Basic Strumming Patterns for Guitar

Basic Strumming Patterns (play with any chord) repeat until you get the feel of each pattern Basic Quarter Note Pattern 1

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

Basic Eighth Note Pattern 3

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

Pattern with two skipped strums ( the & of 1 and 3 ) 5

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

Skipping the & of 1 and 2 7

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

Skipping the & of 1 and 4 9

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

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Skip the & of Beat 1 and skip Beat 3 11

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

Skip the & of Beat 1 and rest on Beat 3 13

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

Skip the & of Beat 2 and rest on Beat 3 15

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

Rest on Beat 2 and the & of Beats 3 and 4 17

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

Rest on 1, 2, 3, 4 Beats - Strum on the &'s 19

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

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