Al Di Meola Strumming Patterns 1 Lesson

- Red Tie26th May 2009
  Great!!
- Pedja Simovic26th May 2009
  Cool strumming patterns Vasilije
- playaxeman26th May 2009
  Usefull
- Red26th May 2009
  Sounds a bit like Mikael Åkerfelt picking to me, maybe one of his many inspirations?
- Carlos Carrillo26th May 2009
  Useful,useful and USEFUL.
- berko26th May 2009
  Great stuff man, I love your jazz-fusion lessons
- Alexiaden9326th May 2009
  Very tranquil tune ! Sounds a bit like music used in underwater scenes in some movies !
- Bogdan Radovic26th May 2009
  Excellent strumming workout!!
- Jose Lassaga26th May 2009
  Good lesson man!
- Muris Varajic26th May 2009
  Nice!
- Lian Gerbino26th May 2009
  very cool topic man!
- C-Rock26th May 2009
  Those are beautiful chords, and a very interesting picking pattern, thanks!
  
  I have a request though: would it be possible to record the picking pattern of your right hand a little bit slower? It took a lot of concentration from my side to follow what strings you were hitting. To make up for the longer time of a slower sequence you could for example leave out the sequence with the top view of your left hand, for me at least the tab is enough to know what the left hand needs to do.
  Just my 2 cents. ;-)
- Vasilije Vukmirovic26th May 2009
  Thanks guys! Glad you liked it!
- Zsolt Galambos26th May 2009
  Very nice lesson
- Ivan Milenkovic27th May 2009
  Very nice man, great work with the picking hand
- Sensible Jones27th May 2009
  Great stuff Vasilije!!
- Marcus Siepen27th May 2009
  great stuff, those chords sound very cool
- Stephane Lucarelli28th May 2009
  It's a very interesting topic, well done Vasilije.
- Emir Hot28th May 2009
  just great
- Sinisa Cekic30th May 2009
  Cool strumming Vasilije

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- Tags: Al-di-Meola, Jazz, Picking, Strumming, Chords
Hi GMC!

Chord strumming is one of my favorite guitar techniques, and Al di Meola is the guitar player who developed it to the high end. I am presenting you some unusual strumming patterns some of which were played by di Meola him self. Left hand chords are pretty easy; all focus will be on right hand. There are two solutions here, to pick from the air, anchoring your pinky just a little bit and anchoring your wrist like Al. Both ways are ok, though I recommend di Meola way because your 100% sure all notes will ring. Although this looks easy and smooth, it is pretty difficult to master, so be patient, and don’t forget that your overall picking will be improved. Chords sequence is Am7, Cmaj7, Amin9/F, Amin9/F#, C#min7-5

Have fun playing!

Regards!

Vasilije