Chords for Constant Strumming Technique - Guitar Lesson
Tempo:
108.1 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
Ab
Gb
Abm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[E]
Hey guys, welcome back to our series on strumming.
My name is Nate Savage from GuitarLessons.com.
In this little lesson we're going to talk about something called the [G] constant strumming
[Ab] technique.
You're probably already using it if you've been playing the guitar for any
amount of time at all, but you might not be aware that you're using it.
I'm going to give
you a really simple example of what it is, explain to you what it is, and then give you
a little bit more in-depth example [Eb] of a strumming pattern that uses it.
So let's take a look
at this first example.
Now the idea behind [A] the constant strumming technique is to keep your arm going even if
you're not actually digging into the strings to make a strum.
So that's the basic principle
behind the constant strumming technique and to do this all you have to do is make any
chord and play four quarter note downstrokes, just like this.
[Gb] Now hopefully you notice that
every time I made a downstroke my arm had to come back up to make the next downstroke.
So even though I'm not digging into the strings I'm still doing upstrokes every time I do
a downstroke, right?
That is the heart of what the constant strumming technique is.
And I'm learning how to apply this to like 16th note strumming patterns [Ab] and leaving out
a down [F] or an upstroke here and there is really one of the key ways to start figuring [E] out
your favorite strumming patterns in your favorite songs and coming up with your own
really cool strumming patterns.
So let's take a look at a bit more complex example that
uses a straight [Abm] 16th note strumming pattern but this time we're going to leave out the
and or one of the [N] downstrokes, the second downstroke of each beat to show you how the
constant strumming technique works in a more practical kind of strumming pattern.
So if
you have a regular 16th note strumming pattern, something like this, [E]
you would be counting
[G] 1e and a 2e [E] and a 3e and a 4e and a.
What we're going to do is play 1e, so down up,
[Ab] and then we're going to leave out the and or the second downstroke and then a, we're
going to hit with an upstroke.
So we're going to have down up, leave out the second downstroke
but still make the actual strum [E] and then hit a.
So you have a da da da for each beat.
Here's
how it will sound.
Now you probably saw that my arm was [Abm] going just like it would for 16th
note strumming, just regular straight 16th note strumming, [Ab] back forth, back forth, down
up, down up.
But I was leaving out that one downstroke.
So that's the constant strumming
technique and this may be a little bit simple for you if you're a seasoned player but if
you're a newer player, you may just not be aware of this or [Eb] you may just have never even
thought about what you're playing.
So what I want you to do is take this regular 16th
note strumming pattern that we did, just one with all down and upstrokes being hit, [E]
and
try leaving out an up or a down here and there.
And that is how you start to [Abm] make up your
own strumming patterns using the constant strumming technique.
[Db] So what I want you to
do in addition [Gb] to that is just listen for the constant strumming [B] technique in some of
your favorite music and like I said, take that [A] 16th note strumming pattern, leave out
some downs or ups here and there [Gb] and start coming up with your own patterns.
Here's what
it might sound like.
I'm just going to play a simple chord progression with some strumming for you.
[E]
So that's the fundamental basic idea [A] of the constant strumming technique.
Now in the
next [N] lesson, we're going to talk about using accents in your strumming and how that can
kind of boost your self-expression and dynamics in your playing and really kick your rhythm
guitar playing up a notch.
See you [D] then.
[A]
[E]
Hey guys, welcome back to our series on strumming.
My name is Nate Savage from GuitarLessons.com.
In this little lesson we're going to talk about something called the [G] constant strumming
[Ab] technique.
You're probably already using it if you've been playing the guitar for any
amount of time at all, but you might not be aware that you're using it.
I'm going to give
you a really simple example of what it is, explain to you what it is, and then give you
a little bit more in-depth example [Eb] of a strumming pattern that uses it.
So let's take a look
at this first example.
Now the idea behind [A] the constant strumming technique is to keep your arm going even if
you're not actually digging into the strings to make a strum.
So that's the basic principle
behind the constant strumming technique and to do this all you have to do is make any
chord and play four quarter note downstrokes, just like this.
[Gb] Now hopefully you notice that
every time I made a downstroke my arm had to come back up to make the next downstroke.
So even though I'm not digging into the strings I'm still doing upstrokes every time I do
a downstroke, right?
That is the heart of what the constant strumming technique is.
And I'm learning how to apply this to like 16th note strumming patterns [Ab] and leaving out
a down [F] or an upstroke here and there is really one of the key ways to start figuring [E] out
your favorite strumming patterns in your favorite songs and coming up with your own
really cool strumming patterns.
So let's take a look at a bit more complex example that
uses a straight [Abm] 16th note strumming pattern but this time we're going to leave out the
and or one of the [N] downstrokes, the second downstroke of each beat to show you how the
constant strumming technique works in a more practical kind of strumming pattern.
So if
you have a regular 16th note strumming pattern, something like this, [E]
you would be counting
[G] 1e and a 2e [E] and a 3e and a 4e and a.
What we're going to do is play 1e, so down up,
[Ab] and then we're going to leave out the and or the second downstroke and then a, we're
going to hit with an upstroke.
So we're going to have down up, leave out the second downstroke
but still make the actual strum [E] and then hit a.
So you have a da da da for each beat.
Here's
how it will sound.
Now you probably saw that my arm was [Abm] going just like it would for 16th
note strumming, just regular straight 16th note strumming, [Ab] back forth, back forth, down
up, down up.
But I was leaving out that one downstroke.
So that's the constant strumming
technique and this may be a little bit simple for you if you're a seasoned player but if
you're a newer player, you may just not be aware of this or [Eb] you may just have never even
thought about what you're playing.
So what I want you to do is take this regular 16th
note strumming pattern that we did, just one with all down and upstrokes being hit, [E]
and
try leaving out an up or a down here and there.
And that is how you start to [Abm] make up your
own strumming patterns using the constant strumming technique.
[Db] So what I want you to
do in addition [Gb] to that is just listen for the constant strumming [B] technique in some of
your favorite music and like I said, take that [A] 16th note strumming pattern, leave out
some downs or ups here and there [Gb] and start coming up with your own patterns.
Here's what
it might sound like.
I'm just going to play a simple chord progression with some strumming for you.
[E]
So that's the fundamental basic idea [A] of the constant strumming technique.
Now in the
next [N] lesson, we're going to talk about using accents in your strumming and how that can
kind of boost your self-expression and dynamics in your playing and really kick your rhythm
guitar playing up a notch.
See you [D] then.
[A]
Key:
E
A
Ab
Gb
Abm
E
A
Ab
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Hey guys, welcome back to our series on strumming.
My name is Nate Savage from GuitarLessons.com.
In this little lesson we're going to talk about something called the [G] constant strumming
[Ab] technique.
_ _ You're probably already using it if you've been playing the guitar for any
amount of time at all, but you might not be aware that you're using it.
I'm going to give
you a really simple example of what it is, explain to you what it is, and then give you
a little bit more in-depth example [Eb] of a strumming pattern that uses it.
So let's take a look
at this first example.
Now the idea behind [A] the constant strumming technique _ is to keep your arm going _ even if
you're not actually digging into the strings to make a strum.
So that's the basic principle
behind the constant strumming technique and to do this all you have to do is make any
chord and play four quarter note downstrokes, _ just like this. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] Now hopefully you notice that
every time I made a downstroke my arm had to come back up to make the next downstroke.
So even though I'm not digging into the strings I'm still doing upstrokes every time I do
a downstroke, right?
That is the heart of what the constant strumming technique is.
And I'm learning how to apply this to like 16th note strumming patterns [Ab] and leaving out
a down [F] or an upstroke here and there is really one of the key ways to start figuring [E] out
your favorite strumming patterns in your favorite songs and coming up with your own
really cool strumming patterns.
So let's take a look at a bit more complex example that
uses a straight [Abm] 16th note strumming pattern but this time we're going to leave out the
and or one of the [N] downstrokes, the second downstroke of each beat to show you how the
constant strumming technique works in a more practical kind of strumming pattern.
So if
you have a regular 16th note strumming pattern, something like this, [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ you would be counting
[G] 1e and a 2e [E] and a 3e and a 4e and a.
What we're going to do is play 1e, so down up,
[Ab] and then we're going to leave out the and or the second downstroke and then a, we're
going to hit with an upstroke.
So we're going to have down up, leave out the second downstroke
but still make the actual strum [E] and then hit a.
So you have a da da da for each beat.
Here's
how it will sound.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Now you probably saw that my arm was [Abm] going just like it would for 16th
note strumming, just regular straight 16th note strumming, [Ab] back forth, back forth, down
up, down up.
But I was leaving out that one downstroke.
So that's the constant strumming
technique and this may be a little bit simple for you if you're a seasoned player but if
you're a newer player, you may just not be aware of this or [Eb] you may just have never even
thought about what you're playing.
So what I want you to do is take this regular 16th
note strumming pattern that we did, just one with all down and upstrokes being hit, [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ and
try leaving out an up or a down here and there.
And that is how you start to [Abm] make up your
own strumming patterns using the constant strumming technique.
[Db] So what I want you to
do in addition [Gb] to that is just listen for the constant strumming [B] technique in some of
your favorite music and like I said, take that [A] 16th note strumming pattern, leave out
some downs or ups here and there [Gb] and start coming up with your own patterns.
Here's what
it might sound like.
I'm just going to play a simple chord progression with some strumming for you.
[E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ So that's the fundamental basic idea [A] of the constant strumming technique.
Now in the
next [N] lesson, we're going to talk about using accents in your strumming and how that can
kind of boost your self-expression and dynamics in your playing and really kick your rhythm
guitar playing up a notch.
See you [D] then.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Hey guys, welcome back to our series on strumming.
My name is Nate Savage from GuitarLessons.com.
In this little lesson we're going to talk about something called the [G] constant strumming
[Ab] technique.
_ _ You're probably already using it if you've been playing the guitar for any
amount of time at all, but you might not be aware that you're using it.
I'm going to give
you a really simple example of what it is, explain to you what it is, and then give you
a little bit more in-depth example [Eb] of a strumming pattern that uses it.
So let's take a look
at this first example.
Now the idea behind [A] the constant strumming technique _ is to keep your arm going _ even if
you're not actually digging into the strings to make a strum.
So that's the basic principle
behind the constant strumming technique and to do this all you have to do is make any
chord and play four quarter note downstrokes, _ just like this. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] Now hopefully you notice that
every time I made a downstroke my arm had to come back up to make the next downstroke.
So even though I'm not digging into the strings I'm still doing upstrokes every time I do
a downstroke, right?
That is the heart of what the constant strumming technique is.
And I'm learning how to apply this to like 16th note strumming patterns [Ab] and leaving out
a down [F] or an upstroke here and there is really one of the key ways to start figuring [E] out
your favorite strumming patterns in your favorite songs and coming up with your own
really cool strumming patterns.
So let's take a look at a bit more complex example that
uses a straight [Abm] 16th note strumming pattern but this time we're going to leave out the
and or one of the [N] downstrokes, the second downstroke of each beat to show you how the
constant strumming technique works in a more practical kind of strumming pattern.
So if
you have a regular 16th note strumming pattern, something like this, [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ you would be counting
[G] 1e and a 2e [E] and a 3e and a 4e and a.
What we're going to do is play 1e, so down up,
[Ab] and then we're going to leave out the and or the second downstroke and then a, we're
going to hit with an upstroke.
So we're going to have down up, leave out the second downstroke
but still make the actual strum [E] and then hit a.
So you have a da da da for each beat.
Here's
how it will sound.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Now you probably saw that my arm was [Abm] going just like it would for 16th
note strumming, just regular straight 16th note strumming, [Ab] back forth, back forth, down
up, down up.
But I was leaving out that one downstroke.
So that's the constant strumming
technique and this may be a little bit simple for you if you're a seasoned player but if
you're a newer player, you may just not be aware of this or [Eb] you may just have never even
thought about what you're playing.
So what I want you to do is take this regular 16th
note strumming pattern that we did, just one with all down and upstrokes being hit, [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ and
try leaving out an up or a down here and there.
And that is how you start to [Abm] make up your
own strumming patterns using the constant strumming technique.
[Db] So what I want you to
do in addition [Gb] to that is just listen for the constant strumming [B] technique in some of
your favorite music and like I said, take that [A] 16th note strumming pattern, leave out
some downs or ups here and there [Gb] and start coming up with your own patterns.
Here's what
it might sound like.
I'm just going to play a simple chord progression with some strumming for you.
[E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ So that's the fundamental basic idea [A] of the constant strumming technique.
Now in the
next [N] lesson, we're going to talk about using accents in your strumming and how that can
kind of boost your self-expression and dynamics in your playing and really kick your rhythm
guitar playing up a notch.
See you [D] then.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _