Single Alternating Downstroke and Upstroke Strumming

Since you've been introduced previously to a single stroke downward strumming, you have to practice it everyday for speedy gain and familiarization. You can try researching other simple guitar beginner songs and it usually will give the array of simple chords you've learned. Usually these songs comes in a three-chord or four-chord display. Be always on the watch not to mute the designated "O" or "open strings" in the chords. As a beginner guitarist, you must learn first to sound the strings sharply or as clear as possible before learning those muting techniques.

The second strumming method i will introduce to you is the simple alternating downward and upward stroke. Remember in the previous lesson, i made you to do a single downward strum only at the indicated numbers of the time signature. In this second strumming lesson, you will learn to insert an upward stroke between the indicated numbers and this you will do at the part "and" of the time signature.

For example in 3/4 time signature "1 and 2 and 3 and", the upward stroke is done at the word "and". In your first strumming move, begin your first strumming move at the first indicated number, that is "1".