Strumming your guitar can be an interesting challenge as you get started. It may be difficult to get your chords to sound good. All of this will get better with time and practice. A lot of newbie guitar players want to strum the strings to hard. This results in an annoying “twangy” effect. You'll want to avoid this at all costs!
Here are some helpful tips for getting a good sound:
Be sure to hold your pick correctly.
Be sure you don't hold the pick too tightly.In a downward motion, lightly glide the pick over your strings.
Don't try and strum too fast. Go for accuracy then speed!
Practice strumming whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes, and sixteenth notes.
Practice note values using a downward strum first.
Practice note values using a down/up pattern (go for accuracy!).
Integrate down down up up using note values.
Strum with your wrist, not your arm
As far as actual patterns are concerned, most will be unique to the song you are playing. Some strumming patterns will be indicated by D (down) and U (up) symbols. Some will be indicated by / (down) and \ (up). And, some will be indicated by actual note values where there will be a combination of whole, half, quarter, eighth and sixteenth notes. This is where some of theory comes in handy!
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