Question
#12
I was wondering if you could give me some guidelines to figure
out the strumming of songs through hearing them on albums, records,
etc. And, what are the things that I should look out for in order
to get the strumming?
Answer
Unfortunately, this is one of the hardest things to teach. There
is no practice method or specific exercises that I can give for
this. Try to listen for key rhythms that you are hearing, in the
bass or drums. Sometimes you are not going to specifically hear
the rhythms that the guitar player is playing. You are going to
have to decide on a strum based on the overall feel of the song.
Different strums can be equally correct for the same song, as
long as you are playing in the same feel. How do you know what
that feel is? There is the thing that is hard to teach...experiment
a little. Find the basic speed that you think your right hand
should be moving (usually 8th or 16th notes) and hit the strings
when you want to hear something, and miss the strings when you
don't. The general idea of strumming is that your right hand will
be moving constantly down and up.
Learn as much as you can about rhythm. Understanding rhythms
is the key to hearing them. Check out the understanding
rhythms section.
Check out the lessons that I have up on strumming, they may help.
Chord strumming
101 - an intro. to basic strumming patterns
Basic
4/4 accompaniment strum patterns and song examples
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