Strumming Technique

Angle the pick to the string as demonstrated below. The pick will smoothly pass over the strings, giving you nice tone and control.

The strum, step by step

1. Start with the pick in the upper corner of the sound hole, next to the fingerboard.
2. Move the pick diagonally across the strings…
3. …keeping the same angle…
4. …to the back side of the sound hole.

In the first picture, the pick is located in the upper corner of the sound hole next to the fingerboard. The pick moves diagonally across the strings to the back side of the sound hole. For an up strum do the reverse of the down strum.

You may have to place your arm on the upper bout of the guitar to get the desired strum position.