Chords for Guitar Tips Finger Strumming
Tempo:
112.25 bpm
Chords used:
G
E
A
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am]
[B] [A]
[F] [Em] [F] [G]
[Am] [Em] [A] [F] [Em]
[B] [G] [E] [A]
[E] Here's a quick tip today on beginning strumming.
The way I like to teach people to strum from day [Ab] one, using the fingers of their right [G] hand.
So we're going to look at how to do some strumming patterns, [C] not really patterns, but just the
[E] technique involved on using your right hand fingers for [G] strumming.
Strumming techniques with the fingers.
This is the first thing I like to have people learn as far as strumming goes.
It's learning to go down, I'm playing a G chord, but learning to go down across the
strings with your middle fingers.
So put these two fingers together and brush down across the strings with them.
And that motion is a combination of a couple things.
You're strumming down, you're moving your arm a little bit, your wrist a little bit,
and you're opening your fingers as you go.
It's not this.
I'm only moving my arm, no wrist.
It's not this, only wrist.
It's not this, only fingers.
It's a combination, arm, wrist, and fingers.
So when those go finger strum down across the strings, [E] it's this whole series released
kind of from [G] the elbow.
And I'm sort of unrolling my hand as I go.
So that's the technique for a downstroke in the finger strum.
The technique for an up is use your index finger and you brush it up across the strings.
It's almost straight.
It's relaxed.
You don't drag it straight hard like that.
Well, anyway, hard to explain.
But it's a light brush coming up across.
Usually just aim for the top two or three strings.
On a down, you try to hit all the strings you can.
I'm strumming all six strings on this G chord.
On an up though, I want to get just the higher ones, the first, second, and third strings.
So the technique is down with the middles, up with the first.
So just practice that and then add changing chords to it.
I'll go to [C] C to D.
[D]
[A] Then a strumming pattern is created by leaving out some of those strokes.
So one of the most [E] important things about strumming again is that your hand moves down
and up [G] constantly.
We address [A] this in a lot of other tips too.
So this down-up motion never stops.
So now we're going to create a pattern in 4-4 time that would [G] go down, down, up, down,
up, down, [Dbm] up.
That would be the [Ab] first pattern I'd like people to learn in 4-4 [G] time.
One, two, and three, and four, and.
One, two, and three, and four, and.
[E] If we're playing that in 3-4 time, I'll go to an E minor chord.
3-4 time would be [Em] down, down, up, down, up.
One, two, and three, and.
One, two, and three, and.
[E] So learn to strum with your fingers and work on it in those simple patterns,
the 4-4 [G] pattern and the 3-4 pattern.
[A] [B] [Em] [Dm] [D]
[Am] [Em]
[B] [A]
[F] [Em] [F] [G]
[Am] [Em] [A] [F] [Em]
[B] [G] [E] [A]
[E] Here's a quick tip today on beginning strumming.
The way I like to teach people to strum from day [Ab] one, using the fingers of their right [G] hand.
So we're going to look at how to do some strumming patterns, [C] not really patterns, but just the
[E] technique involved on using your right hand fingers for [G] strumming.
Strumming techniques with the fingers.
This is the first thing I like to have people learn as far as strumming goes.
It's learning to go down, I'm playing a G chord, but learning to go down across the
strings with your middle fingers.
So put these two fingers together and brush down across the strings with them.
And that motion is a combination of a couple things.
You're strumming down, you're moving your arm a little bit, your wrist a little bit,
and you're opening your fingers as you go.
It's not this.
I'm only moving my arm, no wrist.
It's not this, only wrist.
It's not this, only fingers.
It's a combination, arm, wrist, and fingers.
So when those go finger strum down across the strings, [E] it's this whole series released
kind of from [G] the elbow.
And I'm sort of unrolling my hand as I go.
So that's the technique for a downstroke in the finger strum.
The technique for an up is use your index finger and you brush it up across the strings.
It's almost straight.
It's relaxed.
You don't drag it straight hard like that.
Well, anyway, hard to explain.
But it's a light brush coming up across.
Usually just aim for the top two or three strings.
On a down, you try to hit all the strings you can.
I'm strumming all six strings on this G chord.
On an up though, I want to get just the higher ones, the first, second, and third strings.
So the technique is down with the middles, up with the first.
So just practice that and then add changing chords to it.
I'll go to [C] C to D.
[D]
[A] Then a strumming pattern is created by leaving out some of those strokes.
So one of the most [E] important things about strumming again is that your hand moves down
and up [G] constantly.
We address [A] this in a lot of other tips too.
So this down-up motion never stops.
So now we're going to create a pattern in 4-4 time that would [G] go down, down, up, down,
up, down, [Dbm] up.
That would be the [Ab] first pattern I'd like people to learn in 4-4 [G] time.
One, two, and three, and four, and.
One, two, and three, and four, and.
[E] If we're playing that in 3-4 time, I'll go to an E minor chord.
3-4 time would be [Em] down, down, up, down, up.
One, two, and three, and.
One, two, and three, and.
[E] So learn to strum with your fingers and work on it in those simple patterns,
the 4-4 [G] pattern and the 3-4 pattern.
[A] [B] [Em] [Dm] [D]
[Am] [Em]
Key:
G
E
A
Em
Am
G
E
A
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [F] _ [Em] _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ [Em] _ _
[B] _ _ [G] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] Here's a quick tip today on beginning strumming.
The way I like to teach people to strum from day [Ab] one, using the fingers of their right [G] hand.
So we're going to look at how to do some strumming patterns, [C] not really patterns, but just the
[E] technique involved on using your right hand fingers for [G] strumming. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Strumming techniques with the fingers.
This is the first thing I like to have people learn as far as strumming goes.
It's learning to go down, I'm playing a G chord, but learning to go down across the
strings with your middle fingers.
So put these two fingers together _ and brush down across the strings with them.
And that motion is a combination of a couple things.
You're strumming down, you're moving your arm a little bit, your wrist a little bit,
and you're opening your fingers as you go.
It's not this. _
I'm only moving my arm, no wrist.
_ It's not this, only wrist.
_ _ _ It's not this, _ _ only fingers.
It's a combination, arm, _ wrist, and fingers. _
_ _ _ So when those go finger strum down across the strings, [E] it's this whole series released
kind of from [G] the elbow. _
_ _ And I'm sort of unrolling my hand as I go.
So that's the technique for a downstroke in the finger strum.
The technique for an up is use your index finger and you brush it up across the strings.
It's almost straight.
It's relaxed.
_ You don't drag it straight hard like that.
Well, anyway, hard to explain.
But _ it's a light brush coming up across.
Usually just aim for the top two or three strings.
On a down, you try to hit all the strings you can.
I'm strumming all six strings on this G chord.
On an up though, I want to get just the higher ones, the first, second, and third strings.
So the technique is down with the middles, up with the first. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ So just practice that _ and then add changing chords to it.
I'll go to [C] C to _ _ D. _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Then a strumming pattern is created by leaving out some of those strokes.
So one of the most [E] important things about strumming again is that your hand moves down
and up [G] constantly.
We address [A] this in a lot of other _ tips too.
_ So this down-up motion never stops.
So now we're going to create a pattern in 4-4 time that would [G] go down, down, up, down,
up, down, [Dbm] up.
That would be the [Ab] first pattern I'd like people to learn in 4-4 [G] time.
One, two, and three, and four, and.
One, two, and three, and four, and.
[E] If we're playing that in 3-4 time, I'll go to an E minor chord.
3-4 time would be [Em] down, down, up, down, up.
One, two, and three, and.
One, two, and three, and. _ _ _
[E] So learn to strum with your fingers and work on it in those simple patterns,
the 4-4 [G] pattern and the 3-4 pattern.
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ [Em] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [F] _ [Em] _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ [Em] _ _
[B] _ _ [G] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] Here's a quick tip today on beginning strumming.
The way I like to teach people to strum from day [Ab] one, using the fingers of their right [G] hand.
So we're going to look at how to do some strumming patterns, [C] not really patterns, but just the
[E] technique involved on using your right hand fingers for [G] strumming. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Strumming techniques with the fingers.
This is the first thing I like to have people learn as far as strumming goes.
It's learning to go down, I'm playing a G chord, but learning to go down across the
strings with your middle fingers.
So put these two fingers together _ and brush down across the strings with them.
And that motion is a combination of a couple things.
You're strumming down, you're moving your arm a little bit, your wrist a little bit,
and you're opening your fingers as you go.
It's not this. _
I'm only moving my arm, no wrist.
_ It's not this, only wrist.
_ _ _ It's not this, _ _ only fingers.
It's a combination, arm, _ wrist, and fingers. _
_ _ _ So when those go finger strum down across the strings, [E] it's this whole series released
kind of from [G] the elbow. _
_ _ And I'm sort of unrolling my hand as I go.
So that's the technique for a downstroke in the finger strum.
The technique for an up is use your index finger and you brush it up across the strings.
It's almost straight.
It's relaxed.
_ You don't drag it straight hard like that.
Well, anyway, hard to explain.
But _ it's a light brush coming up across.
Usually just aim for the top two or three strings.
On a down, you try to hit all the strings you can.
I'm strumming all six strings on this G chord.
On an up though, I want to get just the higher ones, the first, second, and third strings.
So the technique is down with the middles, up with the first. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ So just practice that _ and then add changing chords to it.
I'll go to [C] C to _ _ D. _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Then a strumming pattern is created by leaving out some of those strokes.
So one of the most [E] important things about strumming again is that your hand moves down
and up [G] constantly.
We address [A] this in a lot of other _ tips too.
_ So this down-up motion never stops.
So now we're going to create a pattern in 4-4 time that would [G] go down, down, up, down,
up, down, [Dbm] up.
That would be the [Ab] first pattern I'd like people to learn in 4-4 [G] time.
One, two, and three, and four, and.
One, two, and three, and four, and.
[E] If we're playing that in 3-4 time, I'll go to an E minor chord.
3-4 time would be [Em] down, down, up, down, up.
One, two, and three, and.
One, two, and three, and. _ _ _
[E] So learn to strum with your fingers and work on it in those simple patterns,
the 4-4 [G] pattern and the 3-4 pattern.
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ [Em] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _