Root-Chord Strumming: A

Now let's apply the root-chord strumming to our open A-chord by first finding the lowest possible root note and then alternating between that and the treble strings. After locating the root-chord pattern, we'll try it out in an example, where we play the basic root-chord strumming- with the upstroke if you can- for 8 bars and end on a big A-chord that we let ring.