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Strum Down or Strum Up? Most people can get the down strum pretty easily. After all, you are just going with gravity. Strumming up is usually more difficult to control, even more so when you are needing to evenly space your strums.
- Strum Pattern #1 Downstrum on every beat. When strumming a guitar, you’ll use both downstrums (i.e. where your strumming hand moves down) and upstrums (where your strumming hand moves back up).
- Strum Pattern #2 Adding two upstrums. Now that you’ve gotten a basic feel for this strumming thing, the next step is to start adding some upstrums. Here’s a pattern that's similar to the first pattern we saw, but with two upstrums added in.
- Strum Pattern #3 Adding three upstrums. This next pattern is similar to the last one. We'll add in just one more upstrum. See if you can hear it in this song.
- Strum Pattern #4 Downstrum on the downbeat, Upstrum on the upbeat. You might have noticed a certain logic in when we’re playing downstrums and when we’re playing upstrums: all the downstrums are on what we call ’the downbeat’: on the 1, 2, 3 or 4.
Jan 12, 2018 · For the rhythm outlined above, one would say “bass, down up, bass, down up.” The words “bass” and “down’” would fall on the clicks of the metronome as you will notice they are positioned above the numbers. The “up” attacks will be spoken between clicks as they fall on the “ands” or upbeats.
Aug 6, 2019 · Below, I’ll show you how to strum a guitar so you can start building strength and confidence in your strumming hand. I’ll also share a simple rule that will get you strumming along to almost any song – if you can count to four, that’s all you need.
When strumming downstokes you should aim to strum all of the strings that the chord requires (4, 5 or 6 strings). When strumming upstrokes you only need to strum the first 2 or 3 strings. (The thinnest strings.) If you strum upstrokes the same way you strum downstrokes your playing will sound very severe and robotic.
Jan 23, 2020 · 1. Tapping Out the Rhythm. For your first attempt at strum pattern transcription, select a song where the guitar can be clearly heard above the other instruments. If the song has only guitar and vocals or begins with the guitar alone, even better.
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Use your ears. You can do an 8th note downstrum for just about any song but it's not always the best choice. To really make a song sing, tracking with the drum beat is the best option. Listen to your kick and snare. Where are the beats emphasized? You can match this in your strum pattern by either strumming louder on the hits or skipping the ...
