Down       Down Up     Up Down Up    (Pattern)
1                2              3          4               (Beat)

As mentioned in an earlier post for my final song it has a harder strumming pattern than my midterm songs. After practicing and not being able to find the proper rhythm for my strum I have found a video that helps explain and demonstrates the pattern.

YouTube – Strumming Patterns

YouTube is a great resource for many educational videos. As well, they have a setting that you can slow down the speed of a video. This feature is great when you are playing along with the video, it helps me not feel overwhelmed by how fast they are strumming, and I can really take my time to practice.

The video below demonstrates many patterns, the one that I need begins at
2 minutes 51 seconds.

 

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