In this video
Learn to play the most common strumming patterns by missing up strums
This pattern is used in many pop songs old and new. It’s a crucial stepping stone to mastering which strums you want to play and learning the control needed to miss out specific strums. This skill among a handful of others will enable you to nail the strumming patterns in the songs you love!
NEW interactive TAB!
Set tempo to 80bpm (start slower if you need to), hit 'Loop', and jam along!
On mobile, double tap TAB to loop and click the 'cog' symbol to set bpm.
All the following songs use this down and up strumming pattern or a very similar variation;
- ‘Songbird’ by Oasis
- ‘Cheerleader’ by OMI
- ‘Wake Me Up’ by Avicii (Very fast!)
Course Outline
Strumming Course
Introduction and 'Strumming Family Tree' concept
How To Hold A Guitar Properly
Top Strumming Tips & Tricks!
Strumming On The Beat
8th All Down Strumming
8th Strumming with Down and Ups
The Off Beat & Reggae Style Strumming
Adding Accents to 8th All Down Strumming
Missing Up Strums With 8th Strumming
Triplet ‘Folk’ Style Strumming
All Downs With An UP
Miss a D on Beat 3 (Most common srumming pattern)
Blues Shuffle & Triplets
Daft Punk Style Strumming
Johnny Cash Strumming
Bob Dylan Strumming
Strumming Family Tree recap
Introduction to 16th Strumming
Chord Changing Rhythm Guitar Trick
Rock Rhythm Strumming
Double Time!
Percussive Hits
Bo Diddley Rhythm