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[Music] [Applause] [Music] hey what's up you guys Marty Schwarz here with Marty music and I'm going to give a beginner strum pattern right now for the beginners out there um you know one of the first ...

Whether you want to play lead or rhythm, you need to get your picking technique together. We show you how... “Picking the strings, then. Up or down - that’s got to be it, surely?” Essentially, yes.

This is the second instalment of Electric Guitar 101 - a series of beginners guitar lessons brought to you in conjunction with JamPlay.com. Lesson two takes a look at some basic chords, strumming ...