Super Simple Acoustic Guitar Strumming | Must Know

[@jimbubbatube]

I’ve been learning guitar for about a year now, and I think this is about the most helpful strumming tutorial I’ve seen so far. Most of them start at step 3, because basic rhythms can be boring and repetitive, but sometimes you have to take a step back and cover those fundamentals.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Great to hear! Thank you!

[@cyrilmoussoki3193]

Thank you for sharing. You're a good teacher. Greetings from France.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

You're welcome! Thank you from Boston!

[@bryanhull5808]

I love watching your videos. I'm learning a lot from you, thank you!

[@joeschmoe6720]

I like how you can go from teaching advanced jazz to the basics of acoustic strumming. Even simple lessons like this are good for advanced players as well, basics help slow me down and focus on technique and timing which reminds me I have to renew my subscription to your music wisdom.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

People are all unique at many different styles & levels. I respect all of them! This is my challenge that I don't leave out anyone who loves guitar playing! This simple strumming is so important! I have more lessons on my Guitar Wisdom. You would enjoy "Jazz Standard" "Music Theory II" and "Sight-Reading" sections.

[@joeschmoe6720]

@@TomoFujitaMusic Much respect Mr. Tomo I love what you do, love your playing and teaching all your content, thank you so much I'll be there!

[@Kurtis-Schubert]

These Super Simple lessons are a wonderful way to start a new week of learning and fun. Really needed the pick holding review. Thanks for the detailed information, motivation and inspiration.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you! Less pressure, simple & fun for everyone!

[@oscarkez]

Tomo-san, You're one of the best youtube teacher. Thanks a lot for your amazing lessons!!

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you!

[@strumminronin]

Ah.. thanks, Tomo, have a great Monday and the rest of your week.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thanks, you too!

[@oscarkez]

こんにちはトモ、あなたはこれまでで最高のギターの先生です。どうもありがとう。

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

素晴らしい音葉、ありがとうございます！

[@igorkoruga]

Tomo, you are a real genious! I think you are aware of what you teaching, apart from playing guitar. So, ethernaly thanks for every second of your youtubing, and I wish all the best to you and every human who recognize you! 😊😊✨✨

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

My pleasure! Thank you so much!

[@ChronicMetamorphosis]

Good point about capos and lowering action with them!

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Yes!

[@goodshipzion]

Nice Orangewood! I have the Ava Mahogany, and I love it.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Good choice! I love playing my Ava Mahogany

[@tsguitar206]

Simple but its a good way to do strumming, thank u for the lesson sir..

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

You're welcome!

[@malcolmadams2105]

I play so much acoustic with thumb over or Hendrix style that I feel like it’s causing arthritis. But it makes my hand ✋ and forearm so strong 💪 put on a backing track close your eyes and just try and find where the sound is fumbling around until one day you just start hitting the right ones. Even if until it sounds like crap. I didn’t start doing this until my 10k hour mark. But after this technique amazing playing came out of me. Cheers Tomo

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thanks for sharing. Nice to have a few choices. Hendrix style is one of them. I have been using less pressure. Very important to be able to play many fun music with any physical problems for long time! Please watch this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aonbl3-Pg5J0p8k

[@farithj]

I got the same shirt! Thank you Tomo! Your videos are amazing man.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@ricotorio8020]

"Wild Blues... deeper than I ever knew" 🎵🎶

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Awesome!

[@caravaggio1571]

This was fantastic

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you!

[@mikegillman1976]

I always enjoy your videos. While I already know this stuff I watch threw the whole video as there is always something new I learn in your videos.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Glad to hear it! Thank you!

[@ZionForman]

I teach guitar and sometimes use a capo as a way to introduce students to fretboard logic, otherwise and in general I don't like capos and like to emphasize movable chords and different chord shapes up and down the neck

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thanks for sharing!

[@chuckmaceanruig]

Thank you so much! I was just demonstrating this to a friend two days ago. Your video explains it better so I sent them the link immediately. Tomo-sensei, you rock! 🙇🏻 🤘🏻

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Glad it helped! Good job!

[@baneverything5580]

I love those chords. In a different rhythm it`s how I play End of the World by U2. Made a girl cry one day singing and playing that song.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you! Simple is the best!

[@leewithey2014]

Wonderful instruction!!! Thank you. 🎼

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@99vkh]

Very cool, nice and helpful 👍😊🎸🎸👏👏

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Glad you liked it!

[@BigDaddyJGG]

I watched one of your vids on rhythm and started your wisdom program. Do you have any more vids on rhythm exercises? Thanks!

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

So great to hear that. I have so many rhythm guitar related videos on my Guitar Wisdom. Thank you!

[@BigDaddyJGG]

@@TomoFujitaMusic Thank you! excited to get started. I really need to work on my inner rhythm.

[@DaveGaming99]

NICE SHIRT

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you!

[@littlejimmythegreat494]

Pls do a just funky lesson

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you!

[@abhinavduttamusic]

Thank you Sensei for your lessons ❤️ Love from India 🙏

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

My pleasure!

[@proyectodrums2859]

Very nice progression, beautiful ❤️

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you so much!

[@proyectodrums2859]

@@TomoFujitaMusic your welcome, that's really good 😊

[@GMec78]

Professor, at the 1:22 mark were you playing the theme from the old Under Dog cartoon?

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

I don't know....

[@Naishell1]

haha i also use capo to lower action tomo sensei

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Awesome!

[@midgot]

That pick tip was very nice, Is kinda hard find a proper lesson about it, I'm kinda struggling to reduce the pick noise from strumming, but I'm working on it, and I really would appreciate if you could talk about it a little bit. Also this strumming lesson was nice, real nice, you're the best Tomo Fujita :)

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Glad it helped!

[@baneverything5580]

I have to find my capo. My new Dean acoustic is slightly difficult to play near the nut but I have nerve issues (weakness) in my left arm from a neck injury. My capos always vanish!

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

You can use a slightly light gauge strings. Orangewood guitars are set up so great! So easy to play!

[@baneverything5580]

@@TomoFujitaMusic It came with D`Adarrio mediums I believe. Their mediums are very large. I bought some lighter strings but haven`t changed them yet. I had to quit playing for awhile until I could get my nerve pain under control so I`m using the heavy strings to toughen my fingers.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Okay. Thanks!

[@sathsaramusic9433]

Super👍

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you 👍

[@yutafominha6433]

OrangewoodのBerkeleyとAva mahoganyはそれぞれどう違いますか？

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

こちらのほうが普通の大きなアコギで Ava Mahogany は、少し小さいです どちらもすきです

[@yutafominha6433]

ありがとうございます Ava mahogany Liveがどうしても欲しいので、日本に送ってもらえるかorangewoodに聞いてみます！

[@ayushmanbhalla8737]

Hi Timo sir, actually this thing i'm unable to get over that whenever i play with any sort of backing track why i start repeating the same licks again and again ? i've seen many player like clapton, srv,bb king, john mayer etc big player like when they improvise or play any solo they don't repeat licks or phrases they just go or comes up all the time with new licks. How did they do this ? please guide me a lil bit on that, i want to get rid from this thing cuz i'm upset becuase of it.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Please imitate vocal melody Don't learn licks from tabs Learn more triads Learn chord progression Simply if you don't get improve your guitar playing, normally the process is wrong way.

[@yashkapoor0]

Hello Mr. Fujita. First of all, thanks for the lesson. Secondly, I know you mostly play using a pick but do you have any tips for playing multiple notes on the same string at a fast speed while playing fingerstyle? I play chord/melody on an acoustic and recently encountered this issue where for songs with a highly rhythmic melody (for artists like Ed Sheeran and Imagine Dragons) it’s hard for me to keep hitting the same string at a fast enough speed… Any tips from you would be very helpful. Thanks!

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

You're very welcome! I do also use finger picking too! Play it super slow, pick a little easier songs. Thank you! Maybe next video!

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Before performance, you need that finger picking technique.

[@yashkapoor0]

@@TomoFujitaMusic Yes I suppose nothing beats good old slow practice. Just a quick question about the exact technique though: I’ve seen 3 different ways of picking the same string quickly; can you please point out which one you would recommend/use? 1. Just use the same finger and practice till it’s fast enough 2. Alternating index and middle finger 3. Alternating index finger and thumb Thanks for answering my questions!

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

@@yashkapoor0 Thanks so much! Thanks for sharing! I will think about these. I will write them down to my note book.

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

@@yashkapoor0 Best way is use all of your fingers as you need it.

[@maksperminov]

Hi, very nice strumming🆒

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you!

[@miaows1659]

ピックの持ち方、スクリーンショットとらせて頂きました。ちなみに僕は隣の部屋の人に全く聞こえないような小さい音にするため、リズムでもソロでも0.5mmのピックを軽く持って弾いています。

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

ありがとうございます！できたら1.00 mm のピックで ソロも、リズムも、ピッキングのヴォリュームがコントロールできたらギターがさらに楽しくなります。

[@baneverything5580]

I lost 30 picks in two weeks in the yard where I sat in a chair practicing under a tree. I was so obsessed with trying to find at least one of them that I dug up some dirt around the chair and sifted it. Nothing! I`ve seen picks fly away from my hand and vanish before hitting the floor. One white nylon pick followed my friend and I for years. We could be playing miles from the last place we saw it and find it laying on the bumper of a truck....sitting on a BBQ pit...on a table....on the ground, the floor, or inside the acoustic guitar. The last time we saw it we were outside playing around a fire and found it on the ground. I was half drunk and dropped it in the fire...TWICE...and the first time it jumped out. The second time it burned up. We never saw it again. What`s going on with guitar picks? Any strange pick stories?

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thanks for sharing! That's why I use white solo picks. I leave about 5-6 picks on the desk. I loose pick easily so I kept playing... I will pick up my picks off the floor later.

[@baneverything5580]

@@TomoFujitaMusic I could never get the hang of strumming with very thick picks on acoustic. A friend of mine who`s one of the best guitarists I`ve ever met besides Stevie Ray Vaughan and Darrell Abbott of Pantera told me there should be no difference and I should be able to use any pick but I play a lot of very fast dynamic songs and when I`m not plugged in I tend to break strings. I`m gonna try to use a thick pick the way you did it. I do like the tone change of using one. When I started out I was much better just finger picking but everybody insisted that I had to use a pick. After my PA was stolen I had to to get volume. But I`m a singing drummer and although I`ve played guitar for over 20 years starting at age 35 I never felt like I could call myself a guitar player. I learned basic chords very sloppily (just so I could sing all the songs I did in bands I was in) and taught myself. One person showed me a B chord in 2000 because I couldn`t find it. That`s about it.

[@Echyan]

wow, first time I am this early, tomo, I really love all your content, hope you can check out some of my video is you have the chance, thank you very much!

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Thank you! Have a fun!