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A lot of people that pick up the guitar do so because they want to learn their favorite songs. One of the keys to playing your favorite songs is learning how to strum.

Some people don’t like learning strumming because they think it’s more about ‘feel’ than practice. This is not entirely true. It’s true that when you learn a chord you either know it or you don’t. The same can be said about a scale. What you need to realize is that strumming patterns can be learned too.

Strumming is done with a pick or your thumb. Before you even think about finger picking or playing rock solos you need to concentrate on your strumming.

Allowing your hand to relax is the first secret to strumming correctly. You can do this by stretching or flexing your fingers. You are attempting to get the tension out of your fingers. This is very important because a tense strumming hand will translate to poor playing.

When you have stretched your hands relaxed it’s time to start strumming. You should begin by playing simple down strums only and counting regular beats. Play one chord at first then begin alternating between chords.

When you have down strums mastered it’s time to make things more complicated. You are going to add up strums to your playing You do not make up strums as ‘loud’ sounding as down strums.

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