Chords for [LGFT] 2-4 Strumming Rhythm Fundamentals - The Basic 4 Count
Tempo:
90.35 bpm
Chords used:
F
F#
G
A
D#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
![[LGFT] 2-4 Strumming Rhythm Fundamentals - The Basic 4 Count chords](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BPp6CBCA2G4/mqdefault.jpg)
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In this video I'm going to start you with learning how to count because with strumming,
it [F] follows, most songs follow a rhythm, you know, and the standard rhythm is [N] the 4 count rhythm, alright?
So what we're going to do here is we're going to practice doing one single strum [D#] over a
count of 4, okay?
So it's [A#] basically, the count goes like this, 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 [N] and 2 and 3 and
4 and you can slow it down if you want, so it's 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4.
And what I want you to do is to practice doing one strum down per bar, okay?
So one bar is basically one full count of 1 to 4, alright?
So if I say one bar, [F] that means [Em] 1 and 2 and 3 and 4, that's one bar, and it's finished, [F#] alright?
So [D#] if I say two bars, you'd go 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and [F] 2 and 3 and 4, okay?
That's two bars.
[N] So for this exercise, what I want you to do is practice doing single strums while you
count out loud, alright?
Alright, so [G#] count out loud as you go 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and [F#] 3 and 4 and.
And once you get used to that, I want you to build up so that [N] you're adding more strums
during each bar, okay?
So what you'd be doing is you'd go 1 and 2 and 3 and [F] 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and
2 and [N] 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and then you'd add more and you'd go like 1 and
2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4, where the strum usually happens on the first and
the third [C#] count, so it's 1 and 2 and 3 [G] and 4.
[F] And then from there, you increase it so that you are doing downstrokes on all the number
counts, so it's 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4
and 1 and 2 and 3 and [N] 4, okay?
So practice doing that and that is just to help you build a sense of rhythm of how it's happening, okay?
And so for those of you who still sort of get confused with the count and the strum,
one easy thing you can do is you can try clapping first, so you just count out loud and you
go 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and on the each time you're supposed to
strum, you just go 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and you know, as you would strum, you would clap, so it'd be 1 and 2
and 4 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 4 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 4 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and okay?
So the good thing about clapping is that clapping is something you already naturally know how
to do, so with your clapping, you can actually teach yourself different rhythms of strumming,
so for instance, if I did 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and
3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and
alright, so you can come up with different sort of rhythms just through clapping which
you can sort of transfer later on to the guitar, but anyway, we won't go into too much detail
for that here, right now, all I want you to do is focus on learning to count out loud,
1 and [F#] 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and practicing your strumming through [A] that rhythm,
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 [B] and another good thing I feel about this exercise
of speaking out loud is that it sort of trains you to [F#] be vocal as you are strumming,
which is a good start to learning how to sing and play at the same time, alright, so just
practice that, 1 and 3 [A] and 4 or if you [F] are comfortable doing upstrokes, you can try [G]
3 and 4
and 1 and 2 and 3 and [G] 4, [N] but focus mainly on doing the downstrokes, get used to doing the downstrokes,
[A] 1 and 2 and [G] 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 3 and 4, [N] keep practicing that,
keep practicing that, I know I've said that like 3 times already in this particular video,
but it is important that you learn to pick the rhythm, because once you can catch the rhythm
of the strumming, you will be able to sort of create your own strumming patterns as you get
more comfortable and you can catch the rhythm of songs, alright, so that's why it's really
important [F] to build [E] this sense of rhythm into your strumming, [N] alright, so keep practicing that
for now and after that, later on in the course, I'll be teaching you more advanced strumming
patterns which you can use and also I'll be showing you how to apply the strumming
patterns along with chords
it [F] follows, most songs follow a rhythm, you know, and the standard rhythm is [N] the 4 count rhythm, alright?
So what we're going to do here is we're going to practice doing one single strum [D#] over a
count of 4, okay?
So it's [A#] basically, the count goes like this, 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 [N] and 2 and 3 and
4 and you can slow it down if you want, so it's 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4.
And what I want you to do is to practice doing one strum down per bar, okay?
So one bar is basically one full count of 1 to 4, alright?
So if I say one bar, [F] that means [Em] 1 and 2 and 3 and 4, that's one bar, and it's finished, [F#] alright?
So [D#] if I say two bars, you'd go 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and [F] 2 and 3 and 4, okay?
That's two bars.
[N] So for this exercise, what I want you to do is practice doing single strums while you
count out loud, alright?
Alright, so [G#] count out loud as you go 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and [F#] 3 and 4 and.
And once you get used to that, I want you to build up so that [N] you're adding more strums
during each bar, okay?
So what you'd be doing is you'd go 1 and 2 and 3 and [F] 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and
2 and [N] 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and then you'd add more and you'd go like 1 and
2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4, where the strum usually happens on the first and
the third [C#] count, so it's 1 and 2 and 3 [G] and 4.
[F] And then from there, you increase it so that you are doing downstrokes on all the number
counts, so it's 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4
and 1 and 2 and 3 and [N] 4, okay?
So practice doing that and that is just to help you build a sense of rhythm of how it's happening, okay?
And so for those of you who still sort of get confused with the count and the strum,
one easy thing you can do is you can try clapping first, so you just count out loud and you
go 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and on the each time you're supposed to
strum, you just go 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and you know, as you would strum, you would clap, so it'd be 1 and 2
and 4 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 4 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 4 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and okay?
So the good thing about clapping is that clapping is something you already naturally know how
to do, so with your clapping, you can actually teach yourself different rhythms of strumming,
so for instance, if I did 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and
3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and
alright, so you can come up with different sort of rhythms just through clapping which
you can sort of transfer later on to the guitar, but anyway, we won't go into too much detail
for that here, right now, all I want you to do is focus on learning to count out loud,
1 and [F#] 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and practicing your strumming through [A] that rhythm,
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 [B] and another good thing I feel about this exercise
of speaking out loud is that it sort of trains you to [F#] be vocal as you are strumming,
which is a good start to learning how to sing and play at the same time, alright, so just
practice that, 1 and 3 [A] and 4 or if you [F] are comfortable doing upstrokes, you can try [G]
3 and 4
and 1 and 2 and 3 and [G] 4, [N] but focus mainly on doing the downstrokes, get used to doing the downstrokes,
[A] 1 and 2 and [G] 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 3 and 4, [N] keep practicing that,
keep practicing that, I know I've said that like 3 times already in this particular video,
but it is important that you learn to pick the rhythm, because once you can catch the rhythm
of the strumming, you will be able to sort of create your own strumming patterns as you get
more comfortable and you can catch the rhythm of songs, alright, so that's why it's really
important [F] to build [E] this sense of rhythm into your strumming, [N] alright, so keep practicing that
for now and after that, later on in the course, I'll be teaching you more advanced strumming
patterns which you can use and also I'll be showing you how to apply the strumming
patterns along with chords
Key:
F
F#
G
A
D#
F
F#
G
In this video I'm going to start you with learning how to count because with strumming,
it [F] follows, most songs follow a rhythm, you know, and the standard rhythm is [N] the 4 count rhythm, alright?
So what we're going to do here is we're going to practice _ doing one single strum [D#] over a
count of 4, okay?
So it's [A#] basically, the count goes like this, 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 [N] and 2 and 3 and
4 and you can slow it down if you want, so it's 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4.
And what I want you to do is to practice doing one strum down per bar, okay?
So one bar is basically one full count of 1 to 4, alright?
So if I say one bar, [F] that means [Em] 1 and 2 and 3 and 4, that's one bar, and it's finished, [F#] alright?
So [D#] if I say two bars, you'd go 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and [F] 2 and 3 and 4, okay?
That's two bars.
[N] So for this exercise, what I want you to do is practice doing single strums while you
count out loud, alright?
Alright, so [G#] count out loud as you go 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and [F#] 3 and 4 and.
And once you get used to that, I want you to build up so that [N] you're adding more strums
during each bar, okay?
So what you'd be doing is you'd go 1 and 2 and 3 and [F] 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and
2 and [N] 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and then you'd add more and you'd go like 1 and
2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4, where the strum usually happens on the first and
the third _ [C#] count, so it's 1 and 2 and 3 [G] and 4.
[F] And then from there, you increase it so that you are doing downstrokes on all the number
counts, so it's 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4
and 1 and 2 and 3 and [N] 4, okay?
So practice doing that and that is just to help you build a sense of rhythm of how it's happening, okay?
And so for those of you who still sort of get confused with the count and the strum,
one easy thing you can do is you can try clapping first, so you just count out loud and you
go 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and on the each time you're supposed to
strum, you just go 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and you know, as you would strum, you would clap, so it'd be 1 and 2
and 4 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 4 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 4 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and okay?
So the good thing about clapping is that clapping is something you already naturally know how
to do, so with your clapping, you can actually teach yourself different rhythms of strumming,
so for instance, if I did 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and
3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and
alright, so you can come up with different sort of rhythms just through clapping which
you can sort of transfer later on to the guitar, but anyway, we won't go into too much detail
for that here, right now, all I want you to do is focus on learning to count out loud,
1 and [F#] 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and practicing your strumming through [A] that rhythm, _
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 [B] and another good thing I feel about this exercise
of speaking out loud is that it sort of trains you to _ [F#] _ be vocal as you are strumming,
which is a good start to learning how to sing and play at the same time, alright, so just
practice that, 1 and 3 [A] and 4 or if you [F] are comfortable doing upstrokes, you can try _ [G] _
3 and 4
and 1 and 2 and 3 and [G] 4, _ _ _ [N] but focus mainly on doing the downstrokes, get used to doing the downstrokes,
[A] 1 and 2 and [G] 3 and 4 and 1 _ _ and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 3 and 4, [N] _ keep practicing that,
keep practicing that, I know I've said that like 3 times already in this particular video,
but it is important that you learn to pick the rhythm, because once you can catch the rhythm
of the strumming, you will be able to sort of create your own strumming patterns as you get
more comfortable and you can catch the rhythm of songs, alright, so that's why it's really
important [F] to build [E] this sense of rhythm into your strumming, [N] alright, so keep practicing that
for now and _ after _ that, later on in the course, I'll be teaching you more advanced strumming
patterns which you can use and also I'll be showing you how to apply the strumming
patterns along with chords
it [F] follows, most songs follow a rhythm, you know, and the standard rhythm is [N] the 4 count rhythm, alright?
So what we're going to do here is we're going to practice _ doing one single strum [D#] over a
count of 4, okay?
So it's [A#] basically, the count goes like this, 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 [N] and 2 and 3 and
4 and you can slow it down if you want, so it's 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4.
And what I want you to do is to practice doing one strum down per bar, okay?
So one bar is basically one full count of 1 to 4, alright?
So if I say one bar, [F] that means [Em] 1 and 2 and 3 and 4, that's one bar, and it's finished, [F#] alright?
So [D#] if I say two bars, you'd go 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and [F] 2 and 3 and 4, okay?
That's two bars.
[N] So for this exercise, what I want you to do is practice doing single strums while you
count out loud, alright?
Alright, so [G#] count out loud as you go 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and [F#] 3 and 4 and.
And once you get used to that, I want you to build up so that [N] you're adding more strums
during each bar, okay?
So what you'd be doing is you'd go 1 and 2 and 3 and [F] 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and
2 and [N] 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and then you'd add more and you'd go like 1 and
2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4, where the strum usually happens on the first and
the third _ [C#] count, so it's 1 and 2 and 3 [G] and 4.
[F] And then from there, you increase it so that you are doing downstrokes on all the number
counts, so it's 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4
and 1 and 2 and 3 and [N] 4, okay?
So practice doing that and that is just to help you build a sense of rhythm of how it's happening, okay?
And so for those of you who still sort of get confused with the count and the strum,
one easy thing you can do is you can try clapping first, so you just count out loud and you
go 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and on the each time you're supposed to
strum, you just go 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and you know, as you would strum, you would clap, so it'd be 1 and 2
and 4 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 4 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 4 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and okay?
So the good thing about clapping is that clapping is something you already naturally know how
to do, so with your clapping, you can actually teach yourself different rhythms of strumming,
so for instance, if I did 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and
3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and
alright, so you can come up with different sort of rhythms just through clapping which
you can sort of transfer later on to the guitar, but anyway, we won't go into too much detail
for that here, right now, all I want you to do is focus on learning to count out loud,
1 and [F#] 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and practicing your strumming through [A] that rhythm, _
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 [B] and another good thing I feel about this exercise
of speaking out loud is that it sort of trains you to _ [F#] _ be vocal as you are strumming,
which is a good start to learning how to sing and play at the same time, alright, so just
practice that, 1 and 3 [A] and 4 or if you [F] are comfortable doing upstrokes, you can try _ [G] _
3 and 4
and 1 and 2 and 3 and [G] 4, _ _ _ [N] but focus mainly on doing the downstrokes, get used to doing the downstrokes,
[A] 1 and 2 and [G] 3 and 4 and 1 _ _ and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 3 and 4, [N] _ keep practicing that,
keep practicing that, I know I've said that like 3 times already in this particular video,
but it is important that you learn to pick the rhythm, because once you can catch the rhythm
of the strumming, you will be able to sort of create your own strumming patterns as you get
more comfortable and you can catch the rhythm of songs, alright, so that's why it's really
important [F] to build [E] this sense of rhythm into your strumming, [N] alright, so keep practicing that
for now and _ after _ that, later on in the course, I'll be teaching you more advanced strumming
patterns which you can use and also I'll be showing you how to apply the strumming
patterns along with chords