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Way of playing a stringed instrument
In music, strumming is a way of playing a stringed instrument such as a guitar, ukulele, or mandolin. A strum or stroke is a sweeping action where a finger
Strum
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up strum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A strum is the act of brushing one's fingers over the strings of a string instrument. Strum may also
Strum_(disambiguation)
Surname list
Charles Strum (1948–2021), American journalist Dana Strum (born 1958), American bass guitarist Gladys Strum (1906–2005), Canadian politician Hilde Strum (20th
Strum_(surname)
American bassist
Dana Strum (born Dana Strumwasser on December 13, 1957) is an American musician who is a co-founder, bass player, and one of the two primary songwriters
Dana_Strum
British musician (1952–2002)
Joe Strummer, was a British musician. He was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of punk rock band the Clash. Strummer's other
Joe_Strummer
American healthcare executive and political advisor
Shane Strum is an American healthcare executive and political advisor who currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Broward
Shane_Strum
English singer
Alexis Strum is an English songwriter, singer, actress, and writer. Strum was born and brought up in an Orthodox Jewish family in Chingford, Essex. Aged
Alexis_Strum
Vaudevillian musical duo
Hum and Strum were a popular vaudevillian musical duo from the Boston, Massachusetts area. Their singing career began in the early 1920s and lasted through
Hum_and_Strum
2012 Canadian film
Hit 'n Strum is a 2012 Canadian drama film directed by Kirk Caouette, starring Michelle Harrison and Kirk Caouette. Michelle Harrison as Stephanie Kirk
Hit_'n_Strum
Electronic musical instrument
allows users to play harp-like arpeggios produced through an electronic strum plate, simulating the experience of playing a stringed instrument. The Omnichord
Omnichord
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Strum is a village in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Buffalo River. The population was 1,076 at the 2020 census. Strum was named
Strum,_Wisconsin
Anthropologist and primatologist studying baboons
Shirley Carol Strum (born September 11, 1947) is a primatologist, conservationist and author. In 1972, as a graduate student, she began a study of olive
Shirley_C._Strum
American journalist (1948–2021)
Charles Laurence Strum (January 28, 1948 – April 27, 2021) was an American journalist and author. He worked as a senior editor at The New York Times from
Charles_Strum
American environmentalist (born 1940)
Carol Van Strum (née Scott; born 1940) is an American environmental activist who since 1975 has fought against the spraying of herbicides, including Agent
Carol_Van_Strum
American curler
Michael Strum (born July 15, 1963) is an American curler. In 1992 Strum played lead on his uncle Bud Somerville's team when they won the bronze medal
Mike_Strum
English punk rock band
career, the Clash consisted of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Joe Strummer, lead guitarist and vocalist Mick Jones, bassist Paul Simonon and drummer
The_Clash
American firearm manufacturing company
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., better known by the shortened name Ruger, is an American firearm manufacturing company based in Mayodan, North Carolina,
Sturm,_Ruger_&_Co.
Technique providing rhythm and harmony to an ensemble
guitar is to hold down a series of chords with the fretting hand while strumming or fingerpicking rhythmically with the other hand. More developed rhythm
Rhythm_guitar
American judge (1890–1954)
Louie Willard Strum (January 16, 1890 – July 26, 1954) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and
Louie_Willard_Strum
Genre of rock music
Space rock is a music genre characterized by loose and lengthy song structures centered on instrumental textures that typically produce a hypnotic, otherworldly
Space_rock
American glam metal band
recruited bassist Dana Strum, who had served as a talent scout in Los Angeles, recruiting band members for the likes of Ozzy Osbourne. Strum had found both Jake
Vinnie_Vincent_Invasion
2002 single by Faith Evans
song, "Burnin' Up" falls in line with the straightforward drums, guitar strumming, and clavichord worship of the duo's early years as producers. Lyrically
Burnin'_Up_(Faith_Evans_song)
American curler
William Strum (born April 16, 1938 – August 28, 2010) was an American curler from Superior, Wisconsin. Strum was a three-time World Men's champion (1965
Bill_Strum
1990 single by Slaughter
glam metal band Slaughter. Written by band members Mark Slaughter and Dana Strum, it was the third title on the band's debut album, Stick It to Ya, and the
Up_All_Night_(Slaughter_song)
British musician and singer (born 1955)
guitarist of punk rock band the Clash, until his dismissal by frontman Joe Strummer in 1983. In 1984, he formed Big Audio Dynamite with Don Letts. Jones has
Mick Jones (The Clash guitarist)
Mick_Jones_(The_Clash_guitarist)
American football, basketball, and baseball coach (1894–1947)
Arthur Leander Strum (March 5, 1894 – August 12, 1947) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and athletics administrator. He served
Arthur_L._Strum
American scholar and university president (born 1934)
Shirley Strum Kenny (born 1934) is an English scholar and retired university president. Kenny was the fourth president of Stony Brook University from
Shirley_Strum_Kenny
American glam metal band
founded by lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Mark Slaughter and bassist Dana Strum, who previously played together in the band Vinnie Vincent Invasion. The
Slaughter_(American_band)
Austrian luger
Hilde Strum was an Austrian luger who competed during the early 1950s. She won the silver medal in the women's singles event at the 1951 European luge
Hilde_Strum
American wine magazine
markets. Wine Enthusiast Companies was founded in 1979 by Adam and Sybil Strum. It is composed of Wine Enthusiast Commerce and Wine Enthusiast Media. Its
Wine_Enthusiast
18th-century church in Albania
monument in Strum, Fier County, Albania. The church lies 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of Strum, to the right of the highway connecting Strum with the village
St._George's_Church,_Strum
British backing band for Joe Strummer
British singer, musician and songwriter Joe Strummer. Formed in 1999, they issued two albums before Strummer's death from a heart attack in 2002 aged 50
The_Mescaleros
Australian singer-songwriter and producer (born 1997)
Gabriel Strum, known professionally as Japanese Wallpaper, is an Australian indie pop singer-songwriter and producer. He released his debut single "Breathe
Japanese_Wallpaper
2007 studio album by Doug Pinnick
Strum Sum Up is the fourth solo studio album by King's X vocalist and bassist Doug Pinnick. The album contains many guest appearances, including Steve
Strum_Sum_Up
1987 Alex Cox film
Zippo lighters, automatic rifles, Diet Coke, magazines and cars. Joe Strummer, formerly of the Clash, scored the film. Walker was released by Universal
Walker_(film)
Canadian politician
Gladys Grace Mae Strum (February 4, 1906 – August 15, 2005) was a Canadian politician. Born in Gladstone, Manitoba, she moved to Saskatchewan when she
Gladys_Strum
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Bryan Ferry, Patti Smith, Joe Strummer, Bono, Nick Cave, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits and Chuck D. Dylan significantly
Bob_Dylan
American singer and actor (1935–1977)
and emphasis on rhythmic feeling [of] the blues with the string band and strummed rhythm guitar [of] country". In "That's All Right", the Presley trio's
Elvis_Presley
Fretted string instrument
strings may be plucked individually with a pick (plectrum) or fingertip, or strummed to play chords. Plucking a string causes it to vibrate at a fundamental
Acoustic_guitar
Guitar finger strumming technique associated with flamenco music
fingers of the strumming hand in rhythmically precise, and often rapid, strumming patterns. The important characteristic of this strumming style is the
Rasgueado
English rock musician (born 1959)
John McGeoch of Siouxsie and the Banshees, "White Riot" by Mick Jones/Joe Strummer of the Clash and "White Light/White Heat" by Lou Reed of the Velvet Underground
Robert_Smith_(musician)
American musical group
backing the Clash frontman Joe Strummer. The band, which played a fusion of Latin and rock music, was formed by Strummer with meeting Joey Altruda and
The_Latino_Rockabilly_War
Administrative unit in Fier, Albania
Strum is a village and a former municipality in the Fier County, southwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of
Strum,_Albania
American politician and military officer (born 1981)
Retrieved December 16, 2019. Hurley, Bevan (August 4, 2019). "Meet the guitar-strumming Kiwi surfer dude who's become US presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard's
Tulsi_Gabbard
Alternative tuning for the guitar
D–G–D–G–B–D (low to high). An open-G tuning allows a G-major chord to be strummed on all six strings with neither fretting of the left hand nor a capo. Like
Open_G_tuning
1986 studio album by Big Audio Dynamite
The album reunited Jones for one album with former Clash bandmate Joe Strummer, who was a co-producer of the album and co-writer of 5 of its 9 songs.
No._10,_Upping_St.
1993 box set by R.E.M.
set Singleactiongreen). "It's a Free World Baby", "Fretless", "Mandolin Strum", and "Organ Song" were outtakes recorded during Out of Time recording sessions
The_Automatic_Box
were an English punk rock band formed in 1976 initially consisting of Joe Strummer (lead vocals, guitar), Mick Jones (lead vocals, lead guitar), Paul Simonon
List of the Clash band members
List_of_the_Clash_band_members
Musical string instrument
pressing the corresponding bar against the strings with one hand while strumming them with the other. The term autoharp first appeared in US Patent 257808
Autoharp
2017 video game
to strum them to hit them, with the difference between the two being that a string of HOPOs must begin with a strum, and the player must re-strum if they
Clone_Hero
Musician who plays the guitar
depending on the type of strings used (either nylon or steel), and including strumming with the fingers, or a guitar pick made of bone, horn, plastic, metal
Guitarist
Non-profit development foundation
The Joe Strummer Foundation is a non-profit organisation which promotes the development of new music. It was established in memory of punk rock singer
The_Joe_Strummer_Foundation
1985 studio album by the Clash
pseudonym "Jose Unidos") and Strummer fought each other for control over the band's songwriting and musical direction. Strummer and Rhodes co-wrote most of
Cut_the_Crap
1977 studio album by The Clash
albums of all time. Songs on the album were composed by guitarists Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, with the exception of the reggae cover "Police and Thieves"
The_Clash_(album)
Style of fingerstyle guitar
melody is played on the bass strings, usually low E, A, and D while rhythm strumming continues above, on the treble strings, G, B, and high E. This often occurs
Carter_Family_picking
1988 film by Marisa Silver
by Joe Strummer, former member of the punk rock band The Clash. A soundtrack album was released in 1988 and featured five songs by Joe Strummer and the
Permanent_Record_(film)
1982 studio album by the Clash
between Mick Jones and Joe Strummer. Headon's heroin addiction grew worse and he slowly became distant from the band while Strummer and bassist Paul Simonon
Combat_Rock
2008 video game series
uses the fret buttons in combination with using the stylus to simulate strumming on the touch-sensitive screen of the DS. Each game features more than
Guitar_Hero:_On_Tour
English musician and songwriter (born 1942)
Beatles. New American Library. ISBN 978-0-451-20735-7. Buk, Askold (1996). "Strum Together". Guitar World: Acoustic (17). Carlin, Peter Ames (2009). Paul
Paul_McCartney
by both pressing one or more fret buttons on the controller and using a strum bar in time with notes as they appear on screen. The game features a total
List_of_songs_in_Guitar_Hero
Variety of grape
Prunella, Prunellas noir, Salerne, Samsó, Samson, Senso, Sensu, Sinsó, Strum, Takopulo Kara, Ulliaou, West's White Prolific, Black Prince, Boudales,
Cinsaut
National anthem of Senegal
balafons" (Wolof: Yëngalleen kooraa yi, te jiin ndënd yi; English: "Everyone strum your koras, strike the balafons") is the national anthem of Senegal. Written
Le_Lion_rouge
2005 music rhythm video game
five different-colored fret buttons near the nut of the guitar neck, and a strum bar and a whammy bar on the body of the guitar. The peripheral also has
Guitar_Hero_(video_game)
2007 Irish film
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten is a 2007 documentary film directed by Julien Temple about Joe Strummer, the lead singer of the British punk rock
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
Joe_Strummer:_The_Future_Is_Unwritten
1990 studio album by Slaughter
Slaughter & Dana Strum. Band members Mark Slaughter - Lead vocals, guitar, keyboards Tim Kelly - Guitar, background vocals Dana Strum - Bass, background
Stick_It_to_Ya
American actor and filmmaker (born 1956)
from the original on September 24, 2008. Retrieved September 27, 2008. Strum, Beckie (September 6, 2017). "Mel Gibson Sells California House for $2.1
Mel_Gibson
German painter and Situationist
Helmut Sturm (21 February 1932 – 20 February 2008) was a German painter. He was born in Furth im Wald. From 1952 to 1958, he studied at the Akademie der
Helmut_Sturm
1978 studio album by the Clash
of the tracks, as with the prior album, were written by guitarists Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, with the exception of "English Civil War" (a reworking
Give_'Em_Enough_Rope
Official state song of Missouri
were hummin'; their banjos were strummin'; So sweet and low. Strum, strum, strum, strum, strum, Seems I hear those banjos playin' once again, Hum, hum, hum
Missouri_Waltz
Swiss rower
Simon Stürm (born 24 April 1973) is a Swiss rower. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics. Evans, Hilary;
Simon_Stürm
Fretted string instrument
strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing
Guitar
American supernatural TV series (1997–2003)
replaying the same motif, the organ now supplanted by an aggressively strummed electric guitar, relocating itself in modern youth culture ..." Halfyard
Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer
Type of video game controller
fret button that matches a colored, on-screen note, while pressing the strum bar as the note passes through the target. The controllers also feature
Guitar_controller
English singer-songwriter (born 1954)
Calling" at the 45th Grammy Awards ceremony, in honour of Clash frontman Joe Strummer, who had died the previous December. In March, Elvis Costello & the Attractions
Elvis_Costello
American bassist and singer (born 1950)
features Gaskill's son, Joey, on drums. He released his fourth solo album, Strum Sum Up in November 2007 on Magna Carta. Pinnick was also a member of the
Doug_Pinnick
1987 film by Alex Cox
Western parody film directed by Alex Cox and starring Sy Richardson, Joe Strummer, Dick Rude, and Courtney Love. Loosely based on Django Kill... If You Live
Straight_to_Hell_(film)
1845–1852 mass starvation in Ireland
up 39% of the white population in the southern cities. Historian Harvey Strum claims that "The states ignored all their racial, religious, and political
Great_Famine_(Ireland)
British–Australian singer (1948–2022)
Californian estate now has new owners". Home Beautiful. Retrieved 8 October 2025. Strum, Beckie (28 February 2019). "Olivia Newton-John Selling 187-Acre Australian
Olivia_Newton-John
American rock musician (born 1964)
in his film Straight to Hell (1987), a Spaghetti Western starring Joe Strummer, Dennis Hopper, and Grace Jones, shot in Spain in 1986. The film was poorly
Courtney_Love
1992 studio album by Slaughter
by Mark Slaughter and Dana Strum. Slaughter Mark Slaughter – vocals, guitar, keyboards, piano Tim Kelly – guitar Dana Strum – bass Blas Elias – drums Session
The_Wild_Life_(album)
British rock band
the other hand, 2002's A Rush of Blood to the Head is full of "plaintive strums, weary arpeggios and pained melodies", along with a sense of urgency and
Coldplay
whatever follows usually rhymes with "Stu"). According to "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation", Stu actually is aware disco is dead, does not like disco music
List of recurring The Simpsons characters
List_of_recurring_The_Simpsons_characters
Fictional character
Sturm Brightblade is a fictional character from the Dragonlance series of role playing games and novels, based on the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons franchise
Sturm_Brightblade
American indie folk band
bass. On September 23, 2008, the band released their first LP, The River Strumming, through the indie label St. Ives. It was a hand-made package limited
Cotton_Jones
1999 studio album by Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros
Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, released on 18 October 1999 by Hellcat Records. This album featured the band in its first incarnation: Joe Strummer and
Rock_Art_and_the_X-Ray_Style
Clipped backbeat
the chord is muted by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect. The chop is analogous to a snare drum
Chop_chord
Fretted string instrument
styles have long been used. Instead of strumming the strings with a pick, for example, they might be strummed or picked with the fingers, or even beaten
Appalachian_dulcimer
Irish rock band
signature techniques are playing arpeggios, sixteenth note percussive strumming, and harmonics, the latter of which he described as "so pure and finely-focused
U2
2003 studio album by Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros
and final studio album by Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros. The album was completed after the death of frontman Joe Strummer, primarily by Martin Slattery
Streetcore
2026 TNA Wrestling pay-per-view and livestreaming event
Francis debuted his new song "Walk," which featured an opening guitar strum similar to Elijah's, as well as an album cover that looks like Francis'
Slammiversary_(2026)
American indie rock band
Huntsville, Alabama. Calling their inventive, sawed-off power pop songs "strum and drum" (a pun on Sturm und Drang), SC5 released several albums that featured
Sex_Clark_Five
Musical instrument
or pogo cello. Also called Devil's stick, Devil's violin, boom bass, hum strum, teufel stick or stomp stick. In the percussion instrument, the string may
Bladder_fiddle
English rock band
group's contributions to rock include "perfecting the power chord", windmill strum and the use of non-musical instrument noise such as feedback. The band influenced
The_Who
2007 biography by Chris Salewicz
Redemption Song: The Ballad of Joe Strummer, originally published in different form in the United Kingdom in 2006 by HarperCollins as Redemption Song:
Redemption Song: The Ballad of Joe Strummer
Redemption_Song:_The_Ballad_of_Joe_Strummer
1993 single by R.E.M.
bridge. It had the verse... it kind of went around and around, and he was strumming it. We went through about four different ideas and how to approach it
Everybody_Hurts
2018 compilation album by Joe Strummer
Joe Strummer 001 is a career-spanning compilation album by the English musician Joe Strummer. The 32 song album was released on 28 September 2018 by Ignition
Joe_Strummer_001
Electric plucked string instrument
v t e Guitars Playing Chords Harmonics Jazz Lead Picking strum Rhythm Tunings Guitarist list By type (six string) Acoustic acoustic-electric steel-string
Bass_guitar
2004 film
Let's Rock Again! is a music documentary film following Joe Strummer as he tours across the United States and Japan with his band the Mescaleros promoting
Let's_Rock_Again!
Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1943)
accompaniment with more varied and wide-ranging textures. Her right-hand picking/strumming technique has evolved over the years from an initially intricate picking
Joni_Mitchell
American singer, songwriter, composer and actor (born 1949)
Waits's work include Elvis Costello, Bruce Springsteen, Nanci Griffith, Joe Strummer of the Clash, Michael Stipe of R.E.M., Frank Black of Pixies, and James
Tom_Waits
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Girl/Female
Hindu
(wife of Arjun)
Girl/Female
Tamil
Achiever
Girl/Female
British, Christian, English, French, Latin
Bright; Beautiful
Boy/Male
Indian
Boy/Male
Hebrew
May he expand. Enlargement. May He grant ample room. Japheth was the eldest son of Noah in the...
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Vision of the Merciful (Allah)
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Family of God
Girl/Female
Indian, Sikh
The Way to the Guru
Girl/Female
British, Danish, English, Swedish
Blind; Sixth
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Conqueror of Indra; God's Triumph
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n.
A rude musical instrument somewhat like a cittern.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Strum
n.
The state of being strumous.
n.
A cushionlike swelling on any organ; especially, that at the base of the capsule in many mosses.
a.
Of or pertaining to a strumpet; characteristic of a strumpet.
n.
One wearing a waistcoat; esp., a woman wearing one uncovered, or thought fit for such a habit; hence, a loose woman; strumpet.
v. i.
To play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the fingers; to strum.
a.
Having a struma.
v. t.
To debauch.
n.
A prostitute; a harlot.
v. t.
To dishonor with the reputation of being a strumpet; hence, to belie; to slander.
a.
Strumous.
a.
Scrofulous; strumous.
a.
Scrofulous; having struma.
n.
A low, vicious young woman; a drab; a strumpet.
n.
A prostitute; a strumpet.
n.
A strumpet; a prostitute.
imp. & p. p.
of Strum
v. t. & i.
To play on an instrument of music, or as on an instrument, in an unskillful or noisy way; to thrum; as, to strum a piano.
n.
A drab; a strumpet; a harlot; a trollop.