Learning How to Strum Your First Song

For our first application of a downward stroke strumming by your thumb, lets take the song "Amazing Grace".  Whats amazing at this song is it gives the most basic movements of the strumming hand in executing the chords. Here you can just do a downward strum in a very natural movement. You will just follow your hand's instinct to move. This song is in a 3/4 time signature  which means you are going to count this way: "1 and 2 and 3 and" as one whole measure. You are going to do a single downward strum of the thumb only at every indicated number of the beat no matter how fast or slow your counting is.

When your left hand's chord execution speed still can't adapt when you try to play a song, don't worry just take your time but be able to continue doing as this scenario is just a natural stage you will pass by. You will feel some small pains on the tip of your fingers as your learning goes but it will later be gone as you focus on.