How To Sound Better Strumming Guitar - Forget Patterns!

[@acousticguitarlessons]

Tablature for examples presented in this lesson can be found here: acousticguitarlessonsonline.net/guitar-strumming-sound

[@kennyelliott8709]

@acousticguitarlessons Simon I'm learning as much listing to you speaking. I have found it easier but I will watch all your videos. Thank you

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@@kennyelliott8709 you are most welcome! :)

[@kennyelliott8709]

Brilliant teacher. And keep talk. I'm 72 and this this teacher is best on KZbin. 5 years and not a tune outta guitar. Now I can play some tunes. Thank you sir

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@kennyelliott8709, you are very welcome! That is GREAT to hear :)

[@paulnienhaus5359]

Another great lesson. Wonderful. Many Thanks. Paul

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@paulnienhaus5359, you are welcome! I appreciate you letting me know :)

[@K3VLaR]

This video really helped me, been looking for something like this a while now, playing for 1 year and still struggle strumming without it sounding all the same. Thanks!!

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@K3VLaR, that is great to hear and you are very welcome! :)

[@zonkkk]

How does this channel only have 15.2K subscribers? Must be the most underrated channel on KZbin! Awesome work, maestro! Thank you.

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@zonkkk very kind of you to say! :)

[@dimwitsadvocate6264]

You are SO correct, zonkkk.

[@trailsniffer]

Excellent video! Thank you so much!

[@JeffCole]

This is the lesson I have been looking for since I started playing. My strumming didn't sound the way I wanted it to, but I couldn't figure out why. Learning new strumming patterns didn't help -- it was the same playing but with different patterns. It was everything you go over here. Thanks for the lesson.

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@JeffCole, you are very welcome! Glad this lesson has helped you with your strumming :)

[@garethmartyndavies2250]

You’ve shared your experience and I admire you for that. Just made a lot of players happy 🇬🇧🙌

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@garethmartyndavies2250, you are very welcome! I'm glad you liked the video. :)

[@VeleiroBarbaNegra]

Thank you so much for this video!!! I couldn’t stand to hear myself playing my guitar and sounding like a robot strumming!!! I was about to give up..😢 But you saved a guitar player with this video, thank you so much!🙏🏻☺️

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@VeleiroBarbaNegra, you are very welcome! I am glad my video has helped you :)

[@garymacdonald2549]

Best explanation of the percussive slap I've seen on KZbin. Excellent!

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@garymacdonald2549, glad you liked the video! :)

[@Texas1836Band]

You’re a great teacher and these are great lessons! Thank you

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@Texas1836Band, thank you! Glad you like the lessons :)

[@astro6393]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I HATE strumming patterns and never in my life want to play DDU UDU again. Just within 10 minutes of watching your video, I apply the techniques and finally feel like my strumming is singing!!

[@acousticguitarlessons]

astro6393, you are so welcome :) This is great to hear!

[@terrytaillard4588]

Simon, what a great lesson! I have seen most of these techniques before but your explanation and demonstration made the techniques so much clearer. Love the practice ideas as well. Thanks

[@acousticguitarlessons]

You are very welcome! So glad you can relate to the lesson and find it helpful for your playing :)

[@paulnienhaus5359]

Simon, your the best. Thanks for telling me the simple truths in a fun way. Now, I'm going to "shed those training wheels".

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@paulnienhaus5359, you are most welcome! Let me know how you go :)

[@GodsStoryteller]

"Focus on the sound..." Thanks a bunch. God bless you.

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@GodsStoryteller, you are very welcome! :)

[@NMranchhand]

This is a great lesson for a beginner to get a look forward to how he’s going to get to that place he wants to be down the road. A map; a confidence builder. Of course, nobody could do all this 10 minutes after watching this lesson, but I think it would calm a lot a beginners down to see this and understand the pathway that lies in front of them.

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@NMranchhand, glad you liked the lesson, and you make some great points :)

[@cognachobo2320]

What an excellent teacher Simon is. So zrare to find such quality on KZbin! Thankyou so much for taking the time to share your knowledge. It really is appreciated. You are the real deal.

[@acousticguitarlessons]

I really appreciate your kind words Cognac! Thank you, I am glad that you like my videos :)

[@trailsniffer]

Great explanation and example of using a percussive hit. Great lesson! Thanks!

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@trailsniffer, you are very welcome! Glad you liked the lesson :)

[@dimwitsadvocate6264]

Somebody help me!! I can't stop watching Simon's videos! There's so much to practice! It's like he wants me to improve my guitar playing and have more fun! I can't stop! That percussive strumming is hard to get - I have to practice! Wah, wah! Ha ha!

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@dimwitsadvocate6264, ha ha, glad you like the videos! :)

[@trinidiana]

Happy to find your channel and immediately subscribed

[@astro6393]

Please make a video if possible on singing while playing guitar, specifically separating the rhythm of the guitar part from the singing because that really trips me up.

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@astro6393 , already have :) Here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5fIfn2EndN_gNE

[@alvinaanderson8445]

Thanks a bunch! This lesson was awesome. I've been trying to up my strumming game, and this video really hit the mark. It's definitely one of the best lessons I've ever seen. And those practice tips are much appreciated.

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@alvinaanderson8445, you are very welcome and thanks for the kind words. I really appreciate that this lesson has helped your strumming :)

[@sjohnroth7564]

Only 14K views. Wow, this video is far more helpful that a dozen that I have watched on strumming. Thank you.

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@sjohnroth7564, you are very welcome! Great to hear the video was helpful for your strumming :)

[@dimwitsadvocate6264]

You are correct,, sjohnroth! These lessons are better than anything I've found.

[@ingemarnilsson5498]

This is excellent lesson.

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@ingemarnilsson5498, thank you! :)

[@ak91511]

Nice lesson, thank you! Very helpful.

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@andykatz9119, I am glad yo hear this lesson was helpful for you! You are very welcome :)

[@Maydoggie]

Thanks so much. This is an area I really need to focus on.

[@acousticguitarlessons]

You are very welcome! Let me know how you get on with the video :)

[@yunowot]

This was just such a great lesson, thank you.

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@yunowot8580 you are very welcome! :)

[@nelcoed]

Great lesson, thank you!

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@nelcoed, you are very welcome! :)

[@ronniewetherington509]

Great video and examples!

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@ronniewetherington509, thanks! Glad you liked the video and found it helpful :)

[@StuartMealor]

Hey man, thanks so much for creating and sharing this movie. As a keyboard player (now playing a strat (badly) for a year or so) I just bought a Yamaha semi-acoustic, and realised II need more skill in the basic strumming area - this was super helpful, ... I didn't even have my hand position correct for palm muting, lol. Very helpful, thank you :-)

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@StuartMealor, you are very weclome! Gald you found the video helpful. Let me know how you get on with it :)

[@frankbailey308]

Very informative

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@frankbailey308, glad you liked the video :)

[@stevefargo991]

Just picked up Granny bunch of great tips. I didn’t see this on any of the other little workouts that I gone over in the past. Thanks a lot new subscriber.

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@stevefargo991, you are very welcome! I'm glad the video is helpful, and thanks for the sub; it's much appreciated! :)

[@stevefargo991]

Great tips

[@timb.8230]

Good lesson encapsulating some of the techniques to improve strumming. I have been exposed to these from other videos but nice to have several techniques in one place. Also good close up and explanation of the percussive slap technique which will help me improve!

[@acousticguitarlessons]

Glad you found the lesson useful Tim B :)

[@gladyooourehere]

thank you for the video! extremely helpful!

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@kategladyo687, you are very welcome! :)

[@juliepokela506]

Great video!

[@akila9616]

Thank you so much sir. Learned alot ❤😊

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@akila9616, you are welcome! :)

[@geralynpalacol3764]

🎸🎸🎸Excellent Lesson🎉🎉🎉

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@geralynpalacol3764, glad you think so :)

[@bm3823]

I find that most KZbin guitar song tutorials include a suggested strum pattern. Maybe it’s easier for the teacher to get you going and get through the lesson. But I never really feel like I am in the rhythm of the song following these patterns. Your method of developing feel for the rhythm is very useful and will encourage us to play more freely with the beat and melody. Your approach is much more useful in developing song rhythm. You have been very helpful. Thank you.

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@bm3823, you are very welcome! :) Yes, strum patterns are nothing more than a guide. They are a useful tool for training students to strum with correct and efficient technique. But the vast majority of strumming out there is far too nuanced to little down to a single bar repeating pattern. I am glad y video has helped you and I appreciate you dropping by to say so :)

[@ianfeagan3980]

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[@natet5959]

Play guitar like a drummer. Great advice.

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@natet5959, you are welcome! Strumming is more percussive than anything else.

[@happyguycmb2883]

Great lesson, Simon! I'd almost given up on becoming competent at pick strumming. Turns out the muting and the percussion makes my picking sound tolerable . . .

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@happyguycmb2883, glad you found the lesson helpful for your playing :)

[@RonaNabalan1972]

I love it

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@RonaAbalan1972 , glad you liked it :)

[@rituhaging4325]

Sir, it would be of much help if you elaborate the first one ( pattern/dynamic)

[@acousticguitarlessons]

Hi Ritu :) In what way would you like me to elaborate on it? The point is to target strings when strumming to create dynamics, not the pattern itself :)

[@bjm2762]

Hi. Tried to access your free mini strumming course by entering my name, email and clicking th button. Had asyncform error. Can you help. Oh, really liked your initial strumming technique video. Thanks Barry

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@bjm2762, glad you liked the video :) Everything is working on my end regarding the Minicourse. Are you able to tell me which browser you are using so I can try and replicate the issue and sort it for you.

[@Ankitjoshimusic]

In don't know why, but when i strum and sing at the same time and record it my mobile phone.... In recording guitar noises means just sting of guitar voice why is it?(i dont have any buzzing problem while strumming

[@acousticguitarlessons]

Do you mean you have a buzzing problem when singing AND strumming together but not when only strumming?

[@Profous222]

Less talk, more show and sons examples ; keep it simple!!!!!!

[@yannickleblanc1114]

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[@acousticguitarlessons]

Glad you like the video Yannick! :)

[@Gerrysjamz]

That thumb nail is distracting

[@acousticguitarlessons]

@gerrykrupp4418, ha ha, I need it for fingerpicking :)

[@Gerrysjamz]

I know - I’ve several friends with them too!

[@serooarmie5772]

Bla bla bla

[@swordsdiagnostic]

bored !!!!

[@jimhainie6575]

Good lesson but less is best when talking, don’t think you stopped talking through the whole video

[@trinidiana]

No need to be rude, because that comment is rude, he’s putting out this video for free and sharing

[@MC-zr7hl]

So we're just supposed to learn by him being quiet and strumming his guitar?