Yitou guitar strumming rhythm

The key to strumming lies in the control of your right wrist. You can find the feeling and good tone by turning your wrist. Before practicing, beat the time and read out the rhythm pattern. Pay attention to the accurate timing of each note and the speed can be slower. Once you become proficient, increase your speed little by little.

Attached is a strumming guide post for reference:

Let’s talk about how beginners learn to strum

Guitar is a delicate craft. Any change in intensity, position, technique, or speed will produce different colors of sound. In fact, a person who plays the guitar well does not necessarily have to be a person who is proficient in music theory, has a pair of extremely talented hands, and does not necessarily have to practice for 10 hours a day, and it has nothing to do with personality, whether he is lively or quiet. But one thing is for sure, he is a careful person, with a quiet side in his heart. He has delicate emotions and is good at discovering ways and subtle differences in emotional expression.

I once posted a post about several major difficulties faced by beginners and how to overcome them. The first is the F minor barre, the second is the F major barre, and the third is the strum.

Here we will talk about strumming. Strumming is a difficult skill to master, and it takes time to improve slowly. Beginners often have monotonous strumming rhythms, uneven timbres, and ugly postures, so they are unwilling to continue practicing. Instead, they revel in the decomposed chords that they think are pretty good. Little does they know that strumming has become a permanent pain in their hearts. Whenever he saw masters strumming and singing, the melodious sounds made him feel uncomfortable. So he decided to practice again, but he still couldn't make progress. . . . .

We cannot be such people! We need to break this vicious cycle! We must overcome this difficulty! We are all human beings. Wouldn’t a strumming master have any kind of talent? !

Okay, now that we’ve made up our minds, let’s briefly discuss strumming. There are mainly two aspects, one is timbre and the other is rhythm.

It is difficult to achieve a uniform and clear tone. I can't do it myself. That day I was in the piano store and heard the sound the teacher made while strumming the strings. It was like fine sand scraping against silk! The strumming is very charming, not only is it chic, but it also has that timbre. I have always thought that the piano is the sound of crystal, the classical guitar is the sound of spring water, and the good folk guitar is the sound of silk and bamboo, which is very oriental.

I seem to have gone too far. Okay, let's get back to the subject. I'll talk about some of the methods I've explored (I won't talk about the specific hand types):

1. If the tone is too hard, you can adjust the area where the index finger nail contacts the string. The larger the area, the better the tone. soft.

2. When sweeping, the strings should not be in contact for too long.

3. Relax your hands, as if you are shaking them off.

4. Each note of the left-hand chord must be pressed correctly, otherwise there will be noise.

5. Adjust the angle of your right hand while sweeping to achieve the best effect.

6. Sit in an upright posture and don’t tense your whole body. When sweeping, you will feel very cool overall. (You can practice in front of a mirror)

7. You can use the damper method with your left hand, that is, lightly press the chords, and sweep the muffled sound with your right hand. You can also hear whether it is even.

Let’s talk about rhythm. The key is emotion. Once you master your emotions, you can also control your rhythm!

1. When strumming the strings according to the music score, don’t play exactly as it says. That is to say, don’t go up as soon as it says up or down as soon as it says. You can strum according to your own feeling. The book is only for reference. .

2. Don’t just strum the six strings blindly, learn to go up and down from time to time. For beginners, this is mainly determined by the pitch of the sound.

3. Step on the beat and start with the simplest rhythm pattern.

4. When listening to MP3, pay attention to the rhythm of the drum set, it is very inspiring. For example, when the climax is about to come, you can learn to sweep the 5th and 6th strings downward repeatedly to enhance the momentum.

5. Learn to add some single notes or chords while sweeping. This is more important when using a pick. Also learn to add some thumb and index finger arpeggios.

6. Watch more masters strumming and learn their techniques secretly.

That’s about it, it’s all based on my own experience. Everyone is welcome to communicate. I hope everyone can improve their strumming skills to a higher level.