You can use it for any song!
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This fun easy strum can be used for any song (as long as it's in 4/4 time), don't make the mistake of using this only for reggae songs.
Strums like this (strumming on the &'s or on the backbeat) appear in all styles of music...
Watch:
NOTES: Make sure the right hand is relaxed don't hit the uke too hard. When you hit the use you are muting the strings.
Up strums can be with all your fingers to keep it simple and relaxed...
Variations; Reggae or Backbeat
Here's the strum in the video, we slap on the beats and strum on the &'s:
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Here's a variation, we slap on 1 and 3 and strum on 2 and 4. This could also be called a backbeat strum because we're strumming on the backbeat:
The backbeat strum may be called a chop - a mandolin player would do something like this to play on the backbeats, since so many other things are happening on the upbeats (1 & 3). If your in a similar situation the backbeat chop might be a perfect fit for you.
Play a Rock Steady or Ska Strum
You can also vary the tempo to get the kinds of strums you might find in different styles of music.
Good Idea to get a metronome to do this...
Here's a great, inexpensive metronome, its a good idea to use it every time you practice
Most teachers recommend always playing with a metronome, one of the things most beginners have trouble with is keeping time.
Here's a great, inexpensive metronome, its a good idea to use it every time you practice
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Rock steady is a music genre that originated in Jamaica around 1966. A successor of ska and a precursor to reggae.
The rock steady strum is simply the reggae strum (with the strum on the &'s) played between 75 and 100 beats per minute.
Take some of the easy songs you already know and set the metronome for a rock steady strum and play along. Try some different numbers in between 75 and 100 beats per minute (these numbers can vary depending on who you talk to).
Ska is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950's and was the precursor to rock steady and reggae.
The ska strum is simply a reggae strum (with the strum on the &'s) played between 110 and 140 beats per minute.
Take some of the easy songs you already know and set the metronome for a ska strum and play along. Try some different numbers in between 110 and 140 beats per minute.
Have fun... Remember these can be used for any song...
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