[rachel-k]

I've learned all the chords, how to read tableture, yet im still finding it hard to play with a loose hand, and get a good strumming pattern. Is it just me or is that the hardest part of playing acoustic.

[Graeme! Yes, Graeme!]

Listen to some basic songs that have repetitive and simple chord patterns and strumming patterns and try to copy them. Things like Oasis - Wonderwall. The thing about strumming is that as long as it sounds good, it doesn't always have to be exactly right.

[MakoMako]

Listen to some basic songs that have repetitive and simple chord patterns and strumming patterns and try to copy them. Things like Oasis - Wonderwall. The thing about strumming is that as long as it sounds good, it doesn't always have to be exactly right.

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Graeme is right. The strumming pattern isn't actually as important as most people think or make it out to be. Unless it's the acoustic version of a song and has some strumming, which even then is subject to some altering, the pattern is exactly the most important part. I find simply being able to play the chords correctly is the biggest issue, or at least switching between them correctly. In any case, just experiment around, and just MAKE yourself have a relaxed strumming hand, eventually it becomes muscle memory to relax when you get ready to play.

[superhodge88]

I've learned all the chords, how to read tableture, yet im still finding it hard to play with a loose hand, and get a good strumming pattern. Is it just me or is that the hardest part of playing acoustic.

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I found this very hard at start. Just try the simple strum pattern from good ridence by greenday which is | G | G | Cadd9 | D | and the strumm pattern is Down, Down, Up, - , Up, Down, Up
The key is to just relax and to keep trying and it will come to you

[Father Fonz]

Relax - If your t hinking about it too much you'll just struggle - practise with a song that you enjoy and know well