Guitar Strumming Lesson for Beginners

Going over some tips on how to strum guitar. Thanks to Elixir for sponsoring this video so get yourself some strings here:
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Sean Daniel is a man. A man of simple needs and desires. And the one desire, no, the one NEED, that stands above all is to spread the challenges, joy and intellectual stimulus of music to people of Earth and beyond.
Born on the mean streets of upper middle class suburban Chicago, Sean learned the ways of the world through the dizzying heights of success to the lonesome depths of failure and emerged with the promise of a better tomorrow reflecting in his eyes and fiery passion in his belly.
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[@danielrenaud3985]

Love how you put as much time in truly rudimentary lessons as you do in more complex concepts....what a great teacher

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much!

[@XYZpro7846]

Hi Sean, I really like that you are still doing basic strumming lessons after many years of having a channel. It is kind of difficult to find good/interesting strumming lessons. Most lessons focus on the fretting hand. It does feel like you focus on exactly what I need. Thanks for the help, Sean.

[@peterfoster8004]

Great lesson Sean, especially on the counting. This may sound stupid but the thing I find hardest to conceptualise is being aware of NOT producing a sound and it still counting as a beat or an 'and', it feels like I'm not doing anything, even though I know I am doing something within the rhythm of the strum. This lesson has been a great help, thanks.

[@roscmon]

"Not allowed to drive a boat in the state of FL anymore" lol! The topics you choose for your lessons get down to the nuts and bolts, and your personality is addicting. :) Also, thank you for doing COUNTS instead of "down up down up". It's a huge help mentally (makes strumming make sense) and after listening to you, I cringe at other tutorials out there that use down up. It's bothersome that they don't teach counts.

[@joepike6460]

I’ve come so far as a player through watching your channel Sean. I’m sure there are lucrative gains to be made from your platform but I always get the impression you’re really passionate about teaching and it’s great for us learners. You are the shepherd, we are the sheep and we shall always follow.

[@jamesadams1064]

I agree. Baaaaaaah 🐑🐑🐑

[@RhinoRuns]

The world’s greatest guitar teacher and failed boat pilot. There is only 1 Sean Daniel.

[@t14Jromero]

Sean, you're an awesome instructor. I'm a beginner guitar player at 75 years old and what you teach makes a lot of sense. I feel that I am making progress with your help...Thanks

[@t14Jromero]

Oh, I meant to tell you Sean, your great personality and great humor makes your lessons entertaining and makes me want to keep going.

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks so much for saying so :)

[@ravenkeefer3143]

Keep it simple... maintaining basics important for any professional. Kudos for the realization and pointing it out to new, and improved players... Mahe Ohna ✌️ Favour ALL

[@TheFeelButton]

I work on my strumming daily and Elixers make it a pleasure! Cheers Sean!!

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks for watching!

[@A.P.I.-2bon2b]

Thank you Sean🎉 I sure 😃 enjoy the pain of repairing my guitar strumming after taking on water and sinking to new lows repeatedly over the past fifty or so years of thinking 🤔 maybe I could just be satisfied looking at guitars from a distance 😮 like watching beautiful boats bobbing on waves from a distance ❤ Today, I will cast off the lines and set sail 😅 for new horizons a count 1&2&3,4 and get to my destination in time. 😂 And when the passengers ask "how long will it take?" 😢 I will answer "as long as it takes!" 😊 You're a great Captain 🎉 Elixer strings, I've seen them. Now, I will buy them. You sold me with your beautiful personality. Thank you, for being like a beautiful sunset. And I'll look forward to meeting you one-day on that beautiful sonrise ❤ Don't be late!

[@MrA1582000]

Excellent lesson and fun one also.

[@BrianEllison-fc8tp]

Great lesson

[@vitamind1200]

New to guitar and long time florida man boater/fisherman and you've earned a life long follow for the marine humor alone but this lesson actually has got me thinking I can fix my retarded strum hand so a double thanks to ya mate. I look forward to more of your stuff

[@davidlegalley1161]

Great! Thank you, very helpful lesson 👍🏾👍🏽

[@jamesadams1064]

Ahhhhh, strumming in the peoples key. Thanks Sean.

[@jcburger733]

Thanks for the Strumming Lesson for Beginners. Very Helpful!!!

[@steveklinck526]

Another excellent lesson. Thanks

[@mmelucie77VN]

This is so so much helpful! Thank you, Sean

[@AlexanderDekhtyar]

Thank you, Sean! More strumming/rhythm lessons please! (even if they involve counting...)

[@dannycarver6259]

NICE lesson Sean !! 🤘🤘✌️🎶🎶

[@josephgalasso544]

You don't drive a boat, You operate and navigate a boat!

[@seandaniel23]

Maybe that’s my problem

[@ojsojs6004]

@@seandaniel23 what if you are singing also? You can't do this internal counting?

[@mhavreck3223]

Well apparently my youtube heard me playing and the algorithm brought me here. I think I needed this one lol.

[@benlogan2193]

Very helpful! Thanks!

[@donindri]

More information on strumming than I have seen on other beginners videos. Totally agree on counting vs DDUUpthing. Wonder if you have tried the SC 10e? I bought one and love it. Thanks for posting

[@john2759]

Thanks great 👍 lesson

[@seandaniel23]

glad it was helpful!

[@aloudzoo]

I was born in Michigan and live in Florida now. You following me Sean? 🤣 Love and appreciate the channel my man👊

[@zacharyvogt-fuller1965]

what an excellent elixir strings commercial

[@trusarmor4957]

the 'whole Boating manslaughter' thing.." Dont hurt me, Sean I'll buy the dang strings! Lmao. nice

[@ronlight7013]

I've felt unmoored since embarking on guitar, so thanks for the basic skill breakdown. Maybe you could produce a similarly targeted video weekly? BTW you mentioned four notes to the bar, but given the down-down-down-up-down-up lesson it might help some people to understand the rhythm in terms of eighth notes. Anyway, a much appreciated lesson.

[@seandaniel23]

Thanks as always Ron!

[@SketchEtcher]

Real helpful, even for intermediate players like myself who just kinda skipped guitar 101

[@trusarmor4957]

this ones a winner, strumming is HARD. and my metronome wander off beat, cause it cant be me.

[@josephcasey322]

De/ uh unpalm muting. Priceless.

[@josephcasey322]

If I could turn back the hands of time, I'd never have committed boating manslaughter. LOL

[@boppieh8448]

Sean, I know this is comment is not about strumming technique, but I have a real problem with dropping my pick which causes me not to use one at all. Any advise?

[@ojsojs6004]

Regarding this one and two and 3, how to that internally if you are also singing?

[@grahamtinkler4562]

BTW at 9:28, I do not subscribe just to hear you sing! Love your channel all the same....................................

[@alansimpson8962]

You are a master of rhythm and i highly suggest you write a music book about just rhythm actually name the title of the book just rhythm. Seriously.

[@an1rudh]

The pick tend to slip from my fingers. Is there any certain way to hold the pick?

[@SketchEtcher]

Try some picks with texture. I can’t play with regular picks, I use Ultex Flow and Jazz iii picks.

[@an1rudh]

@@SketchEtcher oh.

[@blackheatwhitesoul]

I’m sure I’m strumming the right chords with my hand in the right strings but my melody just sounds a lot different than yours

[@patrickbrain2464]

All this time I thought palm muting was my wife’s method of shutting me up…🤔

[@joud7594]

A legenda di famelaa.uno snowquen hè u mo idolu. Hè a persona chì aspiru à essek, hè a mo luce di ghjornu

[@SirLeDoux]

Man I love your sense of humor -too bad your guitar playing sucks! 😉

[@seandaniel23]

It's actual weird to me the guitar playing pays the bills! Totally backwards!

[@alansimpson8962]

Lol can strum but cant drive the boat

[@rebuiltbyusn]

The boat reference does nothing for me. It makes it hard to take your lesson seriously. If you could present your information in a more mature way for me it would be better. Thanks for reading.

[@jimharringtonsr.2793]

I appreciate his not taking himself seriously. His teaching is serious, but a little humor never hurt anyone.