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Strumming 101

Instructor: Chris Feener
Topic: Rhythm
Style: Any Style
Level: Beginner
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  • Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Rhythm Style: Any Style

    Excerpt: Hey everyone! For this tutorial, I want to focus on the fine art of strumming. Throughout my years of teaching, one thing I've found is that many players who avoid taking the time to establish how the right hand executes rhythms, wind up having issues later in their guitar lives. It's extremely important to understand why "strumming patterns" exist, to begin...

    Media Length: 3:10

  • Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Rhythm Style: Any Style

    Excerpt: So let's have some fun by practicing our new rhythms with chord changes. I chose just two open-position chords to practice with, D and A.  There's an added column with either D or A for each strum pattern. This is the chord we'll switch to before starting the pattern which proceeds it. Play each excercise as many times as needed before moving onto the...

    Media Length: 2:02