The secret is to keep the strumming going and you perfect the chord later This may happen straight away, (be able change smoothly) or in a few minutes, but can take longer. "So be a Plonker!" If "English" is not your first language you may not recognise "Plonk" and "Plonker" which are not real words but mean (in my context) to just put your fingers on the strings in the approximate position (Plonk) and the person that does it! (Plonker) Just "Plonk" your fingers on the chord and keep going, there will be a point where it will click and you will be able change smoothly. This is probably the most important thing you can doespecially if you are a total beginner The idea is not to stop or interrupt the strumming pattern while changing the chord, regardless of the sometimes horrible noise of "dead" strings. Musically we write "Timing" as in Beats to the bar as in 4/4 that is 4 beats to the bar or 3/4 8/4 that is 3 or 8 beats to the barĪs Guitarists often we get confused by all that "Proper Music stuff" so it may be better for you to just think of it as a strumming patternĪs strumming is so difficult to convey in writing, These are available for you to listen to as MP3 files If "English" is not your first language the D = Down and U = Up may work better for you if you translate them into your own language (as long as they are words of 1 syllable)įor example in German DDUUD(down down up up down) could be Ab Ab Auf Auf Ab ( I Hope ! :-) ) So DDUUD = down down up up down sometimes I put in a " / "(slash) or a " - "(hyphen) to indicate a slight pause as in D/DUUD or DUD-DUD-DUDU I write strumming patterns in the easiest format I can think of, The up and down strokes lightly brush against the strings and the up strum only really plays the first two/three strings. Strum with the edge of your thumb or with a Light Plectrum or whatever you are comfortable with. With 3 chords and a good variety of strumming patterns you can play thousands of songs! The comma (,) is used here to differentiate between the separate beats contained in the bar of the pattern. Simple Quadraple (4/4) - 4 beats to a bar. You need not remember each pattern in the list given below.Practice each strumming pattern four times.Tap your foot to keep count of the bars as the pattern becomes complicated.Whether you are playing the simple March or stylish Rock, to a viewer, your hand must move up and down in a symmetrical way in each case. Your right hand movement should be from the elbow only in a cyclic manner and it should be identical for every strumming pattern.While practicing, keep a few things in mind: I got it from my guitar teacher long time back and it helped me practice strumming a lot even though I don’t remember most of them! Many people find it difficult to grasp the strumming pattern just by listening to the song. I had been receiving a lot of comments and requests for various strumming patterns to practice apart from chords. Wherever in the examples there is an X mark, you DO NOT stop your hand movement, but you simply DON’T play on that XĮxample 3:Hitting on 1-2&-&4&This pattern if played at a moderate speed can be used for Papa Kehte Hain type of songs: Move your hand down on ONE and UP on the AND (&) and keep this going on continuously. This is very important as many people tend to overlook it.įirst divide the basic counts into a pattern like this: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & So your hand should always move down and up, and based on the pattern that you are playing you either choose to HIT or MISS the strings while going down or HIT or MISS it while coming up. Strumming is an art based on a simple DOWN-UP movement of your hand. But the art of strumming begins with having your right hand low down and up in a smooth natural movement. here you will find your hand moving more like a mechanical robot. While learning strumming, you have to be conscious of your hand movement to match the counts etc. Sango Chedwa Dista Kaso Khandalycho ghat …2 times Thandimadhye Lali chade gali guljar …… 2 times La la la lar r… La la la lar r… La la la la la Sango Chedwa Dista Kaso Khandalycho ghat … 2 times
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