Beginning Guitar Strumming Patterns (4/4 Time)

Let’s say you’re a beginning guitar player and you’ve learned your first chords. Now what? All you need next is a couple easy strumming patterns and you’ll be able to play songs right away. In this lesson, I’ll show you two “must know” patterns. These patterns are easy to learn, and your chord playing will sound better right away.

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Time Stamps
0:00 Intro
0:31 Boom Chick Pattern
2:56 Free Downloads
3:29 “Default” Strum
5:21 Wrap-Up