Why Your Guitar Strumming is Awful

[@maxkelter3561]

Right, about strumming Sean. I have too much arm and elbow action. Wrist action is the key, or a combination thereof. Relaxing ones hand almost touching the guitar forces the wrist action more. Tnx.

[@jcburger733]

Thanks for the strumming tip. Loved the salty blues comment response too. I think I would have a hard time tuning the squiggly fret guitar since you need a different tuner. It sounds great though.

[@markpeavy4005]

Ok, Sensei. You may have helped me with a problem I developed without realizing. I was using my fingers to guide my pick, prided myself on being able to hit certain strings thinking it was a strength of mine then realizing I'm thumping the pick guard with my pinkie and ring finger. The subtle difference of crossing the palm of my hand across the bridge to allow me to not hit my fingers and to mute the lower strings as I want. Working on this with your help! Keep those new California vibes coming, Sensei!

[@nwimpney]

The problem with the squiggly frets is that they are actually using a different temperament called "Thidell Formula 1", which moves some of the bigger errors closer to just intonation in the keys that are most commonly played on guitar. While this should make those keys sound more "in-tune", it _is_ necessarily making other keys worse, and perhaps more importantly, you'll be out of tune with other instruments in equal temperament. They claim that the more out of tune intervals don't sound dissonant, they just add harmonic "spice". A clear indication of this, is the tuning instructions. To make it work, you need to tune your low E 2 cents flat, D 2 cents sharp, g 4cents sharp, b and high e 1 cent flat. If you use this, you will be out of tune with other instruments (Not because the other instruments are wrong, but because they're making _different_ compromises). It might still be a cool thing for solo guitar if you play in the keys that it improves, but it's not what's implied by the marketing, or even what's understood by most of the people reviewing it on youtube. It's almost invariably talked about as if it's just correcting problems, but not mentioned that it is increasing the errors in some other intervals.

[@kudgeond755]

You're right, I didn't listen to your new song until you made it homework. I like it but couldn't understand most of the lyrics so it's hard to suggest a title. If you were singing "I can't wait" at the end then that's a possibility. Since I don't know what the song is about take this fwiw but at one point I was hoping you'd break the singing rhythm and surprise me a little - it had a plodding, stuck in a rut feel. Maybe that was the point but I think the song can be even better. Didn't seem to have a bridge, which is maybe what I was looking for. Thanks for the strumming tips. I tend to chew up the edge of the sound hole and I suck at palm muting so this looks like a solution to both problems.

[@dabidibup]

“Campfire style, it’s that’s fine, but that’s when the tapping will occur” I think that’s the point… ifyanowadameen

[@TheFeelButton]

Enjoy that sunshine! Cheers Sean!!

[@adsicks]

I am a bass player and I hate not having that fixed point like I do fingerstyle. Thank you for showing this. I am going to try this. It should solve my problem.

[@davidmckean955]

You can also play guitar with your fingers, you can even learn to strum with your fingers over time.

[@toblue7451]

Hell SEAN ! Im Still working On UR last "Picking & Strumming" Video ! I haven't Got That Down Yet ! Ol West

[@TheChristafershawn]

"Good enough for rock and roll" is something I learned early on when first entering the studio as a teen when I was able to write enough songs to make an EP but still had a lot of bad habits and limited skills. Also another one I would hear a lot was ....that take was kind of "artsy"....."okay then we are moving on".

[@Tiimmaaayy]

Listening Homework - How about 'Alterations of Change' ?

[@Npteague1987]

This lesson just took my playing to a whole new level. Can’t thank you enough Sean!!!

[@enonknives5449]

If your guitar is perfectly in tune, and your fellow guitar player's guitar is not, then won't you make each other seem to sound bad? You'll be out of tune with each other. (Not that it matters in my case, because I always sound out of tune.)

[@karlcountry2363]

Thanks a lot !!

[@ravantgarde1899]

I know it’s trash you don’t need to rub it in

[@danscharman4266]

Question- Gretsch or d’angelico electric, which do you like better and why

[@stuartwalker16]

My wrist has an error

[@robdy2k]

I think you're looking GREAT for 39 my bro, great job, keep on with the clean vegan eating and also the no booze, great formula, well done Sean!

[@leechild4655]

One strumming technique is where along the strings you strum at will give you a variety of sounds.

[@josephcasey322]

I have often thought about this. That sounds vary from the metally ringing sound strumming close to bridge versus the sort of dreamy harpish sound from strumming close to where the fretboard and body connect. Both differ from strumming around the sound hole. I play just acoustic, but I hear a similar tonality from electric depending on pick-up selection. Any thoughts?

[@liberalsrmentallyflawed3611]

If you hold the guitar correctly. Against your body and not leaned back on you at an angle. That strumming position with the hand resting on the bridge really is not feasible..

[@pookiemoon]

you look like Luke perry to me and that's a compliment. ;)

[@markpeavy4005]

I guess the only downside is if you want to strum from the middle to the front part of the sound hole. Maybe, I should shut my "piehole". (joke) Seriously, working on this!

[@veritasgnosis153]

But, now hear me out... What about the windmill?

[@nayaleezy]

yeah but where do we fix our feet?

[@mocatz1963]

whoa, 39 years old. i didn't know that....

[@toblue7451]

DAMN Sean ! I Wish U would Stop Focusing These video's "Directly at Me" ! ! ! ! Ol West

[@philippb9482]

test test one two bohoo

[@Rex-dk1rx]

Calm down Sean my strumming is fine🤣🤣

[@swaggercat]

I'm hoping Willie Nelson sees this lesson.

[@JPVanderbuilt]

🤣

[@chewycenter7690]

Funny you answered the age question. I was just thinking about that at the beginning of the video. 39? Sorry bro, I had you pegged at 40.

[@seandaniel23]

Ooof

[@michaelsacksteder7952]

One of my goals in life is to write a comment that you later read out loud in a Cartman voice.

[@soundscape26]

39? I would give you 35. Close enough.