subject: Strumming The Guitar [print this page] Learning how to play the guitar really takes time. Every time you want to know about the guitar and how to play it takes time even though it does not guarantee you to become a rock star someday. However, you can still do it just by practicing often then harnessing his/her skills.
There are two ways for a person to start strumming the guitar. First, doing it with the fingers, and the second, doing it with a pick.
You can practice in a place where you won't be disturbed by anyone. Positioning does not matter so much so, for a right handed person, it's best to put the guitar over the right knee and, for a left handed person, vise versa in order to play well.
There are simple rules that you must remember in order to be the best in strumming. Of the 5 fingers, only 4 are used. The thumb touches and from time to time adjusts to the three brass strings. The index, middle, and ring fingers will handle the three treble strings. The pinkie is not used since it is the shortest finger and is not conducive to playing the guitar.
The guitar player can start strumming by putting the right hand over the body of the guitar. The thumb must touch the lowest string which is the low E.
At the same time, the left hand should touch the easy G chord and the index finger can go to the third fret at the top which is known as the high E string.
The right thumb will then stroke the 4th string then adjustments of the fingers can be made to hear it at different sounds and intervals.
If the player feels uncomfortable letting the fingers do all the work, then he can start strumming by using a flat pick. Some people have said that this is the easiest way to learn since a guitar has steel strings. By holding the pick with your thumb and ring finger and practicing it at different intervals, you will get the feel of playing the guitar in no time.
Strumming is one of the best ways to learn how to play the guitar. These can be done by buying a song book and reading the chords or learning them from your friends.
When you are ready to move from drills to playing a song, it is suggested that you must chose the song in which you know before. With this you can easily memorize the chords, its tempo and tone.
Strumming is not only for beginners. It is also for the most skilled guitarist. They habitually do this to warm up before a practice or a gig. Everything and everyone has to start somewhere, and that somewhere is the basics.
