking in Dust in the Wind . . .
I've downloaded the sheet music . . . .
I've seen videos on how to play Dust in the wind . . .
And there's a conflicting video that shows the Travis picking different from the other videos and the sheet music yet it still sounds right. Even beautiful.
Here's the conflict:
The Travis picking I've seen explained has the string sequence:
1. A & B strings (plucked simultaneously)
2. D string
3. G string
4. A string
5. B string
6. D string
7. G string
Yet this video has the sequence for 6 & 7 reversed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NggF9RzA8p0
This video contradicts all the others and the sheet music that Claudine linked me to (PowerTabs).
So my question is,
What's the right way?
Dust on my Brain,
Ken
It's the rock that gives the stream its music . . . and the stream that gives the rock its roll.
Which sounds right to you?
"A cheerful heart is good medicine."
I think I got the answer.
I went back to YouTube to read the comments on that video.
And I found a couple of postings that said he had the 6 & 7 reversed.
Just as I thought.
Good thing because I just locked down in "finger memory" the correct Travis picking.
And I don't think there's a reset button on finger memory.
Remember Yeehaw?
"I'm a pickin' . . .
and I'm a grinnin' . . ."
Ken
PS Ricochet, Actually his "wrong way" sounded damn good!
It's the rock that gives the stream its music . . . and the stream that gives the rock its roll.
Exactly what I thought, that it'd work either way. It's nice to have variations on riffs, actually. Who's to say that the Kansas guitarist always did it the same way?
"A cheerful heart is good medicine."
This is what I use, it sounds good to me.
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
E||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B||--1--------1-----0--------0-----|--3--------3-----1--------1-----|
G||-------0-------0------0-------0-|-------0-------0------0-------0-|
D||-----2-------2------2-------2---|-----2-------2------2-------2---|
A||--3------3-------3------3-------|--3------3-------3------3-------|
E||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
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--0--------0-----3--------0-----|--1--------1-----0--------0-----|
-------2-------0------2-------2-|-------2-------2------2-------2-|
-----2-------2------2-------2---|-----2-------2------2-------2---|
--0------0-------0------0-------|--0------0-------0------0-------|
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E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
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--3--------3-----1--------1-----|--0--------0-----3--------3-----|
-------0-------0------0-------0-|-------0-------0------0-------0-|
-----2-------2------2-------2---|-----2-------2------2-------2---|
--3------3-------3------3-------|--3------3-------3------3-------|
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E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S E E
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--1--------1-----0--------0-----|--3--------3-----1------1--3--|
-------2-------2------2-------2-|-------2-------2------2----0--|
-----2-------2------2-------2---|-----2-------2------2---------|
--0------0-------0------0-------|--0------0-------0------0--2--|
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E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
--------------------------------|--0-----------------------------|
--1--------1-----3--------3-----|-----------1-----1--------1-----|
-------0-------0------0-------0-|-------2-------2------2-------0-|
-----2-------2------0-------0---|-----2-------2------2-------2---|
--3------3-------2------2-------|--0------0-------0------0-------|
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E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S E E
-----------------1--------1------|--0---------------------------|
--0--------0----------1----------|-----------1-----1------1--3--|
-------0-------0----2-------2p-0-|-------2-------2------2----0--|
-----0-------0---0------0--------|-----2-------2------2---------|
---------------------------------|--0------0-------0------0--2--|
--3------3-----------------------|------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
--------------------------------|--0-----------------------------|
--1--------1-----3--------3-----|-----------1-----1--------1-----|
-------0-------0------0-------0-|-------2-------2------2-------0-|
-----2-------2------0-------0---|-----2-------2------2-------2---|
--3------3-------2------2-------|--0------0-------0------0-------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
-----------------1--------1------|--0------------------------------|
--0--------0----------1----------|-----------1-----1--------1------|
-------0-------0----2-------2p-0-|-------2-------2------2----------|
-----0-------0---0------0--------|-----2-------2------2-------2p-0-|
---------------------------------|--0------0-------0------0--------|
--3------3-----------------------|---------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
--3--------3-----0--------0------|--1--------1-----1--------1------|
-------2-------0------0----------|-------2-------2------2--------2-|
-----0-------0------0------------|-----2-------2------2-------2p-0-|
----------------------------2p-0-|--0------0-----------------------|
--2------2-------3------3--------|-----------------3------3--------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. Q
---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
--3--------3-----0--------0------|--0h-1-------0-----0h-1---3----|
-------2-------0------0----------|---------2-------2--------0----|
-----0-------0------0------------|-------2-------2---------------|
----------------------------2p-0-|--0--------0-------0------2----|
--2------2-------3------3--------|-------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
--------------------------------|--0-----------------------------|
--1--------1-----3--------3-----|-----------1-----1--------1-----|
-------0-------0------0-------0-|-------2-------2------2-------0-|
-----2-------2------0-------0---|-----2-------2------2-------2---|
--3------3-------2------2-------|--0------0-------0------0-------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S E E
-----------------1--------1------|--0---------------------------|
--0--------0----------1----------|-----------1-----1------1--3--|
-------0-------0----2-------2p-0-|-------2-------2------2----0--|
-----0-------0---0------0--------|-----2-------2------2---------|
---------------------------------|--0------0-------0------0--2--|
--3------3-----------------------|------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
--------------------------------|--0-----------------------------|
--1--------1-----3--------3-----|-----------1-----1--------1-----|
-------0-------0------0-------0-|-------2-------2------2-------0-|
-----2-------2------0-------0---|-----2-------2------2-------2---|
--3------3-------2------2-------|--0------0-------0------0-------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
-----------------1--------1------|--0------------------------------|
--0--------0----------1----------|-----------1-----1--------1------|
-------0-------0----2-------2p-0-|-------2-------2------2----------|
-----0-------0---0------0--------|-----2-------2------2-------2p-0-|
---------------------------------|--0------0-------0------0--------|
--3------3-----------------------|---------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
--3--------3-----0--------0------|--1--------1-----1--------1------|
-------2-------0------0----------|-------2-------2------2--------2-|
-----0-------0------0------------|-----2-------2------2-------2p-0-|
----------------------------2p-0-|--0------0-----------------------|
--2------2-------3------3--------|-----------------3------3--------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
--3--------3-----0--------0------|-----------0-----0--------0------|
-------2-------0------0----------|-------5-------5------5----------|
-----0-------0------0------------|-----7-------7------7-------7p-5-|
----------------------------2p-0-|--0------0-------0------0--------|
--2------2-------3------3--------|---------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--0--------0-----0--------0-----|-----------0-----0--------0-----|
-------7-------7------7-------7-|-------5-------5------5-------5-|
-----5-------5------5-------5---|-----3-------3------3-------3---|
--0------0-------0------0-------|--0------0-------0------0-------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
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--3--------3-----0--------0-----|--0--------0-----0--------0------|
-------5-------5------5-------5-|-------5-------5------5----------|
-----3-------3------3-------3---|-----7-------7------7-------7p-5-|
--0------0-------0------0-------|--0------0-------0------0--------|
--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
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--0--------0-----0--------0-----|--0--------0-----0--------0-----|
-------7-------7------7-------7-|-------5-------5------5-------5-|
-----5-------5------5-------5---|-----3-------3------3-------3---|
--0------0-------0------0-------|--0------0-------0------0-------|
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E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
--3--------3-----0--------0-----|--0--------0-----0--------0------|
-------5-------5------5-------5-|-------5-------5------5----------|
-----3-------3------3-------3---|-----7-------7------7-------7p-5-|
--0------0-------0------0-------|--0------0-------0------0--------|
--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--0--------0-----0--------0-----|--0--------0-----0--------0-----|
-------7-------7------7-------7-|-------5-------5------5-------5-|
-----5-------5------5-------5---|-----3-------3------3-------3---|
--0------0-------0------0-------|--0------0-------0------0-------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
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--3--------3-----0--------0-----|--1--------1-----0--------0-----|
-------5-------5------5-------5-|-------0-------0------0-------0-|
-----3-------3------3-------3---|-----2-------2------2-------2---|
--0------0-------0------0-------|--3------3-------3------3-------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--3--------3-----1--------1-----|--0--------0-----3--------0-----|
-------0-------0------0-------0-|-------2-------0------2-------2-|
-----2-------2------2-------2---|-----2-------2------2-------2---|
--3------3-------3------3-------|--0------0-------0------0-------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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--1--------1-----0--------0-----|--3--------3-----1--------1-----|
-------2-------2------2-------2-|-------0-------0------0-------0-|
-----2-------2------2-------2---|-----2-------2------2-------2---|
--0------0-------0------0-------|--3------3-------3------3-------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
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--0--------0-----3--------3-----|--1--------1-----0--------0-----|
-------0-------0------0-------0-|-------2-------2------2-------2-|
-----2-------2------2-------2---|-----2-------2------2-------2---|
--3------3-------3------3-------|--0------0-------0------0-------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S E E E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
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--3--------3-----1------1--3--|--1--------1-----3--------3-----|
-------2-------2------2----0--|-------0-------0------0-------0-|
-----2-------2------2---------|-----2-------2------0-------0---|
--0------0-------0------0--2--|--3------3-------2------2-------|
------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
--0-----------------------------|-----------------1--------1------|
-----------1-----1--------1-----|--0--------0----------1----------|
-------2-------2------2-------0-|-------0-------0----2-------2p-0-|
-----2-------2------2-------2---|-----0-------0---0------0--------|
--0------0-------0------0-------|---------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--3------3-----------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
--0-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
-----------1-----1------1---3---|--1--------1-----3--------3-----|
-------2-------2------2-----0---|-------0-------0------0-------0-|
-----2-------2------2-----------|-----2-------2------0-------0---|
--0------0-------0------0---2---|--3------3-------2------2-------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
--0-----------------------------|-----------------1--------1------|
-----------1-----1--------1-----|--0--------0----------1----------|
-------2-------2------2-------0-|-------0-------0----2-------2p-0-|
-----2-------2------2-------2---|-----0-------0---0------0--------|
--0------0-------0------0-------|---------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--3------3-----------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
--0------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-----------1-----1--------1------|--3--------3-----0--------0------|
-------2-------2------2----------|-------2-------0------0----------|
-----2-------2------2-------2p-0-|-----0-------0------0------------|
--0------0-------0------0--------|----------------------------2p-0-|
---------------------------------|--2------2-------3------3--------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
--1--------1-----1--------1------|--3--------3-----0--------0------|
-------2-------2------2--------2-|-------2-------0------0----------|
-----2-------2------2-------2p-0-|-----0-------0------0------------|
--0------0-----------------------|----------------------------2p-0-|
-----------------3------3--------|--2------2-------3------3--------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
--1--------1-----1--------1------|--3--------3-----0--------0------|
-------2-------2------2--------2-|-------2-------0------0----------|
-----2-------2------2-------2p-0-|-----0-------0------0------------|
--0------0-----------------------|----------------------------2p-0-|
-----------------3------3--------|--2------2-------3------3--------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
--1--------1-----1--------1------|--3--------3-----0--------0------|
-------2-------2------2--------2-|-------2-------0------0----------|
-----2-------2------2-------2p-0-|-----0-------0------0------------|
--0------0-----------------------|----------------------------2p-0-|
-----------------3------3--------|--2------2-------3------3--------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
-------0-------0------0----------|-------1-------1------0-------0-|
--1--------1-----0--------0------|--3--------3-----1--------1-----|
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-----2-------2------2-------2p-0-|-----2-------2------2-------2---|
--0------0-------0------0--------|--0------0-------0------0-------|
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
-------0---------------1-------1-|-------0-------0------0----------|
--0--------0------3--------3-----|--1--------1-----0--------0------|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-----2-------2p-0----2-------2---|-----2-------2------2-------2p-0-|
--0------0--------0------0-------|--0------0-------0------0--------|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
-------1-------1------0-------0-|-------0---------------1-------1-|
--3--------3-----1--------1-----|--0--------0------3--------3-----|
--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-----2-------2------2-------2---|-----2-------2p-0----2-------2---|
--0------0-------0------0-------|--0------0--------0------0-------|
--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
-------0-------0------0----------|-------1-------1------0-------0-|
--1--------1-----0--------0------|--3--------3-----1--------1-----|
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-----2-------2------2-------2p-0-|-----2-------2------2-------2---|
--0------0-------0------0--------|--0------0-------0------0-------|
---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
-------0---------------1-------1-|-------0-------0------0----------|
--0--------0------3--------3-----|--1--------1-----0--------0------|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-----2-------2p-0----2-------2---|-----2-------2------2-------2p-0-|
--0------0--------0------0-------|--0------0-------0------0--------|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
-------1-------1------0-------0-|-------0---------------1-------1-||
--3--------3-----1--------1-----|--0--------0------3--------3-----||
--------------------------------|---------------------------------||
-----2-------2------2-------2---|-----2-------2p-0----2-------2---||
--0------0-------0------0-------|--0------0--------0------0-------||
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Duration Legend
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W - whole
H - half
Q - quarter
E - 8th
S - 16th
T - 32nd
X - 64th
. - note dotted
|-n-| - n-tuplets
Tablature Legend
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L - tied note
x - dead note
g - grace note
(n) - ghost note
> - accentuded note
NH - natural harmonic
AH - artificial harmonic
TH - tapped harmonic
SH - semi harmonic
PH - pitch harmonic
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend
br - bendRelease
pb - preBend
pbr - preBendRelease
brb - bendReleaseBend
n/ - tremolo bar dip
n - tremolo bar dive
-/n - tremolo bar Release up
/n - tremolo bar inverted dip
/n - tremolo bar return
-n - tremolo bar Release down
S - shift slide
s - legato slide
/ - slide into from below or out of upwards
- slide into from above or out of downwards
~ - vibrato
W - wide vibrato
tr - tril'
TP - tremolo picking
T - tapping
S - slap
P - pop
< - fade in
^ - brush up
v - brush down