A tip to improve your STRUMMING

[@walther9161]

Strumming is my nemesis

[@boelsboel2208]

Fr

[@femz6438]

Me too, especially going up

[@lean61998]

same for the love of god i either cant catch all the strings or go to deep. or both at the same time. I'm actually about to give up.

[@veeveevuvu]

Real

[@kimberlycollins541]

I buy the SMALLEST light colored picks I can find.. and that DOES help me with a smoother strumming sound/ring you get it. Lol I’m using Ernie Ball for the passed 8 months or more, they last forever and they are obvious even tho they’re a fraction of the avg pick size. Hope this helps someone! 🤘✨

[@stevemorris2364]

Been learning chords for while now and learning songs...decided to focus on strumming and instantly this tip has helped me. Thanks man!!!!

[@thepetesmith]

What’s amazing to me is how great players look like they are smashing it but have total control. I think that’s the secret.

[@richardyoung6056]

That's all the hours practising and good practising habits all rolled into one.

[@fauziahrahman7090]

Your advice is really awesome and it makes me to feel good playing guitar now. What a great teacher you are. Thank you.

[@paperhatguy8683]

thanks again Andy! may God bless you!!

[@johnawad3468]

Crazy how much this small change affected my strumming and made playing so much more comfortable thank you ✌🏼

[@new_friends_]

I swear I was better at strumming when I first started and now I've got it sounding ugh on up strums. Gotta try this - seeing the pick angle is helpful.

[@Minezanians]

Probably more likely you’re so much better at guitar now that you’re noticing flaws that you wouldn’t have picked up on in the past

[@johnliv3897]

Yep. I prefer using the pick sideways interestingly enough. It works for Me, what can I say ?

[@claudemcgowans989]

Good 🎉😢😮

[@psb7491]

have the exact issue as andy described, will try your tip too, thanks

[@JSession]

I rotate my pick depending on the technique required. Jazz lll. Pointy for solos and the round part for strumming fast

[@ME-xq8bg]

Love ur channel Andy👍🇨🇦

[@gilashroot8697]

Sooooo helpful. Sooooo unconscious. Sooooo easy to fix. Sooooo good. ❤ I am wondering why you never taught us this tip before Mmmmm. Thank you. Sound improved dramatically on faster strumming patterns, funny that 😂.

[@AbdulSadau-bs1ob]

Thanks so much, Andy.more grace

[@simonstacker866]

Andy. I love your videos. I do struggle to maintain a strumming pattern though when trying to sing. Any tips for that?

[@SuitcaseJohnny]

I find a lot of people hold the puck too tight. That’s fine for playing leads, but when strumming, find that sweet spot in your pick grip where you still get volume but you also have some feel. If you hold it too tight when strumming, you won’t have any feel or be able to emote the chords.

[@uberjam-sam8512]

Great pickin' tips! Cheers

[@brand3834]

Appreciated

[@fasikawoldegeorgis8774]

you are my teacher thank you so much

[@eliaslilikellyhoneyface3867]

THANKS TEACHER FOR THE ADVICE

[@GoodxJ]

Strummers keep strumming! 🤠🫡✌🏼

[@cleangoblin2021]

Oh i see😮 thought i had to like attack it with all my might. Figures i just have a bad picking habit. Im still trying to find my way how to use pick

[@richardyoung6056]

Use the thinnest pick you can find. Yes, hitting the strings too hard is something that happens when you start out on the journey. I remember the day an intermediate guitarist told me to soften my strumming and to practice just brushing the strings. It's just more practice, honing your craft.

[@Add_Account485]

Oh. Thats nice.. advice.. THANKYOU

[@saiaungkyawkyaw3488]

it instantly changes my playing. thz a lots

[@antoniotungpalan2849]

Thanks such a video really a big help for a beginners like me.❤

[@Lisarata]

oh. I had no idea. Perfect tip for me!

[@Tristan-of1cl]

Thank you sir!

[@Lucyrandomvlogs]

Thanks a lot for sharing:-(♥

[@angelgraves1291]

I think the word he's looking for is arpeggiated. Good video.

[@amangesho1521]

Thank you!

[@jlkhfdp]

thanks i was just blasting the strings

[@AlejoConejo-vb8ln]

Andy da GOAT

[@projectDominic]

Andy, my pick is really loose and I keep having to reset the grip during songs... help!

[@jaimeguerra4989]

Buy ones with grip. They have those. 👍🏼

[@richardyoung6056]

I remember that issue back in the day. I glued a bit of sandpaper on both sides of my pick😅. It worked well 😊

[@sotirzvanidjubre4109]

Some guitars suck for different styles. Believe it or not its not always you... Sometimes IS an instrument.

[@strawhatsmanager]

thank you so much !!

[@Samator1]

Oh thank you i recently started

[@AnthonysTrends]

Thanks for the tips bro🤗🙏🙏🙏

[@I-AM-BLUEE]

Kurt cobain if he got older and born in the uk:

[@ManicMili]

NO matter what I cannot hold a pick. I gotta use just my fingers.

[@1minutecomicswalahollywood648]

you speak beautiful.

[@stevechase2232]

What about electric guitar?

[@Animated_Matty]

kurt is that you

[@baadshahgaming6884]

Hi! I wanted to ask should we strum all 6 strings up and down?

[@richardyoung6056]

It depends what chord(s) you are playing as to which ones you strum on the way down. Coming back up is a bit different, not many players hit all the strings on an up strum. You can make your up strums creative thru the song by hitting 1 or 2 or 3 strings, vary it. It give the song a bit more colour and variation.

[@FunFactory-xk3dj]

The robber from pulp fiction

[@KiwiMadcat]

LOL

[@ashishsrivastava2502]

If I strum a pattern say D D U U D U, I can do it for say 5 times, but then I miss the pattern, any tips?

[@tbatrics]

Struggling to get the clicky string sound out of my strum. Not sure what I am missing 😂

[@afiffarakhan4992]

Ah, so strum it not that hard huh? I tought it was suppose to be that hard and clear. Thank you very much!

[@bittun1607]

Nice

[@Infinity12395]

What if you’re using fingers?

[@Kaytee48]

i'm a weird guy who prefers not using a plectrum, i play an acoustic Yamaha.

[@joebean3615]

Yeah I prefer using my thumb too

[@ayushchaudhari5655]

If I treat it like a feather it flies away from my hand

[@누구세요-e2l]

이 노래의 스트럼 패턴이 어떻게 되나요?

[@georgethebazaaaar6393]

Nah bruh batter them strings like they won’t break and use power chords. I have bleeding fingers and no snapped strings it’s kinda fun

[@saujanyapoudel8910]

Too deep I hit the strings too hard. Too shallow and I miss the strings 😅

[@gaurav2979]

Why would one not use the nails it works perfect on the sensation on how much is the right pressure. Because The skin knows it before the sound reaches any ear 👂 Even self ear So yeah Nails matter Take care of them And try to be natural I can not upload my book here so just believe in your skin sometimes It will break but it will grow And also Be kind to the body and the skin To begin with Yes bro kind to yourself

[@gazratjackson]

Not everyone has capable nails my friend, I really wish I could.

[@prishashashilekhak]

I chew mine to the bone!! ❤ What the heck bro 😂

[@dovids2447]

Your a freaking poet

[@michelemoneywell8765]

Good point. We should question everything. Just about all the beginner guitar courses show using a pick. One's fingers seem more natural, plus there is that skin to sound connection. I will see how I like it. I don't want to "unlearn" a "bad habit" though. What are the arguments against using fingers?

[@Vladle2099]

Mr. Crowley what went on in your head?

[@1leon000]

How's it popping, Kurt Cobain?

[@mrx-b3i]

thanx i learn too sing a faster song , it,s hard too keep it up

[@Sound_of_the_trees]

noice

[@robert9754]

Pro tip: its the opposite with your gf EDIT: RIP bass players

[@TraceyIsTired]

you look like nirvana

[@margita951]

I don’t use a pic for strumming

[@paulhill1379]

👍👍👍

[@theonewhoisunknown00]

i lost my pick huhuhu

[@hestrolic]

😊

[@atulya010]

Sun sun k pagl hogya hu sb same hi cheeze bolte

[@Gigaduchi143]

But I used finger

[@Wisegoatface]

This dude said not too deep

[@stonefly69]

"Agro" is a sad use of language...pathetic.

[@ascendednightingale2456]

Only pathetic one here is you. Getting your knickers in a bunch because some guy used a word you don’t like. Grow up, Johnny boy.

[@richardyoung6056]

It's such a commonly used word in Australia. We shorten everything down 😅.

[@jayjaymoshows3696]

andy is British ​@@richardyoung6056

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

Thank you!

[@Bob-o5h7j]

Nice