Hey guys, welcome back to another lesson.

Today I am going to show you how to combine strumming with fingerstyle technique over a simple yet beautiful chord progression in D major.

Strumming and fingerstyle technique are the two main guitar technique available on acoustic guitar.

What’s the difference between strumming and fingerstyle?

• With the strumming technique, you brush the strings up and down with your fingers or a guitar pick. Mainly used for playing chords, it is probably the number one technique most guitar players start with as it is simple, intuitive and very rhythmic.
• Fingerstyle, on the other hand, is a guitar technique in which we pluck the strings with the right-hand fingers. With the fingerpicking technique, you can combine chords, rhythm, and melody.

In this guitar lesson, I am going to show you how you can combine both techniques to create dynamics, colors, and movements within your favorite chords and melodies.

Enjoy this lesson.