{"id":1195,"date":"2017-07-02T23:17:36","date_gmt":"2017-07-02T23:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tommymerry.com\/guitarlessons\/?p=1195"},"modified":"2017-07-14T03:06:53","modified_gmt":"2017-07-14T03:06:53","slug":"strumming-patterns-for-guitar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tommymerry.com\/guitar\/strumming-patterns-for-guitar\/","title":{"rendered":"Strumming Patterns for Guitar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Strumming patterns for guitar are used in all styles of guitar music. Here are a few to get you started and spark some creativity in your musical journey.<\/p>\n

Make sure you understand how to hold a pick<\/a> before you get going.<\/p>\n

First Things First<\/h2>\n

To start strumming, practice all down strokes on guitar when learning new chords.<\/p>\n

Here is a basic strumming chart. If you get an idea for a song you want to remember, here’s a quick way you could write it down. You could also share your idea with a friend or fellow bandmate using this type of handwritten chart. The slashes “\/” after each Chord represent a single strum. In this case a downstroke.
\n\"Strumming<\/p>\n

This type of chart above can help you with two things: 1) How many times to strum each chord. Or in the case of a more complex strumming pattern, 2) how long to hold each chord, in relation to the others.<\/p>\n

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Different Strokes for different blokes (and ladies)<\/h1>\n

Now that you have a basic idea of how chord charts work, let me introduce you to some different strumming patterns for guitar that you can use with them.<\/p>\n


\nWhen playing rhythms it’s a good idea to start learning to count while you play
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