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Guitar
Chord Strumming Basics
Learn the basics of guitar chord strumming and
switching!
- Strumming a Guitar chord - Lightly and
quickly brush the guitar pick across the
guitar strings using your arm and wrist.
- If your guitar chords don't ring clearly-practice
them, with all fingers on the chord,1 string at a
time.
- Think of your right arm as a pendulum
swinging equally back and forth across
the guitar strings
- If you have trouble with the 3 finger chords, start
with the simple chords
first(Beginners-start with the simple chords).
- Practice both examples with the G, C, or D chord.
- Before trying the chord progressions, practice
switching from G to C, G to D, and C to
D - this is what you will have to practice the
most!
- look at the shape your
fingers are in(the G chord looks like a
triangle)and try to switch into that shape
- Try to put all of your fingers down at the
same time
- Stick with it, you will be
able to switch from chord to chord soon!
Here are the guitar chords: (CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW TO READ THIS NOTATION?
CLICK HERE)
MUTING UNWANTED GUITAR STRINGS:
- C chord - bring thumb over the top
of the guitar neck or use part of the 3rd
fingertip (PICTURE 1)
- D chord - bring thumb over top
of the guitar neck to mute 5th and 6th string
PICTURE 1
Strumming Example 1 (HEAR
IT!)
Try the strum using these chord progressions (a
progression is a series of chords):
- Once you can play the exercises fairly well,
try strumming them slowly with the metronome or
practice track
Strumming Example 2
Try Example 2 using these progressions:
- Once you can play the exercises fairly well, try strumming
them slowly with the metronome or practice track
- Gradually try to speed up the strum - test yourself with
the metronome or practice track
- Don't forget to record yourself often!
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