Learn Guitar - How To Master Guitar Strumming

When you learn guitar for the first time proper strumming technique is the last thing on your mind. When you play a guitar chord it either sounds or it doesn't. Strumming on the other hand is not as clear cut.

Dividing The Strings

Normally a good player will divide the strings into different groups. When a guitarists breaks the strings into two groups, the low E, A, and D strings are one group and the G, B, and high e are the other. Each strike is targeted at either one or both groups, but there is a specific target, even if it is a loosely set one. Sometimes beginners have a bit more trouble targeting this group, but it opens up an extra dynamic to playing.

The Dynamics Of Great Strumming

A lot of beginners will strum every single string of the chord with every stroke. Doing this for an entire song can become quite bland, particularly if the guitar is one of the focal instruments in the song.

Discovering how to control your strums to the point of hitting only a couple of strings each time and swapping between the bass and treble strings can be much more interesting to listen to in many cases. Saying that, it is important to realize hitting every string is not bad, but it is something to do sparingly. This creates a dynamic to the song that makes striking all the strings in the chord a very noticeable thing that draws the listeners attention, rather than base line of the song.