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- The arrows tell you when to strum up and when to strum down. If there isn't an arrow, you're ringing out the note. If you were to count the strums as you played them, it would be "1, 2-and-3, 4-and". The down strums would be on the 1, 2, 3, and 4, with up strums on the "and" of 2 and 4.
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- 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.
- Strum Pattern #1 – “Glycerine”
- Strum Pattern #2: Palm Muted Accent
- Strum Pattern #3 – The Shuffle
- Strum Pattern #4 – 6/8 Time
- Strum Pattern #5 – 6/8 with A 16th Note
- Strum Pattern #6 – Pick / Strum
- Strum Pattern #7 – Syncopation
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A classic 90s song by the band Bush is an example of one of the most common rhythms in guitar music; it is certainly the most common accent pattern that is used in popular music. Accentsadd a pulse to what you are playing and create a more dynamic quality. In this example, we are using all eighth notes and all down-strums. Three of the eight beats ...
Okay, so this is the same rhythm, but with an added technique. Palm-mutingallows a guitar player to exaggerate the rhythm. As there is no shortage of songs with this particular rhythmic pattern, there are many different ways to utilize it. “Use Somebody” by Kings Of Leon illustrates this perfectly. Again, using power chords, try this rhythm with so...
Who doesn’t like the blues? The shuffle rhythm is an integral part of blues music, thus it is an essential rhythm for genres like rock and country. The shuffle is a basic introduction to a polyrhythm known as a “triplet” which will be discussed when we dive into advanced rhythmic concepts. This rhythm uses all eighth notes, but there is a bit of ti...
Other than 4/4, another popular time signature is 6/8. This is six beats per measure with an eighth note being counted as one beat. In 4/4, eighth notes were only half of a beat and received the count of “&”. In 6/8, the count is simply 1-2-3-4-5-6. There are various ways to play 6/8, but the most common is to accent the first and fourth beats: 1-2...
In 6/8, the 16th notes are half of a beat and receive the count of “&” and get an up-strum. This adds more of a percussive element to the time signature and is a very popular way to play it. You may have already found yourself playing it this way a couple of times by accident when you were practicing the Travis Tritt tune. It is a very natural way ...
Things begin to get interesting when combining picking and strumming. This tends to be a more advanced concept and can get very complicated. A good way to start is to simply split your rhythm into picking the bass note of a chord, followed by strumming the rest of the chord. I often use an instrumental version of the classic rock song “Sweet Home A...
The term syncopationrefers to a rhythm that accents off-beats. This translates often into a pattern where the eighth notes are accented which means accenting up-strums. Accenting an up-strum while maintaining consistency in timing can be tricky at first. It’s awkward because you are having to change the velocity at which you strum several times in ...
If you enjoyed this article then I would recommend reading the following: 1. 7 Best Beginner Strumming Patterns 2. 7 Best Advanced Strumming Patterns 3. How To Determine The Strum Pattern of Any Song
- The 4-Beat Downstrokes. Difficulty Level: Easy. This is a really simple strumming part that is great for beginners. Since it’s so easy, it’s perfect for building your sense of timing and gaining confidence to move onto more complex strumming styles later.
- Add Two Upstrokes. Difficulty Level: Intermediate. Once you get the hang of the 4-beat downstroke, let’s add some upstrokes to the mix, shall we? This one is slightly trickier to play compared to the first strumming style.
- Add Three Upstrokes. Difficulty Level: Intermediate. Once you’ve mastered adding two upstrokes into your pattern, let’s add another up to make it a total of three upstrokes into this strumming style!
- Downstroke On Downbeat, Upstroke On Upbeat. Difficulty Level: Easy. By now, you may have figured out that we are playing all the downstrokes on what we can call the ‘downbeat’ – on the 1,2,3, and 4.
It’s normally indicated on the sheet music. Strumming up or down, and "playing all the notes in the chord at the same time," are functionally the same thing with guitar most of the time. If a chord is indicated as a chord, its notes are intended to be played simultaneously.
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.
After you have mastered counting to 4 while strumming down on the beat, changing chords, and looping a progression, you should learn to strum up on the off beat. This is what we covered when strumming on the “and” of the count.
The arrows will tell you when to strum down (down facing arrow) and when to strum up (up facing arrow). Take a look at the diagram below. You can see each beat of the measure (1, 2, 3, and 4) with the up beat (or "and" of each beat represented with a "+").
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