Roll up - what?

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Hi folks, could someone tell me what a roll up is? I watched this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyDOEDQKgR4
and at 2.37 the player says he is doing a roll up. I keep watching and watching it all ove again, but I still don't get what he is doing. Could anyone explain? Thanks so much!
 
Hi folks, could someone tell me what a roll up is? I watched this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyDOEDQKgR4
and at 2.37 the player says he is doing a roll up. I keep watching and watching it all ove again, but I still don't get what he is doing. Could anyone explain? Thanks so much!

Hi, and welcome to UU.

He is talking about a roll, not roll up.

He is showing the strumming pattern as down, (down), up, up, down, up
Substitute the down in parenthasis with down, (roll), up,up,down,up

A roll is fanning down with your fingers like a Flamenco guitarist. Aldrene is doing some rolls while is demonstrating the chord shapes at the beginning of the video.

I hope this helps.
 
I am practising rolls now. If I would upload it would anyonebe so kind to give me some feedback , folks?
 
I am practising rolls now. If I would upload it would anyonebe so kind to give me some feedback , folks?

Sounds nice.

It looks like you're playing the "roll" by leading off with your pinkie? You may also try doing it by leading off with your pointer finger. I find that doing it that way makes the "roll" sound a bit more obvious.
 
Thank you for the feedback!
Cool, I will try rolling by leading off with my pointer finger.
 
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