Chord strumming patterns
We’re going to take an E minor chord. You’re going to strum all six strings, and we’re going to strum that in force by using four down strokes, like this. Let’s do that over and over. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. Let’s go to a D chord, and we’re all going to strum four strings, and we’re going to strum that in force, and we’ll do that over and over. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. A lot of guitar strumming is doing down and up stroke, we’re going to take the E minor chord and do four down and up strokes like this. One, up, two, up, three, up, four, up. So again, you’re going one down, one up, two, up, three, up, four, up. Like this, one, up, two, up, three, up, four, up, one, up, two, up, three, up, four, up. Let’s go to the D chord, same pattern: four down and ups. One, up, two, up, three, up, four, up, one, up, two, up, three, up, four, up. Remember to only strum four strings. Now, we’re going to take that E minor and do four down and up strokes. Then, we’re going to go to the D, and do four down and up strokes. And then we’re going to go back again to the E minor, four down and up strokes, and then back to D, four down up strokes, and doing it over and over. And here’s what it sounds like. One, up, two, up, three, up, four, up, one, up, two, up, three, up, four, up, one, up, two, up, three, up, four, up, one, up, two, up, three, up, four, up. So, you should practice that over and over. Maybe, even doing it slowly, so it gets nice and even.