Re: simple song construction

Kernix wrote:
1st - start as simple as possible - if the song is 4/4, 4 beats per
measure, then try just strumming once and letting the chord sustain -
you only have to concentrate on the one strum.

Then - can you hum the song during each sustained strum? Go slow and
hum.

After a while you'll start to "feel" where additional strums should go.

It also gets easier if you can play the song/chords
without thinking about it. If you need all your
concentration to get the chords out, then singing
will just dilute what's left of your mind until it
can't manage one or both of those activities ;-)

Otherwise, I like the humming advice. I am working
through some of this myself. Now if only I could
develop a memory for lyrics! wwg.
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  • Re: simple song construction
    ... then try just strumming once and letting the chord sustain - ... you only have to concentrate on the one strum. ... Then - can you hum the song during each sustained strum? ...
    (alt.guitar.beginner)
  • Re: simple song construction
    ... Strum once for each bar, ... get confident, you can strum some more, and before you know it you're doing ... then try just strumming once and letting the chord sustain - ... Then - can you hum the song during each sustained strum? ...
    (alt.guitar.beginner)