In this third installment of our fingerstyle guitar series, Jaime Cortez teaches the basics of Travis pattern, including some history of the specific style of Merle Travis and how Travis pattern has been adapted over time to be a foundational fingerstyle technique.
If you need a refresher on parts one or two, find them here:
Fingerstyle Guitar: Right Hand Plant and PIMA
Fingerstyle Guitar: Simple Right Hand Patterns
The songs used in this educational video are:
You Are Near
by Dan Schutte
Music © 1971, OCP
All rights reserved. Used with permission.
I Am the Bread of Life
by Suzanne Toolan
© 1966, 1970, 1986, 1993, published by GIA Publications, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used with permission.
One Bread, One Body
Music © 1978, John B. Foley, S.J., and OCP.
All rights reserved. Used with permission.
Hallelujah Is Our Song
Music © 2012, Meaux Jeaux Music, Tunes From The Basement, River Oaks Music Company, Sarah Hart, all administered at CapitolCMGPublishing.com, Fiat Music, LLC, and Josh Blakesley.
Published by Spirit & Song®, a division of OCP.
All rights reserved. Used with permission.
Jaime Cortez is a talented and popular composer, arranger, and performer with many years of experience presenting workshops for pastoral musicians, Catholic teachers, and youth on liturgy, music, and ministry. He currently serves as director of liturgy and music at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Copyright © 2025 Catholic Liturgical Ensemble Formation
Looking for more resources? Search our full online library of CLEF Life resources, or sign up for CLEF Life email updates to receive the latest resource in your inbox once a week.
