Guitar Strumming Patterns for Beginners

By Payo W Perry

Guitar strumming patterns are of major importance for the learning guitarist. All too frequently this aspect of learning guitar gets neglected and this often results in feelings of frustration.

For some people, hearing a song on the radio and copying the strum is not challenging. For most beginners however this play it by ear approach is just not a realistic expectation and can often be a sign of laziness to teach on the part of the tutor.

Lets look at some simple facts about guitar strumming patterns. Firstly you dont need to know a different strum for each song. Guitar strumming patterns are often universal and one strum can cover you for a great deal of different songs and tempos.

Have you thought about the pick you use? Perhaps not, but all picks are not equal and they can vastly alter not only how it feels to play guitar but also how is sounds. You want to produce a warm sound from your guitar strumming patterns and for this a .60mm pick is a great all round choice.

Im sure youve heard the expression its all in the wrist? Well this is very, very true when it comes to producing great sounding guitar strumming patterns. Your wrist position should be loose and easy without any tension. This results in a pleasant even sound, quite warm and with any overtly loud or abrasiveness in the tone. If you have that problem, look at tension in your wrist and correct it as soon as possible.

You may intend to learn how to strum guitar online and for this I advise to choose your method of instruction very carefully. A lot of sites do not teach the subject well and frankly its one the most neglected topics for beginner guitar tuition. You should learn guitar strums alongside your basic chords, this way theyll become automatic to you, you wont even have to think about them.

I wish you every success as you learn your guitar strumming patterns, they can be really enjoyable and easy to master when taught correctly and something youll use for your entire guitar playing life. - 18780

About the Author:

The author has many years experience teaching guitar strumming patterns to beginners. His highly popular site Guitar in a Nutshell has lots of free video tutorials to view and a method of instruction which is clear and easy to follow. Check out the site for more!