strums
Sweeps guitar strings
Strums is the plural noun or third-person singular verb form of strum—to play a stringed instrument by brushing fingers across the strings in a sweeping motion rather than plucking individual notes.
Strumming produces chords and rhythm: She strums her guitar on the porch every evening.
The word can extend to any idle, repetitive finger movement: He strums his fingers on the desk.
Simultaneous note combinations
- acousticRelating to sound
- fingerpickingPlucking strings by hand
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- fretboardStringed instrument's neck face
pick · melody · campfire · songwriter · riffs · arpeggios · strings · tuning
Without aim or effort
- absentmindedlyWithout conscious awareness
- lazilyWithout exertion or haste
- noodlingCasual musical improvisation
- tinkeringCasual, unskilled adjusting
doodling · relaxed · leisurely · humming · daydreaming · passing time · musing · meandering
chords
Simultaneous note combinations
- acousticRelating to sound
- fingerpickingPlucking strings by hand
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
fretboard · pick · melody · campfire · songwriter · riffs · arpeggios · strings · tuning · capo
idly
Without aim or effort
- absentmindedlyWithout conscious awareness
- lazilyWithout exertion or haste
- noodlingCasual musical improvisation
tinkering · doodling · relaxed · leisurely · humming · daydreaming · passing time · musing · meandering · improvising
uke
Miniature Hawaiian guitar
cheerful · soprano · tenor · baritone · fingerstyle · tropical · chord progression · tiny · portable · jangly