Beginner Strumming

The Exercise Let’s switch things up. This strumming pattern is similar to the one used in our previous lesson, except we’ve reversed the quarter notes… Read More »Beginner Strumming Lesson 15

Do you think you’ve got chord changing down? Are you, at least, getting better? I hope so, because this lesson’s exercise is going to put… Read More »Beginner Strumming Lesson 13

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… Read More »Beginner Strumming Lesson 12

The Exercise This is a fairly common strumming pattern that’s found in many songs.

The Exercise In this lesson, we’re mixing eighth notes with quarter notes. We’re also changing chords in the middle of the measures, so not only… Read More »Beginner Strumming Lesson 10

The Exercise You don’t have to play the same chord over the entire measure. Many songs feature a chord change within the measure. A few… Read More »Lesson Nine: Quick Chord Changes

The Exercise Let’s meet our new note! It’s an eighth note. You can play two eighth notes per beat. That makes a total of eight… Read More »Lesson Seven: Strumming Eighth Notes

The Exercise Let’s take whole notes, half notes, and quarter notes, and jumble them all into one exercise. Do you get confused or lost following… Read More »Lesson Six: Combing Quarter, Half, and Whole Notes