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Beginner Strumming Lesson 12

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The Exercise

Same strumming pattern as the previous lesson, we’ll just be using different chords.

Chords Used

Newton’s Third Law of motion says that for every action is and equal and opposite reaction.  One could say this about music, also. The major chord produces a sound that can be considered “happy” while the minor chord sounds “sad”.  The interaction between major and minor chords is what drives many songs.

The Am, Em, and Dm are the most commonly used shapes, because of their ease of use. They are the chords we’re using in this lesson’s exercise.

Dm

Am

Em