Learning how to strum.
Full time guitar teacher Andy Read takes student Jane through the simple steps of how to play the guitar - from scratch!
This week we look at STRUMMING. Using the 16 chord block (the chords of E, A, B7, D, G, and C).
We go through the chords strumming 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and ('1234' are downstrokes, and the 'ands' are always upstrokes)
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The chords of E, A, B7, D, G, and C.
Welcome to session 5 of how to play guitar in simple steps..from scratch!
This week full time guitar teacher Andy Read stays with page 6 and 7 of the course manual (shown on the podcast website www.andyread.libsyn.com or downloaded from www.guitarsteps.com) and shows young student Jane how to change quickly and smoothly with the chords of E, A, B7, D, G, and C.
Basic stuff, but absolutely vital foundational steps to your future guitar playing. These are the beginning stages of becoming confident with chord shapes and patterns to enable you to play and change chords effortlessly and in time. Keep practicing!

The chords of E, A, B7, D, G, and C.
Session 4 of the teaching basic guitar podcast -  from scratch!
Full time guitar teacher Andy Read takes on Jane as student, and this week focus on page 6 and 7 of the Guitar Steps course book (purchased as a hard copy or downloaded in pdf format from www.guitarsteps.com or viewed on the podcast website www.andyread.libsyn.com).
Today we will look primarily at the 16 chord block. Learning to change between the different chords of E, A, B7, D, C, G, and generally getting used to chord shapes and patterns.
If you would like to feedback on anything please feel free to email andy@guitarsteps.com - keep practicing!