Strumming - A Major chord

In a strum there are two types of guitar stroke. They are the up stroke and the down stroke.


             When you play a stroke, you strum across the strings just in front of the bridge of the guitar

with the pick in your strumming hand. When strumming a chord, make sure that you play all

the necessary strings in the chord. The stroke direction will depend on which stroke is

indicated; up or down as shown above. 

 

Position each finger with care,according to the chorddiagram (right). Make sure that each fingertip is placed as close as possible behind thefret. Firstly, pluck across the strings one by one with your pick, checking that each string rings clearly and is not muted or buzzing. Once you are sure that you are holding the A major chord correctly, practise strumming the chord in single downward strokes as

indicated below: