We all want to play our favourite songs. Well, what happens if we know the chords for a song but we don't know the strumming pattern? This lesson will show you the key pieces you need to find and choose a strumming pattern for a particular song. You'll learn about the important building blocks like tempo and time signature but you'll also see that once you have those in place, there are ways to fill in the blanks according to your own style and feel of the song.

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There is only one ‘trick' to this, and that is the trick to all strumming patterns: KEEP YOUR HAND MOVING. Don't let it pause after the up-strum before the tie and then have to rush down to get the next up-strum. This is the most common mistake that people make. Keep that hand moving!

Playing along with me in the video will help you the most.

Once you can play it, you need to do it over and over again – drill it in so that it becomes natural to do it. This for many guitarists is THE strumming pattern, and I have met quite a few singer-songwriters that use this pattern in every song! That's not necessarily recommended, but you will use this pattern a whole lot once you get it comfortable.