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)