Here's How You Get A Percussive Strumming on Guitar

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👉 Video Chapters
00:00 How to add a percussive hit into your strumming pattern
00:58 Step 1: How to palm mute the strings for beginners
01:48 The RIGHT motion your hand should do for a percussive rhythm
03:28 Step 2: Palm Mute + Strumming is the SECRET!
05:12 Practice this for 5 minutes to get an awesome rhythm
06:21 EASY strumming pattern with that strum and hit groove
08:39 Try this strumming pattern - backbeat on 2 and 4!
12:32 Experiment with other strumming patterns!
14:16 Make your strumming 'feel good' ;)

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[christiannebailey]

Well, how did you know I’d been wondering how to do some percussive strumming? I love how you break down techniques in bite size chunks and provide us with both drills to practice and a nice tune we can use to show off what we have learned. You are a brilliant teacher and always manage to inspire me. Thanks for making guitar playing accessible to many by making so much of your content freely available.

[martinam]

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[subhash]

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I have your book Beginner's songbook, but only now seeing your video I realise you speak neurodivergent! I'm so used to not understanding a **** from teachers that this was a very pleasent surprise. Thank you @justinguitar ❤

[cristian]

Justin you are a LEGEND of a teacher. I have been struggling with this technique yet wanting to get it right for ages. 15 mins watching you on this video and I immediately correct my technique. I will soon be very much enjoying this technique in my songs ! Best teacher on Youtube ! thanks so much.

[sandrafowkes]

The best video I’ve seen to explain the process of palm muting! Thank you ☺️

[richardfromcornwall]

Now I understand this technique a lot more! I’m a fairly experienced ‘silver haired advanced beginner’ but have shied away from songs using this technique! I have been trying to get the snare sound from the palm because I’ve understood that’s what YouTube tutors have been demonstrating? However, the later brake downs of your tutorial show the palm muting the strings (which I already got!) followed by the pick or finger strumming the muted strings and therefore making the snare sound - now I have it! Massive thank you

[Michael]

Totally agree with the feel as exemplified by the song "Stuck in the middle with you."

[cesarm]

Another marvelous lesson. Justin, you have got to be the best guitar instructor on the internet. Thank you.

[thunderbugcreative]

This is the best single guitar lesson I've ever had! Wow Justin Thankyou!

[isaiahnaing]

I'm a ukulele player and found this extremely helpful. On ukulele we call this a chuck but same principle. I haven't been able to get it down until tonight, so thanks so much.

[tombain]

A masterclass Justin. I have your books and they have been the foundation of my guitar journey, thanks a bunch. Cheers

[cristiansusanu]

You Are a Star…..Im a biginner and thanks to you I managed to learn this properly and incorporate it in my strumming. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[ericwilliams]

These are techniques you definitely want to try and do for one simple reason; not everyone utilizes it, so you sound unique. Secondly, adding a percussion sound to your guitar playing is priceless.

[martynspooner]

It makes such a difference, thanks a great lesson.

[bobby]

Every time i see him strumming, i can hear his rhythm is very solid .pure