Down Hits Six Strings. Up Hits Three.

Day 2 of 10 · The up-strum

Hey Tomasz,

Yesterday your arm swung back up through the air. Today it touches the strings on the way up too. Here's the difference on a real guitar:

A downstroke sweeping through all six strings, then a lighter upstroke through the thin strings

The down sweeps all six. The up is a lighter flick that mostly catches the thin strings. Here's why:

Why the up is lighter: the downstroke passes through all six strings, the upstroke catches the thin three and then lifts away

Don't aim it. It's just your arm coming home. Now strum on every word of the count, both ways:

Down-up eighths: a down on every number, an up on every and

Ups as loud as your downs? Loosen your grip on the pick.

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TOMORROW → what this looks like with something listening, plus your first two-chord drill.

Talk soon,

Andrew SeguinFounder & Guitar Instructor

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