Hi Ed-

If you'd like to check out the fundamentals of Travis picking (and much fingerstyle guitar), I have a tutorial that might be a good fit for you, called Acoustic Fingerpicking for Beginners. It's a new set of lessons, recently posted. Levels 1 and Level 2 are currently up and running, with many more filmed and currently in the editing process. Stay tuned!

Even though levels 1 and 2 do not yet get into a thorough discussion of "Travis" picking, I promise that if you follow these lessons, you'll be on the right track. I'll be posting the official "Travis picking" lesson very soon! Meanwhile, if you'd like to get started, here is the link to the tutorial.

http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=596

Best wishes, and keep us posted! -Lisa McCormick