I was sitting with a guitar learning a Van Morrison song and thought to myself, I know these chords why not write my own songs. So I actually did write a song and felt great, I wrote the words and arranged the simple chords and it was like WOW, I wrote it. So then realised that if I can write one I can write another, so I did and I got in with some musicians, proper musicians too. I was blessed to be in the position where these guys would help me arrange the chord progressions and show how make them work. This was a revelation, because I had been doing covers before that. Now I had a band and we did a covers and some of my songs. I got the bug, the bass player showed me a nice blues riff one day and I wrote a song around it. I wrote a reggae song called Jamaican and the band could do that too, we did it for a mainly Jamaican audience and they loved it. So listen, I am 71 years old now but if I can write a few simple songs then anybody who really wants to do the same, give it a go. It makes one learn and having musicians who KNOW there chops one can learn. As for strumming, I just do it quite naturally, nothing is easy when you don't know how but we are all still learning.

I struggle with strumming rhythm, despite weekly guitar lessons.This is a very clear and concise way of explaining off beats. Thanks Joe.

By far, it is the best strumming intro I have come across.

Great tutorial. It is very helpful, right now I can understand any strumming patterns, wow. Thank you for sharing.

I always thought strumming was difficult, you made it so easy, thanks buddy

Very helpful and glad I run into you and your lesson. I still haven't been able to figure it out through the many videos I've watched but you made it so easy to understand. Thank you!

this was so well explained, especially on the missed beats

That was helpful. Thank you!

Thanks! Very helpful and saved a lot of time .

It was helpful. Thank you!

Great job in explaining these. Subbed!

Thanks. I've been struggling how to strum, this helping for sure.

Perfectly explained and showcased 👍

You made it so easy and its great

"Rock n roll music - it's got a back-beat you can't lose it!"

Very helpful and this makes a lot of sense when you consider it.

Great lesson. Looking forward to the next level, using dampened strings.

One of the best lessons

Thanks for a great video. Very few videos that show basic strumming patterns. This will help me to sharpen my strumming skills.

Can’t go wrong with a Jim Dandy , just subbed , cheers from Hamilton

Fantastic lesson very useful to all levels of guitar players .

You are a good teacher, need to do something about the echo in the room.

Awesome lesson ❤

Great lesson for staring strumming. Thanks.

Thank you,🙏

Thank you're teaching well thanks 👍🙏🏻❤

Very good thank you 🎸🎸🎸🎸

Please make a video on Metronome. How to use Metronome mainly for slides, hammers on and pull off

Phantom down strums = a purposefully " missed" strums, but a phantom upstroke could be a "circle round" from below the strings, returning the pick to an "above the strings" positions. Done right, it sets up the pick and hand angle for the next down strum.

Let me subscribe because you're making useful tutorials I wish I knew this channel before ❤

wow amazing

Dam! I finally got it...

I can’t do = 1 up 2 down 1 up whatever it is. I just can’t. But if I hear a song and I try to strumming it naturally, I can do it

Thank you

I am from pakistan you explain amazing

So, you play what you hear the drum doing ?

Needs better mic placement

The sound quality is awful. Lesson is excellent.

"Promosm" 💯

Very basic. It should cover damping. Without muting the sound isn’t right

Poor sound quality makes this lesson inaccessible for me.