Today's lesson is going to focus on the boom Chicka strumming pattern. Now,
this strumming pattern is essential because not only does it incorporate the
downbeats or down,
but incorporates the upbeats or upstreams as well.
It's an extremely useful pattern. You've commonly heard it in a country songs.
Let me just give you a quick example so you know what I'm talking about.
So it's boom,
chill, chill, chill.
Well, we're going to add a little bit of a twist, a sad element if you will.
So not only are you going to learn a new strumming pattern here,
but I'm going to throw two chords at you that you really need to know because
they're minor courts and you need the sad with the happy.
So here come the minor chords.
Let's first iron out these chord shapes and then I'll show you how to
incorporate the boom Chicka strumming pattern.
This is just one lesson in a series where I'll take you from zero to guitar
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Just click on the link in the video or visit 30 days to play.com the first minor
chord shape that I'm going to share with you is an e minor chord.
It's a simple two finger chord and it's one that involves all six strings.
So what you're going to do to make the e minor chord is this place your middle
finger on the second fret of the a string and your ring finger on the second
fret of the d string. Okay, that's e minor. That's it.
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sounds pretty spooky and pretty sad if it sounds like that you're in good shape.
The next chord I want to introduce to you is the a minor chord and the reason
I'm showing you these two chords is because they're shaped almost identically.
So to make the a minor chord,
all you're going to do is drop your middle and your ring finger down a string.
Your middle finger is going to go to the second fret of the d string.
Your ring finger is going to go to the second fret of the g string.
Now you're gonna add your index finger to the first fret of the B string strung
from the a string down. You got yourself an a minor
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So those are the two courses we're going to be learning this boom Chicka
strumming pattern over. So let's go back to that e minor chord.
So for the e minor chord,
we're going to play this boom Chicka strumming pattern.
Now we count rhythmically this pattern like this one,
two and three, four ant.
What does that mean when we apply it to the golden rule of strumming?
Well that means that down, down, up, down, down, up,
simple as that. For this one, the one in three beats,
we'll be single base notes and then the two and,
and the four and will be a down in upstream.
So it's going to sound something like this. We're gonna on the one beat,
hit the single low east strength just alone,
and then perform a down and ups drum. That's the two.
And for the three,
we're going to hit the d string just alone by itself and then for the four and
that'll be a doubt in upstream
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easy enough, right?
I'm going to go ahead and play you a sample and now I'm going to count along
with it for the first measure and then say pick directions for the second
measure. So whichever one resonates best with you,
that's the one I want you to use. So here we go, one,
two, and three
down, down, down, down.
We're now going to do that same strumming pattern over in a minor chord.
So go ahead and make that a minor chord. The same mechanics exists,
but we're going to alter the bass note just slightly on the one beat.
We're going to hit the solo a string two and it's going to be a doubted up
the three.
We're going to hit the d string and then on the four and it'll be a down and up.
And I'll do the same exact thing here with the A.
I'll scout along with it and then I'll say the down and upstream. So here we go.
One,
two and three, four and down,
down, down, down.
Now quick note on this, those upstreams.
I'm not hitting all of the strings and that's totally okay.
Think of those upstreams as kind of an accent.
So just target the high three strings and you'll be just fine.
This is just one lesson in a series where I'll take you from zero to guitar
player in 30 days by teaching you the four super fund skills that'll get you
hooked on guitar. Before you get started,
you'll need to download the tabs course guide and 30 day checklist to get yours.
Just click on the link in the description or visit 30 days to play.com.