Topic: strumming and other advice welcome

Hi, im new to the guitar, I have an electric its a jim deacon Stratocaster copy just a beginer one and I would like some advice on strumming if anyone can help I seem to be a bit stiff and rigid im a right hand player if this helps also feel free to drop in any hints or tips that you might of found useful when starting out that you wished you had learned earlier, thanks guys in advance default/smile

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Re: strumming and other advice welcome

right or left makes no difference ..goto
http://www.guitar-forums.co.uk/topic/20 … technique/

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Re: strumming and other advice welcome

Hi Hammy welcome to the forum....Welcome to guitar I hope it brings you many hours of fun....

Imagine if the words of Imagine ever came true.....

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Re: strumming and other advice welcome

As far as i have understood brother.. Strumming is a combination of technique and hearing..
I've seen many beginners asking for strumming patterns.
But what my suggestion is that strumming pattern can be understood by maintaining a good ability to hear and understand the Time scale of a song and track when the chords are changing..
once you get the right timing of the song you can make your own strumming patterns easily..

Good luck with yer practice... \m/

Re: strumming and other advice welcome

Hi there

Best thing for strumming would buy a metronome or find one online. And basically strum every beat. Start just doing down strokes, then alternate between down and up strokes.

This will improve your sense of rhythm & strumming.

Any questions feel free to ask

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Re: strumming and other advice welcome

Or if you have an iphone theres a free app for a metronone

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Re: strumming and other advice welcome

or for your computer
http://www.metronomeonline.com/

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