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8Introducing Strumming and Developing Chord Changes
Essential Guitar SkillsLesson 008 IGS IS
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67Lesson eIGHTIntroducing Strumming and Developing Chord Changes
Lesson Objectives
•Introducethetechnique
ofstrumming.
•Developcontrolof
rhythmicpatternsby
introducingUp strokes.
•Developtheabilityto
changechordsmore
fluentlywithinrhythms.
•Buildourlibraryof
chordsbyintroducing
thechordsofD,AandE.
Introducing Strumming
InthepreviouslessonwelearnthowtoplaytheChordsofG,Eminor,A
minorandD7.
InthislessonwewilllearnthenewchordsofD,AandE.Furthermore
though,wewilllearnhowtostrumtheguitarcreatingmoreinteresting
rhythmswhilstdevelopingtheabilitytochangebetweenthemanynew
chordswearelearning.
Togetusedtothemotionofstrummingitisusefultoplaythefollowing
exerciseusingalternatedownandupstrokes.(Down strokesgofrom
thelowestpitchedstringtothehighestpitchedstringandUp strokesgo
fromthehighestpitchedstringtothelowest.)
Exercise 1 Strumming using Up and Down Strokes lesson008.igsis.techstore.01
Keepthestrumminghandrelaxedandgentlyplayupanddownstrokeson
therhythmbelow.InthevideoDavidisplayingthechordofG.
D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U
Playtheaboveexerciseat100beatsperminute,noslower.Iftherhythmis
playedanyslowerit’sdifficulttobuildupanymomentum.
Onthedownstrokesallowtheweightofthearmtofallthroughtheguitar.
Youwillhearhowtheupstrokessoundslightlydifferenttothedownstrokes
asthetreblestringsarebeinghitbeforethebassstrings.Onthedown
strumswearehittingthebassstringsfirst.
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68 Lesson eIGHT Introducing Strumming and Developing Chord Changes
Applying Strumming to the Chord of E minor
Onceyouarecomfortablewiththeupanddownstrokes,placeachordofE
minorontheguitarneck.
WearenowgoingtopractiseacommonrockrhythmonthechordofE
minor.Thestrumswhichlandonthebeataredownstrumsandthebeats
whichareoffthebeatareupstrums.
Inthisexamplethiscreatesthepattern:Down,Down,Down-Up,Down-Up.
Playtheexerciseat100beatsperminute,noslower.Iftherhythmisplayed
anyslowerit’sdifficulttobuildupanymomentum.
Onthedownstrokesallowtheweightofthearmtofallthroughtheguitar.
Youwillhearhowtheupstrokessoundslightlydifferenttothedownstrokes
asthetreblestringsarebeinghitbeforethebassstrings.Onthedown
strumswearehittingthebassstringsfirst.
Exercise 2: Lesson008.igsis.01
D D D U D U D D D U D U
Applying Strumming to Changing Chords
Wearenowgoingtomoveontoapplyingthissamestrumpatternovera
chordchange.ProbablytheeasiestchordchangeontheguitarisGtoEm
sowewillstartwiththis.
Exercise 3: Lesson008.igsis.02
D D D U D U D D D U D U D D D U D U D D D U D U
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69Lesson eIGHTIntroducing Strumming and Developing Chord Changes
Changing the chords (one chord every two bars)
AswiththeexercisesinLesson Seven,itisessentialthatthestrumming
continuesintimeandun-interrupted,regardlessofhowwellthechordsare
beingchanged.Thechordchangeswillcatchupwiththestrumming.
Nowthatthereislesstimetochangechordsbecausethestrumpatternis
busierthaninLesson SevenmakesurethatwhenchangingfromGtoEm
thattheGchordcomesofftheguitaronthefinalupstrokepriortotheEm.
Thisallowsenoughtimeforthenewchordshapetobeformedandplaced
ontheguitaronthefirstbeatofthenextbar.Leavingthepreviouschordon
fortoolong,rightuptothebarlinewillnotleaveenoughtimetoexecute
thechordchangesmoothly.Thisruleappliesnomatterwhatchordsare
involved.
Withcertainchangesitmaybepossibletoleavethefirstchordonlonger
butthistechniquewillensurethatallchordchangesaresmooth.Oncethis
chordchangecanbeexecutedcorrectlymoveontothefollowingexercises
wheretherhythmisplayedoverthefourchordslearntsofar.
Exercise 4: Lesson008.igsis.03
D D D U D U D D D U D U D D D U D U D D D U D U
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D D D U D U D D D U D U D D D U D U D D D U D U
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70 Introducing Strumming and Developing Chord ChangesLesson eIGHT
Chord of D
Changing chords (one chord every bar)
Itmaybenecessarytopracticeeachoftheindividualchangeswiththis
rhythmaswaspracticedinthechangesfromGtoEm.Forexample,Em
toAm,AmtoD7etc.
Oncetheaboveexercisecanbeexecutedcorrectlyproceedtothe
followingexercisewherethechordschangeeverybar.
Exercise 5: Lesson008.igsis.04
D D D U D U D D D U D U D D D U D U D D D U D U
Introducing the Chords of D, A and E
Thenextthreechordsthatwewilllearnare;D,AandE.Thechordboxes
forthesenewchordsareshownbelow,togetherwiththeirmultimediafiles.
Exercise 6: Chord of D lesson008.igsis.techstore.02
Technique Tips
Noticewhichbassnoteis
playedineachchord…
Thethirdloweststringisthe
Dstring(4thstring)andsowe
strumthechordofDfromthe
openDstring.
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71Introducing Strumming and Developing Chord Changes Lesson eIGHT
Chord of A
Exercise 7: Chord of A lesson008.igsis.techstore.03
Thesecondloweststringon
theguitaristheAstring(5th
string)andsowestrumthe
chordofAfromtheopenA
string.
Chord of E
Exercise 8: Chord of E lesson008.igsis.techstore.04
Theloweststringontheguitar
istheEstring(6thstring)and
sowestrumthechordofE
fromtheopenEstring.
Tolearnthese3chordsthoroughlyweneedtoagainpracticestrummingthe
chordslowlymakingsurethateachnoteplaysclearlywithoutbuzzes.
Rememberthatanopen stringissonamedasitdoesnothaveafingeron
itandisthereforeleftopento‘ring’.
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72 Lesson eIGHT Introducing Strumming and Developing Chord Changes
AswiththefourchordslearntinLesson Seven,ensurethateachfingerin
eachchordisnottouchinganotherstring.Thisisthemostcommonreason
forstringsnotsoundingclearly.Onceyoufeelcomfortablewiththeform
ofthesechordsletspractisethem.Playalongwiththemediafilestohelp
fluency,timekeepingandaccuracyofsound.
Exercise 9: Lesson008.igsis.05
Exercise 10: Lesson008.igsis.06
Exercise 11: Lesson008.igsis.07
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Developing Chord Changes (every bar)
Inthefollowingexerciseswewillchangechordsatthebeginningof
eachbarratherthaneverytwobars,focusingonourabilitytodevelop
fluencyinchangingchords.
Forthemomentwearekeepingtherhythmsimpleandonceweare
secureinthechangeswewilllookatintegratingmorerhythmbyusing
theskillswedevelopedinstrummingearlieronthislesson.
Exercise 12: Lesson008.igsis.08
Exercise 13: Lesson008.igsis.09
Exercise 14: Lesson008.igsis.10
Introducing strumming and Developing Chord Changes Lesson eIGHT
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Developing our rhythmic playing using our new chords
Nowthatwehavebecomemoresecurewiththenewchords,let’stry
changingthechordsoverthestrumpatternwelearntearlierinthislesson.
Asusualplayalongwiththemediafilestohelpfluencyandcontrol.
Exercise 15: Lesson008.igsis.11
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Developing greater fluency by combining all chord changes
Bytheendofthislessonyouwillnotonlybeabletoplay2positionsofeach
powerchordbutalsoplay7newchords,ofboththeMajorandMinorvariety.
Itis,however,veryimportantthatyoucanchangefromeachoneofthese
chordstoanyotherofthe7chords.TherearenumerouscombinationsandI
havelistedafewherewhichyoushouldtrywiththestrumpattern.
Thisisfarfromanexhaustivelistofcombinationsbutprovidesyouwith
theideaofwhatneedstobedevelopedtoenableyoutobecomeafluent
guitarist.
Exercise 16: Lesson008.igsis.12
Introducing strumming and Developing Chord ChangesLesson eIGHT
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Exercise 17: Lesson008.igsis.13
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