How To Stop STRUMMING Like A BEGINNER

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🎸 9 Strumming Techniques That Make Your Guitar Playing Sound More Pro

If your strumming sounds stiff, robotic, or flat, this lesson will completely change how you play.

Most guitarists think strumming is just memorising patterns — but the pattern is actually the least important part.

To strum like a pro, you need rhythm, dynamics, articulation, tone control, and intentional right-hand movement.

And that’s exactly what you’ll learn today. 👇

👉 What You Learn in This Lesson

In this video, you’ll discover 9 powerful strumming techniques that instantly make your playing sound fuller, smoother, and more musical, including:

✅ Targeting specific strings
✅ Using muted strums & percussive techniques
✅ Adding groove and dynamics
✅ Palm muting for tone & control
✅ Bringing chords to life with articulation
✅ Strumming with intention instead of autopilot

You’ll also hear famous song examples that show exactly how these techniques are used in real music — so you can apply them right away.

🎧 Why This Matters

Good strumming isn’t about doing more… it’s about playing with clarity, control, and feel.

Even just one of these techniques can transform your rhythm guitar playing overnight.

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[Video Time Stamps]

0:00 Intro
1:10 Technique 1- Targeting Strings
3:06 Time Of Your Life - Green Day
3:23 Horse With No Name - America
3:34 Technique 2 - Strum Intensity
4:57 Free Fallin' - Tom Petty
5:41 Technique 3 - Bass Note Picking
7:21 Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
7:47 Hey There Delilah - Plain White T’s
8:28 Technique 4 - Where You Strum
10:17 Breathe - Pink Floyd
10:58 Technique 5 - Strum & Pick
12:13 Knockin’ On Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan
12:58 Technique 6 - Pick & Fingers
14:39 Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
15:13 Technique 7 - Palm Muting
17:04 Horse With No Name - America
17:35 Summer Of ’69 - Bryan Adams
18:26 Technique 8 - Percussive Strumming
19:48 Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival
20:21 Technique 9 - Embellishments
22:21 Patience - Guns N’ Roses
22:50 Norwegian Wood - The Beatles


🔗 Useful Links & Next Steps:

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🎸 Top 7 Strumming Patterns for Guitar:

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🎸 The Ultimate Strumming Exercise for Guitar:

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