Your FIRST Strumming Pattern EVER! | Guitar for Beginners

Summary by Krater

JustinGuitar demonstrates the fundamental guitar strumming pattern in 4/4 time, focusing on keeping a steady arm movement and playing the down strum exclusively on the first beat of each bar.

From the video

Answers: How do I practice my first strumming pattern on the guitar?

• guitar strumming on beat one
• 4/4 time signature counting
• beginner guitar techniques
• maintaining arm movement while strumming
• chord changes while strumming

What it concludes

• The 4/4 time signature means there are four beats in the bar, which is the most common time signature in beginner music.
• Beginner guitar players should practice counting 1, 2, 3, 4 and keeping their strumming arm moving for the rest of the beats even when not strumming.
• Strumming exclusively on beat one is particularly important when learning to play songs, even at a slow tempo.