Develop control of rhythmic patterns by introducing up-strokes.
Develop the ability to change chords more fluently within rhythms.
Build our library of chords by introducing the chords of D, A and E.
Exercise 1. Strumming using up and down-strokes
Figure 1. Strumming using up and down-strokes (Enlarge)
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Chord of D
Notice which bass note is played in each chord. The third lowest string is the D string (4th string), and so we strum the chord of D from the open D string.
Exercise 6. Chord of D
Chord of A
The second lowest string on the guitar is the A string (5th string), and so we strum the chord of A from the open A string.
Exercise 7. Chord of A
Chord of E
The lowest string on the guitar is the E string (6th string ), and so we strum the chord of E from the open E string.
