5 Guitar Strumming Patterns to Make You a Master

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[@tobias530]

I've come to find 10 years in of playing how important counting your playing is. This video really hits the nail on its head. Good job Sean!

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much!

[@donindri]

Thanks for this. Just as important to know when to play as it is to know what to play. Great lesson!

[@davidprax739]

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[@1032godofwar]

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[@chronotrigger6746]

Thank you for this. I always thought i was doing something wrong whenever i would triple strum and find my hand going up on a beat.

[@seandaniel23]

Chrono Trigger! My guy!

[@tammieschiller397]

you are hilarious, look forward to your introduction as much as the lesson! i've the last few weeks been hoping to find a lesson for 'never be boring' at strumming again! thanks for this lesson, haa haven't listened yet but i know it will be good🎸

[@buddhadevmukherjee716]

Very informative lesson, and challenging. :) Thank you.

[@beemanrunning977]

Sean you are awesome! Love the way you explain things.

[@seandaniel23]

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[@steveprudell9976]

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[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much for the kind words! Glad you're enjoying the videos!

[@gjmarc]

Ok so I loved this video and started mixing up the counts between the cords and it sounded really nice. Doing a 7 count and then spltiing the next 7 count over the next 2 cords. I only started playing once I retired at 66 as something to keep my mind going, not the greatest guitar player but I discovered your lessons and they unlocked a lot of things for me. ( I did take lessons for 1.5yrs found out my instructor was in a metal band back in the 70/80's, saw a few of their music videos online)

[@bettyswunghole3310]

I'd love to see a vid about rests. I don't mean muting/damping, but actually strumming counts of *_silence_* as a rhythmic device. It's a topic a lot of YT guitar teachers shy away from.

[@hotrock51]

Great lesson❤

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Excellent content as always. Best of KZbin!

[@seandaniel23]

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[@colemowry8681]

Fantastic lesson!

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks for saying so!

[@Deinorama]

From one guitar teacher to another - thank you, this was hilarious and very relatable.

[@christophervincent8420]

That is a fantastic lesson!

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Glad it was helpful!

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And that is how you layer style onto guitar playing. Transformed me from a beginner to an intermediate guitarist in one video

[@goldenglowladore3842]

Thank you for the enjoyable, informative lesson. I'm not familiar with those chrds. I'm more used to chirds in 1st positions/ 1st 3 frets.... Learning.

[@sarahcrees]

Great lesson Sean. I watched this out of interest more than anything melse. I have worked on my strumming. However I now know another major 7th shape. There is always something to learn. I love your lessons. Some of the theory still goes over my head but if little bits stick with me as I go along ...

[@seandaniel23]

Can never get enough major 7 shapes!

[@theguamy]

Excellent content, Sean! Welcome to Cali!

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much!

[@mikegorski065]

So ironic. This past week while driving to and from work while listening to the radio, I was figuring out the time signatures to different songs. Some easy, some not. Like, Tool, Soundgarden or some VH songs. It's so cool, to have a lesson on timing. Thanks.

[@seandaniel23]

Oh Tool is quite the exercise for this

[@fcsolis]

That e major 7 is new to me. I tried it on Muskrat Love by America. Awesome. Thanks, studio looks nice.

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much! It's a great chord!

[@connormason2036]

You the man Sean🤪

[@toblue7451]

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[@seandaniel23]

Happy to help!

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Thank u 🫡

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks for watching!

[@sgg6927]

Nice !

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much!

[@AlexanderDekhtyar]

Great lesson, Sean, and very timely for me, as I've been trying to teach myself more rhythm playing. One follow-up question - if you were to set up simple drum patterns to accompany these five strumming exercises, how would you set them up? Just put the kicks and snares on the strummed beats, or are there more elegant (perhaps?) approaches?

[@seandaniel23]

Great question. Setting up a drum beat you'd definitely want to program accent with the kick and snare to match the vibe. Might have to do a video on this!

[@AlexanderDekhtyar]

@@seandaniel23 Please, that would be awesome!

[@jcburger733]

Now that you explained it, it does make more sense to use numbers rather than down-up.

[@seandaniel23]

You know it, Joe!

[@diethermontemayor4872]

I encountered those strumming in some songs of the beatles😬, and the most difficult one is the "all my loving".

[@senditffh7919]

I think this is a great lesson. I really get confused about this one strumming pattern. Like for inxs "never tear us apart" could you please show how to strum that song. For that particular strumming pattern

[@malcolm5623]

Hey Sean Quick question. If you were going to play lead over that, what key would you be thinking.. Thanks!

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[@jamesmitchell5859]

Your a scream bud.Comedian..brillient .Top teacher.

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much!

[@backcountrybrian9336]

I am certain this is a dumb question but would you play those different counts in the same 4/4 timing as the rest of the band/song? Or are you saying that the song would need to be in a "matched" timing? I'm new to music but love learning so forgive my ignorance. I never had music in school.

[@mrjasondylan]

The song would have to be in that timing otherwise the timing would be all out of sync.

[@nancyeaton731]

One other small tip here is to mute all the strings and get the strumming patterns and timing down before you form actual chords. Especially chords you may not be familiar enough with up the neck to grab and play in time without some practice. Also it is helpful to practice with a metronome so one doesn’t speed up while playing.

[@mp3o]

Stopped using picks awhile back, so the whole triplet thing is simplified by: [open fingers strum, thumb strum, close fingers strum]. Less confusion re. downbeat stroke direction. Still, not a bad thing to practice switching, for example when breaking 4/4 up as: [tripolet, tripolet, tripolet, 4, &] ("sun sun sun here it comes"). Especially when carrying over two measures: [tripolet, tripolet, tripolet, tripo], [let, tripolet, tripolet, 7, &, 8, &]. If you want that strong bass note on 1, change up the order: [thumb strum, close fingers strum, open fingers strum], to avoid digit collisions. Shout out to Mother Maybelle, and flamenco players!

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Thanks so much!

[@Gitarapiotr]

There is no need to go Music Academy to be the master in guitar playing. You should listen and practice what Daniel is presenting in clever and easy to catch way. Thanks for sharing

[@ShotskysRingandThings]

Up Up Down Down Left Right Up Left Down....Cheat code for strumming!

[@69sidewinder]

That's a big ukulele!

[@seandaniel23]

Sure is!

[@walterpcjr]

After some beers... Tip: It's best to use a very simple chord progression to illustrate strumming patterns. In fact, it's difficult to concentrate on strumming if you still have to think about how to make the chords.

[@marshaschlangen4977]

The drummer comment at 9:09! 😂

[@ironsteal]

I have 11 year old elixirs on my electric guitar still work just fine

[@travisfisher6056]

So the foundation of what your saying is: the pattern is Down Down Up Down Down or Down Down Down Up Down Down. Got it!!

[@MrVbobby]

Syncopation - Music Theory Academy Syncopation Definition. Syncopation is the accenting of a note which would usually not be accented. Syncopation is often described as being off beat. The time signature of a piece of music gives an indication of a regular pattern of strong and weak beats. A syncopated rhythm goes against this pattern by putting the accent on weak beats.. Let me explain through a worked example.

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Does it feel good to be back in Florida? I live in San Diego. I’m from Tucson though. I went to Stetson for law school in St. Pete. That’s a cool area. Good luck on your bicoastal endeavor. You should make enough to keep living in LA with your guitar income. I’m looking to be in South Florida part of the time because I like the area. I have a J.D. but I’m not an attorney, so I don’t have that attorney money coming in. LOL

[@seandaniel23]

South FL is a great spot, just a lot more opportunities here, you can't go wrong either way!

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🤘✔️

[@woodyblakemore8401]

One take master.😜

[@arlo2203]

nice video... but sitting here, wistfully thinking about the good ol' days... back when you'd have kendrid and ched k. pao on the couch... maybe a katie, or a hannah... not to mention a drea-like participant. just missing the old guard.

[@seandaniel23]

We’ve got a Hannah vid coming soon!

[@arlo2203]

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[@bwashburn1972b7]

It's weird , I've been playing for years and never counted cause I sing at the same time, so sometimes my one would be on the up stroke Kinda happened playing horse with no name by America...kinda tricky to sing and play at the same time

[@eashwar1231]

Great lesson. "I swear to God....." @ 4:10 is quite hilarious. The 'down, down, up' stuff he is ridiculing is indeed rational. Any Andy Guitar followers here??!!🤭

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Why isn't there an Elixer jingle?

[@seandaniel23]

this might need to happen.

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not the surveillance balloon 😂

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Your balloon got away, and your balloon was shot down.

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I heard. :0

[@MikeG691]

Here's a video idea. You do a fairly easy chord progression/lick on guitar and have your subscribers do the lyrics and singing to it. I can sing. I'd do it.

[@MikeG691]

And maybe whoever does the best vocals wins a prize. Just trying to give ya some ideas man

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@@MikeG691 music is not a competition.

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Hit that like button

[@seandaniel23]

Smash it!

[@rowdy37ek]

thank you for using actual counts not downs and ups! drives me nuts when i see a strumming pattern written out as DDUUDU, that means literally nothing! (same thing with dancers, actual counts are soooo much clearer)

[@elwilly63]

The 1st one made me think of Neil Young

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After analyzing your balloon the White House staff are all sitting around learning guitar 🎸

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#2. 5:32

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Strumming has always been my problem

[@drewdoesgames3968]

Sean kinda looks like Tom Brady if Tom was good at guitar instead of football

[@pauligyarto3179]

Might get hate for it, but i really don't think any new guitar player should worry that much about strumming patterns. You have to just kind of feel the rhythm. It's too much to think about in the beginning.

[@49ProRatStreet]

Down, down, down - up, down - up. Right?

[@tn43tales]

D DU DU D D D

[@BeeGee7719]

Lol. About that balloon. Smh

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The balloon has been kia 1 usa 0 china

[@equtyeng778]

First

[@seandaniel23]

:)

[@trudibils]

3 times I tried to nail the first chord you started on... but you talked so fast even with play backs I finally gave up

[@frankdion2174]

Sorry to hear about your balloon...

[@billmoyer914]

Dude! Pretty harsh on the drummers!! Lol!! Why so salty?

[@seandaniel23]

All in good fun :)

[@Ice-Fall]

So sad, they shot your balloon down😑

[@craigday1759]

Myself…I couldn’t count each strum like…down down up down up up down up. Than to remember all that. Nope couldn’t do it. I can strum a song naturally thou. I believe it should come naturally and if you practice enuff you will see. Be better than next guy and practice

[@Mark622111]

Is this a lesson or commercial....yeah, I'm kicked out...

[@RJ-fi9zo]

too long

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Not impressive at all...

[@timduncan2531]

BORING!!