5 Essential Strumming Patterns - Beginner Guitar Lessons

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[@raquelstirling]

I don't use a pick😅

[@andiii---7330]

Strumming pattern practices only: 1. all down 2:46 2. dynamics 3:40 3. down,up 5:24 4. muted downstrokes 8:02 5. leaving 1&, 3& out 10:15 6. leaving 3 out 11:42

[@somethinghere-o2f]

Thanks

[@rufarochikwanha4972]

thank you!!!

[@marclapinff2709]

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[@JBMindset]

Thanks

[@lilyfong4031]

Thanks

[@DrJohnJunghans]

when I started playing, decades ago, I did not take time to master such basic technique. I just started trying to play riffs. Now, after all that sloppy playing I am going back and putting myself through these "beginner" skills. For you real beginners, you are so lucky to have internet lessons, I suggest you really practice all these basic skills before trying to learn songs. Don't just watch the video and try it once, repeat all these drills daily until you do it very smoothly. It is hard to unlearn bad technique, Start with a level foundation.

[@PJ_Yukon]

"It is hard to unlearn bad technique"

[@acrosseastleigh]

totally agree

[@adakhochalai]

john junghans great tip. I am in the same boat..

[@Brembelia]

You are SO correct when you say that it is really HARD to unlearn bad technique. When we get under pressure, we tend to revert to what we learned first and if that is wrong, we get to live with those results again and again and again. Better to take the time, learn some patients, put ourselves through the correct hoops and save ourselves from frustration, loss, embarrassment, and having to go back to the beginning later on. This goes for everything; not just guitar.

[@jimmyhowes8423]

You're not alone on that.... me too! lol

[@themanape]

Different patterns: 1:53 4:27 8:03 9:28 11:09

[@italy6022]

Man ape, thank you

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[@PlaybyRaine]

Had guitar lessons when I was 12 for a whole summer, and didnt learn a thing except for the basic chords- and flirting kk, I wasnt inspired at all and thought the instrument wasn't for me. 14 years later and this video taught me more than an entire lesson worth! Thanks!

[@MusoraOfficial]

pianoraine Excellent.

[@zafranhadzmadi3358]

Lol....same xD

[@marcbaigrie2295]

exactly the same!

[@MrSuska]

+dragonseatdiamonds :p

[@johngerald182]

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[@twocents6363]

As a guitar teacher, this lesson is awesome. This lesson is foundational to building a good rhythmic foundation. Nice lesson!

[@themuse8651]

Good job ....I have been explaining to guitarists for years that it takes two hands to play a guitar well. Many get so tied up in learning new chords and chord patterns and or lead fingerings that their strumming hand gets neglected. As a rhythm guitarist who has played with a few bands over the years covering artist from many different genres. My own trick when learning new strum patterns is to drum the rhythm out to myself to teach my hand how it goes and then transpose that drum rhythm to the strings. To me strumming is drumming on the strings....My favourite style was the 'chucking' that they used to play back in the 70's

[@SpladeMC]

Savage, what a great last name.

[@MusoraOfficial]

+Splade Thanks. :)

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Middle initials A.F.

[@rockinggirl0610]

I literally was thinking that too

[@jeanniepark224]

I am 63, and picked up a guitar to try if this becomes my new hobby. You are fantastic. I think I would enjoy playing quit air because of your simple but very clear instruction. Wonderful!!!!with much appreciation,

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[@MusoraOfficial]

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[@Spongebob-lf5dn]

When you try muting and your pick falls into the soundhole 😭

[@EvilCat-EnergyCatalyst]

The split on the top of my index finger reopened when I tried holding the pick properly, haha.

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@@fariss8327 No but as a kid I had a hello kitty one

[@charlesquarles2681]

Mate my name is Charles quarrels, I bought your guitar lessons, and I think they are great everything is explained in detail even how to string your guitar the way you explained it it made it very simple Thank you nate

[@MusoraOfficial]

Hey Charles, Thanks so much for the support. Good to hear that you are getting lots out of the lessons. :)

[@Kitsuneuzuma]

Sick last name my man

[@jackhargreaves1911]

While learning guitar over the past three years I came to realise that all the guitarists I admire were / are amazing with the right hand (or the left hand if southpaw). Your lesson is spot on for getting the basics down right. Thank you.

[@arsalnaveed9446]

Well. This video is 5 years old. And today i found it. And finally learnt how to strum. Thanks alot mannn. It helped me alott. God bless ya

[@malayatoorraghavan2435]

Thanks for helping me with guitar lessons,while I bought my guitar I used to take a class of another person,but he put a lot more complictions like money and so on, I was so disappointed in myself,And now each of your vedios are helping me....thanksss

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[@TheOnlineBusker]

This is a great vid. I had a stroke 3 months ago and have to start all over again with a right arm that doesn't work. This vid gives me some things to practise! You have a nice teaching style too.

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[@jdaywork2693]

The basics are the hardest to learn. Thanks for sharing!

[@lukeedward9748]

Isn't that an oxymoron? :)

[@sierrafoothill]

Hi Nate Savage. I am 64 and am finally learning to strum after starting off fingerpicking when I was 17. For me this is a tall order because I am a control freak and am not comfortable using "foreign" objects like a pick. Anyway thank you for this instructional video. It has inspired me and given me some hope of breaking through a barrier that I had constructed for myself. God bless.

[@MusoraOfficial]

I have a friend (Jacob Moon) who was just out and filmed a video on how to strum the guitar without a pick. That will be right up your alley when it comes out. :) Thanks for watching.

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I can hardly express my appreciation for not only your skill as a music teacher, but your consideration in providing actual captioning for those of us whose hearing is not what it used to be. The automatic subtitles don't work at all, you have to do extra work, pick out a captioning program and learn it and install it, lot's of people don 't bother, and people with declining hearing are left out it the cold.

[@theofungi6562]

8 years later and your still helping so much. Thank You.

[@Windklingeli]

when i was starting playing guitar about 14 years ago, i always lost my pick because it fell INTO my guitar :D i was getting really good at getting things out of the hole tho, every friend was impressed :D

[@Ryan-tq9wr]

Worded kinda funny lol

[@jessdyba]

wow, I've been playing the guitar for 1 month now and have been watching videos on strumming the whole time....This is by for the best explained one I've seen. Thanks, can't wait to get home on work on these.

[@RJurgel]

i've been looking for this 2 weeks, this is a serious life savor. Thank you a lot. No other "teachers" have mentioned to not strum up all 6 or about the patterns. I can not be more thankful.

[@MusoraOfficial]

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[@Stardust.Wonder]

Yeah, I was really annoyed I couldn't strum up all the strings.

[@gracemorton6966]

I have been leaning guitar for two years now and I still don't have a good strumming pattern!! But when I watch this video I have a better strumming pattern!! Thanks to you Nate!!

[@YelenaIzKislovodska]

I found it really helpful, month 2 with my guitar ,people like you make it an easier journey, rest is practice 🤝🤝🤝

[@chuckHart70]

Nate I love how you say we will have a career. :-) Thanks for the lesson!

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[@paulcrooks388]

Very excellent

[@isaactaremwa001]

Haha😂😂this caught me too🤣,I can't even pull out a song...🇺🇬2019

[@moshaheedshaikh7865]

sir i was thinking like i knw everything about strumming but when i watched your lessons i got to knw i really need to learn more about it sir you rock keep going and upload amazing video like this

[@noemirojek7896]

Really really helpful! Very well explained and easy to understand. My strumming sounds a lot better! Thanks a lot!

[@fridachaves1455]

You r the best, i’ve been trying to understand it for 2 years and u r the first one to actually teach me

[@annaguedez4771]

You look like Manuel Neuer!. Great tutorial btw, thank you so much for this.

[@violet-im2vv]

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Thank you for your time - you are a natural born teacher. 🙏

[@marilynmclaughlin7766]

you are a great teacher. Thank you. you even anticipate what a beginnervwould be thinking. Great job. you have a new fan.

[@thesoupdragonat121]

Thank you for the clear and uncluttered lessons. Me, I’m 77 and collected and owned guitars since I was a kid - but now I have the time I’m learning how to play ‘em - thanks to you. The finger-tips hurt but it's worth it. Roy in the UK.

[@MusoraOfficial]

Hi Roy, You are welcome. Thanks for watching.

[@avisar688]

u are great....u have simplified the subject...ideal for beginners

[@MusoraOfficial]

+abhishek sarkar Thanks. :)

[@gearhammer915]

Noobie here. This is very helpful and has proven to be good practice ! Thks for great instruction !!

[@KenNylandMusic]

Great video! I have been playing guitar a while and was self taught. I've been working on trying to teach other people how to play and this was the one thing I was having trouble teaching. This video gives me a lot of info to help get them going! Thanks!

[@angelrivera3729]

+Ken Nyland same here, i wish i were found this lessons before.

[@moreno522]

Ok im very happy u mentioned beginners think they need to hit all 6 strings with upstrumming. Because i thought that and i usually didnt now im feeling a lot better, defo gonna try practicing some of this

[@wuwuink]

Thanks so much. Im still trying my best to learn guitar, kind of got it from my brother who has been playing it for years. I already do piano and violin, so i considered self teaching myself guitar. So far, it's fairly easy because of my pre-knowledge of other instruments, but the only problem i had with it was when and how to strum. Thanks a lot.

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I see light at the end of the tunnel! Thank you so much.

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I really love guitar. ❤️

[@MevahDecoste]

I was lucky because my brother is a very skilled guitar player. So he was able to teach me very well. I really love playing guitar ❤

[@BillyWhitebread]

Thank you, strumming patterns were one of the thing my instructor never covered with me for some reason.

[@PramodRaiK]

Thanks a lot, I am self taught guitar player and was looking to "re-shape" to correct myself in strumming technique. I would say this really helped. Love your inspiring videos, keep it coming. :) You are great in teaching in a simple way too. Many thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills!! :)

[@MusoraOfficial]

Glad it helped. Thanks! :)

[@Laura_r53]

God bless this video 🙏it simplified guitar strumming for me to learn easily

[@LawnOrnament]

Hello. I've been watching a few of your videos here recently because I really wanted to learn to play. I can read music well and I am first chair flute in my hs band, but I wanted to play another instrument. My dad used to play a lot, and was going to teach me, but he had an accident at work and lost his left pointer finger, making it frustrating for him to play. He says he'll still teach me but that he will have do do some practicing too. This is not really related but I told him he should learn to play left handed do he can hit all of the chords with is right. I think he could do it. Anyway, these lessons and tips have really been helping me get ready to play. I can't wait until I'm as good as my dad. Now all I'll have to do is practice, practice, practice!! Thanks again, Rubie

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I’m first chair flute in my band too and I go to high school next year YEET

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[@angelrivera3729]

Big fan here,thanks for the lessons, i have practiced your bluegrass lessons too.

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How is it going???

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He quit

[@dew8495]

Just got my guitar yesterday , and following your lessons i have been able to play some basic songs and really start to get addicted to guitaring!

[@dew8495]

i have not used the pick though , should a beginner start with a pick or is it fine to just strum with my fingers?

[@taylorguitars]

Another great lesson from our friend, Nate Savage at Guitarlessons.com. That 814ce sounds great too!

[@MusoraOfficial]

It's still inspiring me to write new stuff. :)

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[@sunnyday3385]

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[@shawnayork8617]

Fantastic! I have been looking for this kind of tutorial specifically. I appreciate the quality of the sound and video, your pacing, progression, and the clear visuals at the bottom. This is excellent. Consider me subscribed, and actively adding you to my regular practice!

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+Shawna York Cool! Thanks. :)

[@chantelduplessis3563]

Ive been trying forever ... now my guitar makes some sweet sounds, thank you so much for the advice xxx

[@swam4362]

These are the ones I know: DDUUDU DUDUDUDU DDUDUDU DDDUDU DUDUUDU DDDD

[@Letsnotdothispls]

Wow i randomly played a G chord with the third strumming Pattern i didn't even know that

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Great! When will we learn to djent

[@wwejackcena]

+Henrik Swanström YES

[@elpanica]

Haha :)

[@onutube6392]

When will we learn to beat the fuck out of our instrument to achieve maximum Bass

[@ceciliasjostrom4012]

As a music teacher, this will be perfect. Thank u for a lovley video.

[@mysteryman4008]

Thanks Bro..Now I know How To Strumming

[@borntolose_livetowin]

thanks. I will learn the first two and come back for the remaining three. Get the feeling for a metronome is my next task.

[@anukuldas7816]

thanks nate u r a genius

[@Hawise1]

Thank you so much for posting this fabulous tutorial. I bought a new guitar the other day to give learning the guitar another chance. I had bought one in my youth and it was too large for me and I became frustrated with it and gave up. Now I want to try again and thus I bought myself a smaller guitar (a nice little Fender Parlour guitar) and it feels right in my arms this time. I know in my heart that I will not give up again and I want to learn everything that I can about music and playing the guitar. This video really helps me, thank you!!!

[@harshiherath3928]

wow.. you are soo good at teaching. very useful tutorial for the beginners like me. ☺☺ Thanks a lot.

[@ehead1978]

Thank you Nate. I haven't played guitar in 9 years. Your videos are superb way to brush up on my rusty techniques. Very informative with clear and precise instruction.

[@vivs005]

Play the last pattern with boulevard of broken dreams.. It's awesome :)

[@cmusclow]

I just found you! New to channel and my god you have helped me tremendously. I have been mentally blocked for years. I am glad you are doing this! Thank you so much.

[@ForeverCellist]

This may sound dumb but for whatever reason I have a lot of trouble making contact with the strings? Like, I will be strumming and sometimes my pick will just kind of pass right over the strings....

[@MusoraOfficial]

Take some time in each daily practice session to work on your strumming aim. Don't even worry about your fretting hand

[@ForeverCellist]

GuitarLessons.com Thanks! It's definitely something I need to practice - as a cellist, I'm used to the feeling of moving the bow across the strings, which is such a totally different sensation form strumming a guitar. :)

[@dankydude420]

I have the same problem!

[@bombaninjacontareserva]

ForeverCellist its a matter of punch, pretend it's a big fat ass and slap it hard

[@cocobutter-l1s]

ForeverCellist same

[@caseymeek2985]

I'm 4months into learning guitar & have been struggling to learn strum patterns. This was a great video! Thanks for the help & slowing it down to try.

[@elevatedstudios4145]

Iv'e been neglecting strumming for too too long! Watch the whole thing

[@kmoartyyc]

Thank you so much for this lesson. This is the much needed missing piece to my guitar practice.

[@tlgeros1]

When you're practicing by yourself with a metronome, how do you know for sure that you're playing in time?

[@andreonsouza4314]

My personal rule is: the metronome beat and the numbers should be synced. Take for example the first pattern of this vídeo, which is "all downstrokes 1&2&3&4&"... The numbered downstrokes (1 - 4) should be synced with the metronome beat and the (&)'s should be in-between... Not sure if that's clear, hope it helps

[@phannybrce]

Record yourself playing if you aren't sure. Slow down if you can't keep up. 👍Going slower than you need you can help build confidence and technique.

[@angelrubio5273]

Good lesson good job , no complicated very simple and easy and with the technology ,I don't need to pay ,thanks bro

[@heisissaqua5440]

great tutorial. Straight to point

[@MusoraOfficial]

Thanks. :)

[@raffitchakmakjian]

hey, great vid. After playing nylon string finger style classical for 15 years, I've been called to play a steel string with lots of strumming involved. I feel like a baby learning how to walk. This was very helpful.

[@MusoraOfficial]

Glad it helped. :)

[@thierry7865]

Good lesson! Big biceps dude! Do you do workout tutorials too? 😄😄kidding

[@clypsedra5630]

Thank you! I have been struggling with getting strumming down, and I had a breakthrough with your muted strum! I got the beat now.

[@sshlubtsisplojus4045]

Good lesson on guitar strumming pattern.

[@ThiagoIndioAraujo]

I being playing for more than a decade and I find this very useful! Thank you so much!

[@ranjanmandal151]

tank Nate

[@robbiejames1048]

Put of all the videos iv watched your video makes the most Sense to me thank you so much for sharing your knowledge of playing guitar

[@discospaghetti6744]

I don't get the muted strum😳

[@discospaghetti6744]

Never mind, got it eventually.

[@AtomicFox9]

I don't understand it that's why I came to the comment section. I need help with doing it because idk how to.

[@CyanDreamSeller]

place your thumb on it, lightly and gently so vibrations go into your thumb, you should not hear it when you strung

[@thejanuszhenning]

It helped me to strum down with the index middle and ring finger instead of only using my index finger and after strumming immediately straighten your fingers and putting the palm on the strings.

[@kesterharris7703]

Reb_an

[@getsmartpaul]

Not a beginner but this basic tutorial helped me read "guitar rhythm" charts I see on some guitar tutorials. Thanks !!!

[@LPSKookieTube]

Nate is so Savage.

[@sharonvinson8012]

Wow!!! Just came across this wonderful easy to understand video! I can strum differently now. thanks for this video! I am strumming more confidently now.

[@johnsonrojo3]

When i got to the part where there's a muted pattern my pick went inside my guitar 😂

[@mingsilvano9932]

😂😂

[@sheilaschwery1260]

Very helpful. I have been learning to play for only 4 months. I recorded my songs to hrar how i soubd and I noticed all my songs sounded the same. You have helped me alot. Back to the basics for me

[@ashwin.unlead]

Thanks man much appreciated! I was always struggling with my patterns this lesson gave me a lot of insight. shout out from India and subscribed. peace \m/

[@myanmsrhlalng409]

Thank you for your lesson. Good teacher for beginners. I knew that how.to hold guitar and position after watching your video.Thankyou so much.

[@sunnyday3385]

maraming salamat... Nate!

[@johnthedataanalyst]

I watch the video until the end. So helpful. Thank you! You're great

[@josephmelbaleyos9511]

I have a question... Does tapping the whole all 6 strings after strumming count as mute??? I tried doing it and they produce the same sound... 😅😅

[@Dekyiful]

Thank you Nate! I've so much resistance to practising but every time I return here I'm very grateful!

[@terrenceabuajah8965]

Yup Muted Strum....thou art my enemy 😐

[@MusoraOfficial]

Keep working on it. You'll get it. :)

[@terrenceabuajah8965]

Thanks, you guys are so supportive here. I'll keep at it for sure my goal tbh is to be able to efficiently be able to sing, song write and more importantly play an instrument (this case being guitar) within 6 months to year. idc how long it takes really but it's just a goal I suppose.

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Terrence Abuajah same

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