Strumming pattern to practice (d x | d u | x u | d u |)
Finger positions for easy transitions between D, G, Em7 and Cadd9.
jingle bells. for simple version replace c with cadd9 and d with dsus4. (dx dx xu du).
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Single string strumming exercises
Horse with no name – Em (E minor), D6/9
Simple man – C, G, Am (A minor)
C, G, Am (A minor), Am (A minor)
circle of fifths
order of sharps: F-C-G-D-A-E-B
order of flats: B-E-A-D-G-C-F
1-4-5
relative minor – C – Am (share the same scale)
secondary dominant chords – C to Am: C-E7-Am. Find the 5th by making it 7 of the right chord
fretboard. b and e don’t have sharps
24 patterns on fretboard to exercise fingers
strumming pattern exercises
| 1 | + | 2 | + | 3 | + | 4 | + |
| D | U | D | U | U | D | U | |
| D | U | U | D | ||||
| D | D | U | U | D | |||
| D | U | U | U | D | |||
| D | D | D | U | D | |||
| D | D | U | U | U | |||
| U | D | U | U | D |
5 fingers - low to high and back to high again. 1 finger per string
4 fingers - low to high (thumb strums 2 strings), high to low (index strums 2 strings)
3 fingers - 1 string per finger, keep moving down and then move up
2 fingers - thumb and index. thumb, thumb, index (down), index, index, thumb (up)
2 fingers - thumb, index, thumb, middle
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