We need to learn so that our fingers doesn’t stuck in the strings. You can move the whole hands motion or just the fingers
D: Down
U: UP
T: Thumb
1: index finger
Flesh will give soft sound and Nail will give upbeat sound. Here are some variation for strumming the guitar
Variation
#1 T
- Flesh (D) + Flesh (U)
- Flesh (D) + Nail (U)
#2 1 (Index)
- Nail (D) + Nail (D)
#3 Like holding a pick
But still use index finger, thumb is not used
#4 Base note thumb
Use thumb for base note on E (1st) and D (3rd) string
- T - 1 (D) - 1 (U) - T - 1(U) - 1(D)