Join Pat Kirtley as he demonstrates the essentials of thumbstyle guitar picking, including basic right-hand concepts; right-hand palm muting using the left-hand thumb for holding chords; and chord form variations. Under Kirtley's expert tutelage, you'll learn the different thumbpicking styles popularized by country musicians such as Mose Rager, Merle Travis and Chet Atkins, as well as a variety of songs that use thumbstyle picking techniques.