STRUMMING PATTERNS 4/4 d u d u d u d u (low, middle, high, middle) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + d D d D * = accent the "back beat" 1 2* 3 4* > > "one and TWO and three and FOUR and" d u d u d u d u 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + d u(X)u d u(X)u 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + "X" = click D d u D d u 1 2 + 3 4 + d u D d u D 1 + 2 3 + 4 D d U u d u 1 2 + + 4 + D D u u D D d u 1(+ 2 +)3(+ 4)+(1)+ 2(+)3(+)4 + D D D d u d u D D d u 1 2 3 4 + 1 + 2 3 4 + d u d u D u u u D (syncopated) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Pick-Strum: bass strum strum, alternate bass strum strum strum (bass notes marked): D d u d u d u 1 2 + 3 + 4 + - - Syncopated Accents: > > > "123 123 12" d d d d d d d d 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + o Picking: o o o o o o o o o o o o o Bass Bass Other Syncopated Examples: (always accent the "+"s, and miss the main beats - you end up with several "ups" in a row): 1 2 3 4 1 2 + + 4 u u u u (ska) D D D D D d u u D + + + + 3/4 6/8 OR: > > > > > 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 2 + 3 + 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 d u d u d u D d u d u d u d u d u d u d d u d