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Strumming

Seven patterns, from the simplest to the most syncopated. Listen to one, then play along. ↓ is a downstroke, ↑ an upstroke, and a dash means the hand keeps moving without touching the strings.

Count out loud : 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and

  • The four beatsStrumming 1
    1. ↓1
    2. ·e
    3. ↓2
    4. ·e
    5. ↓3
    6. ·e
    7. ↓4
    8. ·e
  • Your first up-strokeStrumming 5
    1. ↓1
    2. ↑e
    3. ↓2
    4. ·e
    5. ↓3
    6. ·e
    7. ↓4
    8. ·e
  • The one in most songsStrumming 29
    1. ↓1
    2. ·e
    3. ↓2
    4. ↑e
    5. ↓3
    6. ·e
    7. ↓4
    8. ↑e
  • The pop patternStrumming 96
    1. ↓1
    2. ·e
    3. ↓2
    4. ↑e
    5. ·3
    6. ↑e
    7. ↓4
    8. ↑e
  • Constant down-upStrumming 105
    1. ↓1
    2. ↑e
    3. ↓2
    4. ↑e
    5. ↓3
    6. ↑e
    7. ↓4
    8. ↑e
  • SyncopatedStrumming 77
    1. ↓1
    2. ·e
    3. ·2
    4. ↑e
    5. ·3
    6. ↑e
    7. ↓4
    8. ·e
  • Off-beatsStrumming 126
    1. ↓1
    2. ↑e
    3. ·2
    4. ↑e
    5. ↓3
    6. ↑e
    7. ·4
    8. ↑e

Three things that change everything

  1. The hand never stops. It goes down and up all the time; it only touches the strings where there is an arrow.
  2. Count out loud. While you count you cannot get lost — and the day it becomes automatic, you stop.
  3. Work a pattern on one chord. Add the chord change only when the right hand holds on its own.

And in the app

The app holds 128 of them, ordered from the simplest to the hardest, and TrueTake listens to whether your strokes land in the right place — especially the upstrokes, the ones that crowd.

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