What are some strumming patterns for guitar?
Lay your fingers across the strings without fretting any notes. Now start strumming down and up, counting 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &. You will count the numbers on each downstroke and count & on every upstroke. Make sure you do this in time, maybe do it with a metronome. (setting the metronome to only click on beats 2 and 4 is REALLY helpful and challenging) Now try fingering a chord, any one, doesn’t matter. Play all 8 beats. Now try skipping a few… maybe 1 – 2 – 3 & 4 &. There, you’re skipping beats 3& and 4&. Keep your hand moving the whole time, don’t stop, just don’t hit the strings on those two beats. Here are a few common strum patterns for you to try, complete with strum direction: 1 – 2 & – & 4 & D D U U D U 1 & 2 – 3 – 4 – D U D D D 1 & 2 & – & 4 & D U D U U D U 1 – – & 3 & 4 & D U D U D U Those should get you going. It’s pretty easy to come up with your own too. The most important thing is that you keep your hand moving the whole time. This will keep your timing even and your playing
