Learn New Guitar Strumming Techniques
Mastering diverse guitar strumming techniques is what mainly separates mediocre guitar players from the pros. The sooner you start learning new and edgy strumming techniques the higher your learning curve.
Learning several different ways of strumming has a huge impact on your sense of rhythm. On this site I'll show you three great techniques that are easy to learn (follow the instructions in the videos).
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Guitar Strumming Techniques - Learn the Basics First
Guitar Strumming Patterns for Beginners
Before trying out new hot strumming techniques, make sure you know the basics. Learn them step by step following the instructions in my guitar strumming patterns lens. Only by being good at the basics can you learn new techniques in the most effective way. For more detailed information on basic strumming and free lessons visit Jamorama.com.
Guitar Strumming Technique #1
A Cool Way of Strumming Using a Chop (you'll see in the video...)
This is a way of strumming with the plectrum which will make your playing sound much more interesting. When people first learn guitar, usually they just strum downwards. That's ok for a start, but after a while, you'll find that that starts to sound quite boring.
So here's a more interesting strumming technique that will make it sound a lot more alive. This strumming pattern is:
So here's a more interesting strumming technique that will make it sound a lot more alive. This strumming pattern is:
- down stroke,
- an up stroke,
- a chop and
- an up stroke
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Guitar Strumming Technique #2
The Funk Strum
This is a very common funk strum that is applicable in a lot of today's songs. The most important thing you need to understand is that most funk rhythms are derived from the 16th note. That means that each beat is divided into 4.
So in each beat you have:
The first thing you have to learn is how to do funk strumming with a mute beat and then start accenting the first strokes in each beat.
So in each beat you have:
- down stroke,
- up stroke,
- down stroke and
- up stroke.
The first thing you have to learn is how to do funk strumming with a mute beat and then start accenting the first strokes in each beat.
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Guitar Strumming Technique #3:
The Triplets Are a Fun Way of Strumming
This strumming technique is a way to add some variation and it also gives your strumming a lot more volume. It is something that kind of comes from the flamenco music and is used in classical guitar as well.
Instead of just strumming downwards, this one goes:
You can also make it sound like a drum roll and use it at the end of a song.
Instead of just strumming downwards, this one goes:
- up with the thumb,
- down with the ring finger,
- down with the index finger and
- up with the thumb
You can also make it sound like a drum roll and use it at the end of a song.
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Let this guy inspire you (and don't be too discouraged if you can't copy him yet). Watch how he uses the triplets in technique #3. Visit Jamorama.com for more interesting strumming techniques.
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charmilbrettdotcom
Jul 26, 2011 @ 6:41 am | delete
- i like listening to the beat... pretty cool.. an explosion of notes..
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AcousticBluesGuitar
Nov 1, 2010 @ 10:51 pm | delete
- Useful information on your lens - strumming really is a basic that all beginners need to master -good work!
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