strummings
Casual chord playing
Strummings are instances of strumming—sweeping the fingers across guitar strings or similar instruments.
The word appears in contexts describing multiple separate acts of strumming or extended playing: The strummings of street musicians filled the plaza.
Rarely used; most contexts prefer the singular or the verb form.
Fretted stringed instrument
- ukuleleSmall Hawaiian stringed instrument
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
- mandolinPlucked eight-string lute descendant
- lutePear-bodied fretted strings
bouzouki · balalaika · sitar · oud · strings · acoustic · resonance · tuning
Fretted drum-stringed instrument
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
- acousticRelating to sound
- campfireOutdoor fire for gathering
singalong · hootenanny · ballad · troubadour · roots · dulcimer · open-mic · busking
Notes sounded simultaneously
- fingerpickingPlucking strings by hand
- downstrokeStroke moving downward
- upstrokeUpward movement of pen
- arpeggiationSequential chord tones
rhythm · pattern · pick · plectrum · fretboard · tempo · syncopation · groove
guitar
Fretted stringed instrument
- ukuleleSmall Hawaiian stringed instrument
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
- mandolinPlucked eight-string lute descendant
lute · bouzouki · balalaika · sitar · oud · strings · acoustic · resonance · tuning · fretboard
banjo
Fretted drum-stringed instrument
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
- acousticRelating to sound
campfire · singalong · hootenanny · ballad · troubadour · roots · dulcimer · open-mic · busking · coffeehouse
chord
Notes sounded simultaneously
- fingerpickingPlucking strings by hand
- downstrokeStroke moving downward
- upstrokeUpward movement of pen
arpeggiation · rhythm · pattern · pick · plectrum · fretboard · tempo · syncopation · groove · backbeat
soothing
Reducing distress or discomfort
gentle · meditative · calming · wistful · nostalgic · dreamy · lazy · languid · contemplative · idle
strummingspickings
Items available to take
pluckings · fingerpickings · arpeggios · hammer-ons · pull-offs
- strumming patternsRhythmic sequences for guitar