What's Strumming?
Strumming is what gives guitar playing it's rhythm. It's when you use your hand (with a pick or just your fingers) and play all the strings either up or down. We will be diving more into this in future lessons.
For now I want you to keep practicing the G chord while trying out the strumming pattern down below (Don't worry, only down strums this time). Listen to the metronome and try to hold the rhythm.
G
Major
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2
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3
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4
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🎸Pro tip:
A lot of guitarists find it easier to be counting out the rhythm in the beginning. So while playing, try saying this out loud:
ONE - TWO - THREE - FOUR,
or if you want to be even more accurate:
ONE - and a - TWO - and a - THREE - and a - FOUR - and a...