7 Beginner Strumming Patterns (Strum Help) - (Matt McCoy)
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- Опубліковано 7 січ 2010
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The #1 question I get asked (that I also used to ask) is, "What's the strumming pattern?"
Here I have went through 7 strumming options that are easy to do that you can apply to songs you hear or write.
1. Slow Strum
2. Muted Strings (for faster songs)
3. Emphasize the first chord
4. Slap chord. (has a drum sound) great for faster songs or switching up a song)
5. Pick the individuals strings for each chord
6. Bass strum
7. Hammering on notes during the chords
saved by grace through faith! God is good!
When you think to yourself, id never be able to play a guitar , and this man blesses your life , thank you matt, everydays a school day that i love going to
Thanks! Strumming is my weakest guitar skill so this should definitely help. I'll bookmark and play along till I get it. Thank you for using your talent for the Lord and offering your teaching freely.
Thank you so much... this comes from someone who is learning to play by ear and by UA-cam. God Bless you for what you do... this is a ministry!
God bless you Matt, you are providing a wonderful ministry for the Lord! I am learning so much from you, been messing around with my guitars for 38 years and have learned more in the past two weeks then in all that time.
Praise God for a great christian guitar tutorial! Thank you Matt!!
It would be great if you explained the strum more slow and saying when goes up and down, it isnt easy for me to follow you becouse i dont really know when you're going up or down
what a kind word of encouragement! thanks!
you're welcome...thanks for the feedback.
you're welcome Rachael, glad I can help. Thanks for the encouragement
i appreciate the positive feedback Jesse. Thanks! glad i could help
we all struggle with strumming at some time or another! glad I am able to help Erica! good luck and message me if I ever can help.
I've only been playing for a while but I find myself strumming in the same pattern every time when I try to sing and play. So this was helpful, thanks.
Thank you so much for this video. I just started playing guitar and this has been a blessing for me. Thank you so much for the help you have given, I will be hopefully be able to play for my Church soon.
AMAZING :D I just started teaching myself guitar about four months ago. My family thinks I am really good at it. I love what I do. I am sooo glad that you made this video! Now I can blow them away with new strumming patterns!! It will add some more "flavor" to my playing :) Thanks!!!
thank you for taking the time to help us! Blessings to you as well :)
thanks Scarlett! I appreciate you subscribing! i'm glad I am able to help
awesome! Glad I could help! Happy New Year!
thanks! God bless you for those kind words
Thanks Matt! This has really helped!
cool! glad I am able to help!
i agree with you about the strumming Ken. Thanks for the compliments!
Such a Great teacher. Your an inspiration
Thanks for your sharing! That's a great tutorial for me..
Really helpful video. I find strumming the hardest thing so it was really neat to view your video. Thanks.
Great great video. I have been practicing, and it's my strumming that's my problem. I do exactly what you said about correcting the cords and strum pattern to fit my singing. Now to try and fix it.
well done Matt - very helpful - much appreciated. K
thanks Juan! I appreciate the encouragement!
Cool man i think its great you take time to help others ., once again thanks mate :)
Awesome job young man
Thankyou so much for your videos! God bless!
thanks for the encouragement Ray.
this video was excellent!!!
awesome! glad i could help!
I had never played guitar before, but this helped much. Thanks man.
Happy New Year to you too :)
This is really helpful mate, thx
tus videos son muy buenos. Gracias!!!
your video/tutorials are very good... Thanks a lot...
I'm suscribing
@BriaMcCall Strumming is tricky for sure....thanks for the kind words
cool! glad I could help!
Hay mat I'm here in the UK and I am so pleased to have some help with worship stuff because I want to take my guitar on outreach on my own to give a little change and dominion to the the atmospear of a new street. As a beginner its hard to brake out of farmilior patrons / safe songs your giving me some ideas and confidence mate thanks.
I just have to say I am really enjoying your channel and lessons. I am VERY thankful for good teaching on youtube that I most likely would not have been able to get any other way. I'm thankful for the opportunity to be able to learn guitar, and on top of that to learn to worship music, and also to hear your Godly encouragement! Thank you! I feel the reality, unity and depth of the body of Christ in things like this. (I also love that you do of country songs!) So thank you very much. What you do is very appreciated. Keep giving glory to the Lord. He is worthy to be praised! God bless you! .... ps I just noticed that you have some help for vocal too! :D yay!
thanks Casie! it's my pleasure. I would have never ever thought this channel would have grown into a ministry like it has .God always ceases to amaze me! Let me know if you ever have any questions. Have a great day!
Thank you ... God Bless You too !!!
Thanks for the advice this was really helpful :)
Thank you! Very helpful!
@acousticselection thank you soo much! :)
Dang bro, your really good, thanks this video really helped!
Thanks for sharing.i've learned from you.I really like the way you've playing guitar.
thank you Gloria!
Thanks man that was helpful a lot to a beginner like me :)
thanks so much! Glad I am able to help
Thank you for sharing. I learn lot from to praise the Lord. God bless you.
komi kamassa thanks bud!
This was a fantastic video! I am always getting stuck on the same strumming pattern and this really helped me. I knew most of them, but a lot of times I don't think to use them so it was still very helpful. I love your guitar, I think taylors are neck and neck with martins.
thanks a lots for such a nice lesson thanks..............
I am just learning to play. Your videos are amazing!! You earned a subscriber!
thanks Jodi! Glad I can help
no problem Gary, glad I can help
You are an inspiration bro. Thanks and Jah Bless
BENJIKA Shey Fon Wo Yuf thanks brother! i sure appreciate that.
:) love it! Glad I can help!
thankyou may God bless you
i appreciate that. Have a great day
thks so much for the easy to learn video an ur ministry it has inspired me so much
great Paul! glad I could help!
@Mrsbunz16 You're welcome! Good luck
Thanks for the help for us beginners bro! God bless(:
exactly what i was looking for
Nice voice! :) I was happy that the songs sung by you were familiar to me :) very nice video! I didn't know about the hammering :D God bless.
Very good. Thanks.
you're welcome! glad i could help!
Thanku. Very much
And u r so well as a teacher.
thanks Matt - had a stroke 2 weeks ago - starting over - your basics helps
sorry to hear that John. Praying for you brother!
started playing my sophomore year in high school...been around 15 years now
your incredible...
perfect! thanks for this encouraging note! i wish you the best in your guitar journey. Make sure you switch you the tempo and timing of your strums and even throw in palm mutes to soften the sound some..this will really amaze them :) good luck!
great!
no doubt!
thanks very much ;) very helpful
This is quite helpful! Thanks.
***** cool Jay..glad I can help!
2:12 i luv that song!! thanks 4 that!
Praise God!
thanks!
haha thanks Tobi...i'll check out your page.
thanks . i'll work on it :)
@hello25ification i'm playing the G and C chord (the way i play them) and i am doing (D, D, U, U, D, U then switch.) basically if you listen to the Billy Ray cyrus song "Could've been me" it's the intro he does on that song. It does have a cool sound
nice!
@dudiaz Exactly! No certain strum patterns...just timing!
great! glad i could help...strumming can be the hardest thing i think
Thanks for your videos, I really like it, God bless you
I checked out the link for the DVD but unfortunately the shipping is just within the USA!
I'd love to learn how to play a guitar
Thank you!
hey Sam, you strum all the strings on just the G chord, do all the strings but the top one for the C and Em chords and for the D chord strum the bottom 4.
@todd777ification hey...a lot depends on the kind of music you want to play. I prefer more of a flimsy pick (not really flimsy though) The stiffer the pick the easier it is for picking and the flimsier the easier it is for strumming.
hmmm..i actually get asked that a lot and my answer is always just make sure you play it before you buy it. I like the thought of even buying a good used one from a guitar center or some store like that. Don't buy one that's in a box or something you can't play. Some cheaper guitars can have a great sound and some expensive guitars can sound choppy...the key is to play it first and find one that's in your budget that has a sound that you like. Buying good strings is important too. (I like elixir
Matt, thanks so much for the tutorial vids. Great job. I'm picking up a lot. Keep up the good work!! Know any Elvis? Buffet? Everly Brothers?
tell me this,...have you watched all my strumming videos? i have a section on strumming on my homepage where i go over all kinds of different things. I would recommend strumming the strings further back on the guitar also. Make sure you master the basics before getting more advanced. Start with a flexible pick and just do down strums. Next do 3 down strums and 1 down/up then switch. Let me know if you can do that. hope this helps.
Hi Matt, love your tutorials!! they are like no other on youtube. so can you do a video on this please...i feel after 3 years i still despite progressing so much and being able to do so many things barre chords included and so much more that i still struggle with my right hand technique in that i feel perhaps my hand is too close to strings because my up strums hit the strings or get stuck once in awhile, i think my pick also may be too far in towards strings maybe i really do try to angel pick going both ways and that really helps but i don;t feel completely relaxed and smooth with the mechanics of my right hand and it's so frustrating bc i feel it's an obstacle that unless i overcome it will inhibit me potentially growing as a guitarist its a hurdle still. some days i feel great and others just feel that there's something missing between my pick and string relationship if you will. help lol
I think the most basic would be just doing the down strumming and then do a quick down/up strum before you change to the next chord. But it really all depends on the song. I usually just start out all down strums until i get the timing down better.
thank you for this lesson
you're welcome Stanley...Glad I could help
Brother matt.im really happy you teach good.what time take to practice stumming and to be like you.
@KeeGeeh Been there done that for years! Haha it will get better with time.....trust me, all my songs were exact at first but slowly sounded different
You the dude bro
Rico Lavello hash thanks bud!
it's basically 2 beats per chord before the change..i do the palm mute and just chop down on the strings for 4 down strums and then change..but it's 2 beats until the change. hope that makes sense
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