This page features a video of “Trambone” played in the style of Travis Picking, and a link to the solo guitar tab.
Chet Atkins composed and released “Trambone” in 1962 on the album, Down Home.
Trambone
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In the video below I’ll demonstrate a Travis Picking arrangement of this tune.
Tab
This solo guitar arrangement is in the style of Travis Picking. For some exercise that will develop your technique see, Two Travis Picking Exercises. The exercises are free on this website.
Chet Atkins Tab Music
Download the Solo Guitar Tab for “Trambone” as a PDF at Sheet Music Plus for $3.99 here.
More Travis Picking
Listening to guitar players like Merle Travis, Chet Atkins, and Tommy Emmanuel is a great way to get the feel for Travis Picking. All three of them use a thumb pick, which is the traditional way of doing it. But each have their own style. So I recommend experimenting and finding what works best for you. Thumb pick or no thumb.
If you would like to delve further into the technique see the book below.
Chet Atkins Lessons With Tab
The Art of Contemporary Travis Picking: Learn the Alternating-Bass Fingerpicking Style. This is a Paperback book (includes tablature and standard notation) sold on Amazon.com
More Tabs
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