MusicYears 2–4Guitar
Guitar Grade 2: Technique
Position playing in I-IV; barre chord introduction; basic slurs (hammer-on, pull-off)
What you'll learn
- 1
Imagine holding a pretend guitar 🎸. Your strumming hand moves down, then up, like a gentle wave.
- 2
When you strum a guitar, which way does your hand go first?
- 3
Try strumming down and up on your pretend guitar! Tap 'down' then 'up' in the right order.
- 4
Let's practice a simple strumming pattern together: down, down, up.
- 5
Now try the pattern yourself: down, down, up. Tap the arrows in order!
- 6
Which strumming pattern did we just learn?
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