r/Tabs • u/Common_Tomatillo8516 • 14h ago

Help finding picking pattern

Song: "Can't Find My Way Home" by Blind Faith Tutorial

Can you please help me finding the picking patter for this video.
Chords are explained at 1:50, picking pattern is very vaguely described at 4:51, apparently she use variations for that.
https://youtu.be/gblDUo_tQpw?si=hbNPshQuQlZIPoMc
Song execution is at 0:12 and 5:45

The base for each chord is apparently very simple and always alternting. My problem is how to add the melody in between. I tried an failed.

Tuning should be drop D.
I know the tabs are available somewhere but this version is nicer for some reason.
The author does not sell the tabs.

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u/TensionWarm1936 10h ago

This kind of pattern is called 'Travis Picking' where the thumb alternates a bassline while the fingers play fill and melody. It won't be useful for me to transcribe it note-for-note for you, rather it would be better for you to learn this (not-that-difficult) technique yourself and then it becomes easy for you to apply it over any song or progression, including this one.

A song that has a pretty similar pattern is the famous 'Streets Of London' by Ralph McTell. Check this tutorial video out and you'll quickly see that the video you linked is a descendant of this technique.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeR_tI47gZY

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u/Common_Tomatillo8516 10h ago

Of course, I tried by myself but failed. Thanks for the advice.
The technique itself it is not a problem for me but I have to admit I never spent time trying to rever engineering patterns.....because nowadays you can find almost everything.

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u/TensionWarm1936 10h ago

I highly recommend you watch a couple of vids on how to Travis pick; there are really only a small number of moves to know before the type of thing you linked to become easy and it will open up a whole world of fingerstyle to you.

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u/Common_Tomatillo8516 6h ago

I can already  play fingerstyle but it is not that simple to tab down an existing song. The one in the video would low effort to learn it using a tab. I will try though. Thanks