strumming
Fingers across strings
Strumming is brushing the fingers across guitar strings to produce sound, or the sound produced by doing so.
The word captures both the action and its acoustic result: the strumming of an acoustic guitar in the next room, She sat strumming while we talked.
Strumming suggests casual or rhythmic playing rather than precise picking of individual strings.
Fretted stringed instrument
- ukuleleSmall Hawaiian stringed instrument
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
- mandolinPlucked eight-string lute descendant
- acousticRelating to sound
strings · fretboard · soundhole · resonance · wooden · nylon · steel · pickguard
Act of selecting
- pluckingRemoving by tugging
- fingerpickingPlucking strings by hand
- fingerstylePlucking strings directly
- chordsSimultaneous note combinations
arpeggio · downstroke · upstroke · rhythm · pattern · tremolo · flatpicking · thumbpick
Regular common people
- balladNarrative poem or song
- countrySovereign state or territory
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
- flamencoRhythmic Spanish dance style
reggae · acoustic · singer-songwriter · indie · pop · blues · calypso · skiffle
Outdoor fire for gathering
- singalongCommunal vocal session
- serenadeOutdoor romantic performance
- buskerPublic-space entertainer seeking donations
- jamboreeLarge festive gathering
bonfire · porch · beach · coffeehouse · hootenanny · unplugged · intimate · casual
One who plays six strings
- musicianOne who performs melodies
- troubadourMedieval Provençal lyric poet
- minstrelTraveling performer of songs
- bardPoet of epics
singer-songwriter · busker · folklorist · accompanist · serenader
guitar
Fretted stringed instrument
- ukuleleSmall Hawaiian stringed instrument
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
- mandolinPlucked eight-string lute descendant
acoustic · strings · fretboard · soundhole · resonance · wooden · nylon · steel · pickguard · body
picking
Act of selecting
- pluckingRemoving by tugging
- fingerpickingPlucking strings by hand
- fingerstylePlucking strings directly
chords · arpeggio · downstroke · upstroke · rhythm · pattern · tremolo · flatpicking · thumbpick · plectrum
folk
Regular common people
- balladNarrative poem or song
- countrySovereign state or territory
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
flamenco · reggae · acoustic · singer-songwriter · indie · pop · blues · calypso · skiffle
campfire
Outdoor fire for gathering
- singalongCommunal vocal session
- serenadeOutdoor romantic performance
- buskerPublic-space entertainer seeking donations
jamboree · bonfire · porch · beach · coffeehouse · hootenanny · unplugged · intimate · casual · fireside
guitarist
One who plays six strings
- musicianOne who performs melodies
- troubadourMedieval Provençal lyric poet
- minstrelTraveling performer of songs
bard · singer-songwriter · busker · folklorist · accompanist · serenader
- acoustic musicfolk, acoustic guitar, acoustic set, bluegrass, unplugged set
- folk music skillsfingerpicking, flatpicking, chord changes, fiddling, clawhammer
- guitar techniquesshredding, fingerpicking, bends, arpeggios, hammer-on
- playing techniquespicking, arpeggiated, fingerpicking, spiccato, block chords
- sound productionvibration, resonance, tone color, timbre, pitch control
- folk techniquesfingerpicking, flatpicking, clawhammer, hammer-ons, pull-offs
strummingpicking
Act of selecting
fingerpicking · plucking · flatpicking · arpeggiation · tapping
strummingmuting
Suppressing sound output
damping · silence · sustaining · palm muting · resting
- strumming patternsRhythmic sequences for guitar