Beginner Guitar Lesson #4 - Guitar Strumming

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Strumming the guitar creates rhythm, and the chords you hold down creates melody.

Added up, you get music :-) We'll demonstrate this today by learning how to play Knocking on Heavens Door.

Learning to strumm your guitar is a groundbreaking experience for beginner guitarists, since this is the point where your actually start making real music. You can strum your acoustic or electric guitar, they're the same. The pattern you strum with will specify the rhythm of the song, but chords are important, so you'll already have to know how to change in between them.

In this lessong, you'll learn:

- how to strumm the guitar
- intro to chord progressions
- a guitar strumming song

Being able to strumm along to a song is the first big achievement of beginner guitarists. You can download a bunch of guitar strumming songs to practice and refine your technique, and have fun at the same time at TheGuitarLesson.com.

Check out the rest of our lessons!

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[ronymaxy99]

my finger on the top strings keep blocking out the lower string, any recommendations to solve this ? :(

[TomFontana]

@ronymaxy99 Yep, arch your fingers more, so they don't touch the rest of the strings.

[Tows10girl]

mann . i'm screwed up ... stuck with G .. turning to the D takes me bout an hour :D

[TomFontana]

@Tows10girl :-) Yeah, it's like that in the beginning for everyone, but it gets easier, keep at it!!!

[MrKaiser408]

Hi i don't have a pick so i use a quarter is that ok

[TomFontana]

@MrKaiser408 Nope, buy a pick, they are cheap.

[razzberry82]

Thank you! I think I'm actually learning something, LOL. :D

[Music4krista1]

you teaching skills + animations are GENIUS, I'm ditching my teacher for you.

[ronymaxy99]

@TomFontana thanks! :D

[IIDarky1]

is it neccesary (<- i think i spelled it right) to strum up and down? or can i just strum down?

[Str8ZoNNNe]

@TomFontana I'm begginer and I have a problem with the up and down strumming for only 2-3 (not all) strings.When I do the up strumming my pick stucks and if I move fast and use more force it plays more strings then I want if you understand me...can you give me an advice?...sorry my english.

[ADADAMITDS]

thanz

[turakina88]

thaank you