Strumming Patterns

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Downstrum Every Beat
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
D D D D

Adding Two Upstrums
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
D D D U D U

Adding Three Upstrums
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
D D U D U D U

Downstrum and Upstrum
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
D U D U D U D U

Skipping a Downstrum
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
D U D U U D U

Skipping an Upstrum and a Downstrum
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
D D U U D U

Rests
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
D D U D D U

Complex Rests
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
D U D U U D U

Long Pause
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
D D U D U

Waltz
1 & 2 & 3 &
D D D U

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