Understanding quarters and eighths is foundational to understanding rhythm, and of course rhythm is foundational to understanding strumming! That's why we're starting here. If you have any questions about the lesson, let me know in the comments below!
Today's lesson is all about how to combine a quarter note strum with an eighth note strum to make things more interesting. If you missed the first lesson where I explained quarters and eighths, you can find it here.
In this lesson we're going to use the chord progression G, D, Am, G, D, C. If you have any questions or comments, leave them below the video!
Once you've got the basic strum patterns down, there are a few directions you can take next. One of those is to learn how to add bass notes to your strumming. This can really help break things up and add more flavor... always a good thing!
In this lesson you'll learn how to take a simple D-C-G chord progression and really spice it up into something a lot more interesting. Pay attention along the way, as we'll be learning quite a few different strumming patterns!
In this guitar lesson you'll learn a few different guitar strumming patterns for beginners. These are great strumming patterns to work on, and have been used in many famous songs.