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Say the following phrase as you play: “Pinch, insides, outsides, thumb.” The following steps relate this phrase to the corresponding actions that you take:\n\n Pinch: On beat 1, play the outside strings (4th and 1st) as a pinch — the thumb striking the 4th string and the middle finger striking the 1st simultaneously.\n \n Insides: On beat 2, play the inside strings (3rd and 2nd) one at a time — the thumb striking first and then the index finger.\n \n Outsides: On beat 3, play the outside strings (4th and 1st) one at a time — the thumb striking first and then the middle finger.\n \n Thumb: On beat 4, play just the thumb on the bass string of the inside set (the 3rd string).\n \n\nYou don’t normally use your ring finger when playing Travis patterns. \nThe basic Travis picking pattern.\nA variation of the basic pattern is sometimes called the roll. This pattern uses no pinches, and you pluck every off-beat (see the e section of the previous figure). 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