The Definitive Way to Strum a Guitar
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 มิ.ย. 2024
- How to strum a guitar according to me. Not a one size fits all because... I don't really think there's one way to do it. But ya know... controversy...
Martin SWDGT
00:00 Intro Ditty
00:47 Today's Topic: Strumming
01:27 How to hold the pick
02:30 Closed hand vs Open hand
02:59 The three parts of your right arm
03:20 The Arm
04:00 The Wrist
05:20 The Fingers
06:45 Summary of all three
07:01 Example of perfect strum
07:18 How this relates to single string plucks
09:06 Using them both together with demo
09:52 Summary of everything
10:22 Outro - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
Great explanation. I've been strumming for 50+ years and never gave much thought to my strumming. I should not have skipped getting a lesson and/or having someone show me proper strumming technique. At 72, I'm getting serious about playing acoustic guitar. I jut bought a Martin D-18 like yours and I'm studying TH-cam like mad. Thanks for sharing.
Glad I can help! Great choice with the Martin! You can’t go wrong with a D-18. Thanks so much for watching!
Ha ha ha ha Mate! .. just picked up my guitar again after twenty years! … you are a genius sir! 👍🏴
Well shucks, thanks for the compliment, and thanks for watching! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions!
Me, 10yrs!!😢 miss it ! this is motivation thanks!
@@ruchelleholben4822 glad I could help! Thanks for watching!
🎼Mac, love the way you conceptualise and assign specific roles to momentum arm, snap wrist, and grip finger controlled movement to perfect your strumming technique.I get weekly guitar lessons but this a step up for me.Respect.🎸
Thank you so much for that! That’s really great to hear. I don’t know that my strumming is perfect, but I do think this will get me closer!
Excellent video, possibly the best one showing the mechanics. So, so important
That’s super nice of you to say! Thank you!
Great breakdown! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Very helpful! Thanks.
Thanks for watching!
Many thanks for your presentation. Helps me better appreciate Molly Tuttle's strumming style
Have you seen her video where she plays white freight-liner? I’ve never felt so inadequate before! But it’s a great way to see this technique in action.
Thanks for sharing brother
Thanks for the sub! Hope to see you around!
Great help Mac so important to be a good strummer and have control and know how to control it . 😊
Couldn't have said it better my self! Thanks so much for watching!
"Good evening. I'm McGee. Shreddy McGee. Pleased to meet you." 😃 Dude, the things you do with those open chords is phenom. I dig it.
Thanks so much for watching And for the kind words!
Thank you this is great!
Thanks for watching!
Very helpful 👌 lesson.
Happy to help!
Great Video, Thanks
Thanks for watching!
I'm still a long time beginner, but a lot like y'all.
Thanks for watching!
Good instruction!!
Thank you!
Thanks for the scientific explanation Mac and the demo. Could you please tell the thickness of the pick you are using ? What is the ideal thickness ?
Glad you liked it! The picks I use for acoustic/archtop playing are Dunlop Jazztones 208s. I think they're 2mm? I've never been able to find a definitive number for their thickness. As for the ideal thickness, it really is a personal preference. I tend to lean towards saying "The thicker you can go while still playing consistently, the better," but that would also be discounting so many players like Paul Gilbert who are rocking thinner picks. I have a video coming down the pipeline about how to choose which pick is right for you.
I'm in cheers 🍻
🍻First ones on me!
I played for many years with an open hand because it felt more comfortable, but i started to notice my fingers hitting the guitar body and making unwanted noise and no matter what i did, i couldnt stop hitting my fingers. So i began the long road to change it to relaxed fingers curled in my hand and it was not easy but im glad i did as there are more benefits than just not banging on the guitar randomly. I think it makes my strum sound so much more full and pleasant because i have more control of how loose my wrist is, it sounds way better and i noticed this in the people i jam with that have a closed hand. Second, those other fingers tucked against the first finger tremendously help my pick from moving or falling, it adds this subtle pressure without having to squeeze at all so its still a very loose grip, its like a completely relaxed vice grip. It was difficult to change, it took a long time to finally feel very confident but 100 percent worth it.
That’s awesome to hear! That’s exactly why I say: do whatever works for you! Everyone has to figure it out for themselves. I look at Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle as perfect examples of this. Both MONSTER players. Billy is open hand, Molly is closed.
@@macwrightmusic Ya idk how anyone strums with an open hand and not hit the guitar with it. It was so loud 🤣 Does Billy strum with an open hand or pick? I really have not heard anyone else say they had this issue. I started playing electric after maybe 15 years of only acoustic and I think that helped me be a lot more comfortable with a closed hand for some reason
He’s open with a pick! Here’s a video: th-cam.com/video/Y6CyQftidOw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=0JwfqC0d7T_PwXHq
Interesting about your acoustic to electric transition. If you had to guess, why do you think it was easier to transition with the electric?
Very good,but I think you should have begun with the type of pick you are using,i always recommend to my students who are struggling with strumming to make sure they are using a soft pick....50--.60 thickness,a lot of beginner students come to me with totally unsuitable picks for beginners.
Yeah, I feel like pick choice is a whole other video which is why I left it out of this one. That being said it probably woulda been a good thing to mention!
Thanks for watching!!
Totally Agree. Why is it So Hard to Teach How To Strum Properly. Why is This?
When I started studying guitar in college, I was really excited because I was really hoping they would “fix all my problems.” Unfortunately, because I wasn’t studying classical where everything is regulated, they basically taught me how to not get carpal tunnel and that was it. So I came up with this because it’s what made the most sense to me!
And now for that 10,000 hours of practice…
I tell everyone I work with: Time is a currency you can’t make more of. But you can choose where to invest that currency and hopefully you choose something that has a good return on that investment. Guitar has always had a great ROI for me!