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Strumming Basics - General Overview

Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Rhythm Style: Acoustic

Tutorial: Strumming Basics for Beginners

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Lesson Excerpt: Welcome everyone! This tutorial is designed to lay out the very basics of guitar strumming. If you're just starting out on guitar, then these lessons are for you! First, be sure to review the important posture points that I bring up in the video. Keep those points in mind, and make sure that you're completely relaxed. If you aren't relaxed when strumming, then it'll sound like you aren't relaxed! Let gravity do its thing. When strumming on a dow...
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