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Breaking up a Four Bar Strum Pattern
One of the most ubiquitous, D D U U D U, or if you prefer, 1 & 2 & & 4 &...
If you're using this pattern in a song where the chords take up a half a bar each, would you still use it? Or just use a simpler pattern for two bars and use the above pattern when you hit a four bar chord? |
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A simple "quarter 2-8ths quarter 2 8ths" would work fine in the 2 chord bars.
Generally, I let the overall feel of the song dictate the strumming. Overall, I think people strum way too much. |
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Should the count be 1 2 & (3) & 4 &
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What Mr B said.
Long-term, it's valuable to be able to make chord changes somewhat independently of right-hand. Think hammer on/pull off. So, the way I see it there are 3 basic ways: 1. Mr B's way. ( That's the way I teach beginning students to do it). 2. Change LH chord between the up strokes. This is actually a very idiomatic guitar sound, but I think most people just pick this up naturally without practicing a lot. (Of course, it's something you could deliberately work on.) 3. Change LH chord on the syncopated upstroke. Again, very idiomatic guitar sound which is important long-term, but most people just pick it up on their own. I wouldn't concern yourself too much with for 2 or 3 honestly, unless you have a particularly more analytical temperament. Some people just are and appreciate more concrete contexts. To each his own... |