How To Choose A Strumming Pattern 

Teachers do that so you can play along with other guitarists. You need to have the ability to follow a particular strumming pattern as well as to made your own patterns

Thanks for the comment, Stephen. As a teacher I should emphasize that it’s important to learn lots of different patterns (so you have a wide range to choose from) but then begin implementing your own style / strumming into the music. Learn and then let loose! 😃🎸

@@GuitarCoachingOnline Thanks. And I’m working on strumming patterns, today. Some are easy; some are challenging. 🥴👏👍

Strumming it's difficult at times,for me . When I change chords and get faster I loose the pattern I am doing and land up more downs or up strums. 😅😢😂 Any advice.....

Hey, that's awesome. I'm really glad to hear that. Keep strumming!

Thanks for sharing, Lars. I'm glad you're using this time to pick up the guitar again. I'm sure it'll come back to you pretty quickly and hopefully all is good with your hands. Keep playing and stay safe!

@@GuitarCoachingOnline Thanks for the uplifting words!

@@GuitarCoachingOnline I also hope Lar's hands are ok (I also have osteoarthritis with nodes on the finger joints.) My comment. When you are asked "can I learn and play guitar being an "older" person? Rather than give the standard "anyone can do it at any age" be real. You need to say "it depends on the status of the health of your hands" "Do you have arthritis" "A lot will depend on your ability to operate your fingers independently and your ability to maintain finger strength with your fingers spread" Then there is stamina. It does take stamina to strum vigorously. Anyone can learn and play at any age but there will be limits on what a person with degraded hands can do. 40+ years working as an auto mechanic have taken a toll on my hands but I am having a blast playing the guitar (just got a Fishman Loudbox Mini to go with my Martin D16E) So much fun playing to a backing track (and it helps speed learning)

That's a good point, Dan. Definitely good to be aware of any physical limitations like you mentioned. I'm glad to hear you're still playing - and, I'm slightly jealous of your setup. The Martin combined with the Loudbox must sound killer! Thanks for your comment.

@@GuitarCoachingOnline Yes the hand limitations acknowledgement. This is in contrast to the many articles I have read that follow the lines of "quit complaining about hand issues, everyone has them and everybody finds a way to work past them" About "my setup" The Martin and the Fishman cost me right at 2000.00 for both. Yes they do sound fantastic together. If I was a parent (I am 66 never had kids) I would not hesitate for one second (OK,don't spend the rent/mortgage/food money) to give my child, maybe even as young as 10 years old such equipment to let them learn with. What I am getting at is getting real good equipment into the hands of people that have that incredible learning ability for most anything shown by the youth. I am not trying to make a parent "stress" over not being able to do this but what a great head start it would be. I don't know if is common with just Martin guitars but as soon as I started "picking and strumming" that guitar in the store I could really feel the vibrations in the body. The strings actually feel soft to strum and fret I can do simple 3 string "barring" (like using one finger for the "A" chord or 2 string barring on a "cheater" F chord. I can't do this on my first guitar,Yamaha FG830.

Cheers, Abhinav! I appreciate the positive feedback and glad I could help. Keep strumming!

Jezz Johnson Yep, exactly! You got it.

Wow, that makes a lot of sense THANKS!

Great to hear, Steve! I'm glad it helped.

Right on! Glad to hear that.

Hey, I’m glad you enjoyed the lesson. Yeah, it’s good to know that as long as we understand the building blocks, we can choose from a number of different strumming patterns. It’s a good way to “make it your own”!

I feel the same!

Awesome, man. Glad you found it helpful. Thanks for the feedback!

Thanks buddy! I appreciate the feedback. Keep strumming!

That's so awesome, man. I really appreciate the feedback. Keep strumming!

Glad to hear! Thanks :)

Glad to help!

Awesome, thanks Lewi. Yeah, a lot of people get stuck thinking there's only ONE right way to strum a song. Glad it helped! Cheers

Thanks Raj! I appreciate the kind words.

Really glad to hear that. Thanks!

Awesome! Good to hear.

Right on! Glad to hear.

Glad to hear. Thanks for the feedback :)

Great to hear, Paul - glad it helped!

Larry Diamond totally. Being able to tap along helps you find the bpm much faster!

My pleasure! Glad to help.

Thanks Mark!

Thanks Azher!

Thanks Franco! Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!

Thanks! Glad to help.

Thanks so much, Chris. Really appreciate the feedback!

My pleasure! Thanks for watching.

Thanks James! I appreciate the feedback.

Thanks - I'm glad to hear that!

So glad to hear that! Thanks for the comment.

Glad to hear that. Thanks for the feedback!

Thanks! I'm glad it helped.

Thanks Champi!

That's so awesome! I love to hear that. Thanks for the feedback!

Glad to hear that! Thanks for your feedback. Happy strumming :)

Thanks Steve! Glad you found it helpful. Keep strumming!

Glad to help! Thanks for your feedback.

I think so too!

Thanks Kate!

HI Cindy, thanks for your feedback. I'm glad the video helped! I don't know if I have exactly what you're looking for but I do have a really good exercise that will really help speed up your chord changes. Visit www.seandayton.com/lessons and click on "Free Lesson - #1 way to speed up your chord changes". Hope that helps! Keep playing. - Sean

Thank you for the tip. Take care and best wishes.

Cheers. Thanks for watching!

Really happy to hear that. Thank you, Vineet!

Thanks for your feedback, Sharon. Glad it helped!

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks- I'm glad it helped!

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Thanks for watching! Glad it could help. Keep strumming! 🎸

Glad it helped. Thanks Jim!

Hey Jean, I have a beginner guitar course (100 videos and pdf downloads) that covers all the essentials. It's definitely worth checking out if you want to start playing / improving your guitar skills. It's currently 40% off at guitarcoachingonline.com. Cheers!

Hey, glad you enjoyed the lesson! The app is called GuitarToolkit. I use it all the time and comes with some great features (tuner, metronome, chords, etc.) Definitely worth getting!

Thanks Leonardo! It’s a 2010 Duncan Africa (Jubilee Model). Made in Africa and then shipped to their warehouse / factory in Canada. The guitars are exceptional but I also love the story behind the organization. Their vision is to “fight poverty in Africa while bringing outstanding instruments to the world.” If you have time, check out their website (duncanafrica.com) to find out what they’re doing. Pretty cool stuff!

Thanks Lewis! I really appreciate the kind words.

Thank you so much! That means a lot. Good luck with your RU-vid channel and have fun learning the guitar :)

Thanks A Q!

Hey, thanks! The guitar is a Duncan Africa (Jubilee model) and they make great guitars with a charitable focus. Check them out at duncanafrica.com

My pleasure!

Michael Craig Hey! It’s a 2010 Duncan Africa (Jubilee Model). Made in Africa and then shipped to their warehouse / factory in Canada. The guitars are exceptional but I also love the story behind the organization. Their vision is to “fight poverty in Africa while bringing outstanding instruments to the world.” If you have time, check out their website (duncanafrica.com) to find out what they’re doing. Pretty cool stuff!

Thanks Randy! I’ll try to make some more of these soon. Thanks for your comment.

Theres loads of strumming pattern videos

Cheers! :)

Right on! Glad it helped.

My pleasure!

It's called GuitarToolkit. I use it all the time and comes with some great features (tuner, metronome, chords, etc.) Definitely worth getting!

Thanks for your question! Essentially what you’re doing is playing quarter notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, etc. No different than what a drummer is doing - but we’re just using six strings as the tool to create the rhythm. Hope that helps!

Thanks Shane! My other guitars have been collecting dust ever since I picked this up :) It's a great guitar, with a great story.

The app I'm using is called GuitarToolkit. I use it all the time and comes with some great features (tuner, metronome, chords, etc.) Definitely worth getting!

Search your app store for 'guitar' and you should find a few good utilities.

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Hey Cindy, glad you enjoyed the lesson! The app is called GuitarToolkit. I use it all the time and comes with some great features (tuner, metronome, chord diagrams, etc.) Definitely worth getting!

My pleasure!

Cheers!

Cheers!

My pleasure! 🤘🎸

Hey, thanks! :)

Thanks Elly! I really appreciate that.

@@GuitarCoachingOnline Welcome Pls keep posting. They are so helpful!

Elly Luquen music Awesome, will do :)

No worries! Glad it helped.

Hey Chris, thanks for your question! The app is called GuitarToolkit. I use it all the time and comes with some great features (tuner, metronome, chord diagrams, etc.) Definitely worth getting!

Hey Manoj, both are great to know! Learning the pattern gives you the form and learning the counts / tempo gives you the foundation.