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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Antispam question: How many total fingers does a human have? Answer: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by Jay[/i] [br]I've just rediscovered (thanks in no small part to Sir Richie Of Havens) rythmic strumming in Open D...man, you all should try this sometime... Here's some cool ideas: Tune your guitar to Open D or E Get a thin to medium pick, depending on your prefrence (Thick ones probably won't work) Use your left thumb to fret vaious chords around the neck, and strum that damn guitar like there's no tomorrow. Here are some fun chords For a major chord, just lay your thumb across all six strings at any fret. Alternativly, use your thumb for the lowest four strings, and your pointer and middle for the two highest. For a minor chord, fret the D,A, and middle D with your thumb, the F# one fret lower than the fret your thumb is holding, and the two trebles with your middle finger, or your middle and ring fingers. For a 9th, hold down the lowest four strings with your thumb, and use your ring finger or middle finger to hold down the trebles two frets higher. For a really neat sounding chord, hold the lowest three strings with your thumb, and the top three with your pointer finger two frets lower. For a suspended chord, just play the lowest four strings ( held with le thumb, of course) and let the top two stay open. This is a blast, I haven't fingerpicked for three days now!! Really beat the hell out of that guitar, too! [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature.