How to Play Strum Pattern #3 | Guitar Lessons

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Now that you know how to play some chords, learn how to put them together with some strumming. In this video, you'll learn how to play strum pattern #3.

Okay, let's get a little more complicated. This is going to be our 3rd strum - it's got a lot of details here so I'm going to go real, real slow. So we go like this: down, down, down, up, up, down, down. So that seems like a lot but you've heard this rhythm all your life. Down, down, down, up, up, down, down. Let's break that in half so it doesn't seem so crazy - so I'm going: down, down, down, up... down, down, down, up. Now the second half is just up, down, down. You can do that - up, down, down. So if I put it all together: down, down, down, up, up, down, down; down, down, down, up, up, down, down. All right, so why don't we try and do that with some chords. So we have G, and E minor, and C major, and D major - those are the 4 chords we've been using here. The song is going to go like this: 1 time on G, then I'm going to move to E minor, and then right away to C - we're trying not to stop there - and then D. So there I was sort of in time - I sort of stopped for C. It's okay if you stop, but the goal is that we're trying to get through all those chords forever without stopping. So G again, E minor, C, and D and then just to finish off our song we're going to play one more G chord, like you've reached home base again and that's it - that can be your 3rd strum.

[izohg]

I like your lessons because other talks a lot than doing..It is brief and understandable thank you.

[santoshchhetri]

Thank you so much I have learn from you how to strum once again thank you so much teacher

[inglesirongbisaya]

your a good guitar teacher. never thought i could learn this easily. God bless you! hope you will continue to inspire everyone:-)

[chandra]

teaching guitar with a very accurate words. one of my best teacher.

[arunapalkour]

Thank you, ur lession showed me the way, i was struggling in strumming.

[gianvalenzuela]

The pattern 3 is my favorite still waiting for my mom to buy me guitar

[jklmn]

Excellent teaching...very clear and detailed. Thanks for this spectacular lesson:)

[drxhojaisa]

Your lesson really made my strumming skills better thanks

[salvadorbourbonribeiro]

Thank you very much for this. I'm learning guitar all by myself, and if it wasn't you I couldn't make it.

[ditascolina]

The strumming sound like the song perfect by Ed Sheeran thanks very much

[iJCKPOT]

What's great is that he's actually teaching you songs. If you're into a wide variety of music, you should know the rythems. Like the Strum 1 video sounds like "Earth Angel." The 2nd and 3rd sound familiar, I just can't think of the names.

[mki]

what songs can you play with this strumming tequnique?

[ayamallari]

Thanks a alot. Hahaha. No ones wants to teach me how to do strumming, because I can't get it :( . Thanks for posting this video. Haha :)

[Riksmarskalk]

@XxKing4444 no you dont strum all the strings, it depends on the chord, like a dm only uses the bottom four.

[TheLunarHorizon]

It would be really helpful (for me at least) if you could keep the pattern thing at the top throughout the whole video :)

[germainamou]

vraiment très pratique. seulement nous réclamons la version française pour les explications.

[christanyce]

I learned how to pick but couldn't strum. Thanks for the help. Tim Nyce

[Lilhyde]

so how would you strum to a 3/4 timing or something like that?