Strumming pattern · Styles · 6/8
6/8 strum
Six quick counts per bar, felt as two big beats — “ONE two three FOUR five six”. The rolling, lilting feel of many ballads, folk songs and slow rock songs.
1↓
2
3↑
4↓
5
6↑
D – U D – U · down, miss, up, down, miss, up
ChordG
Chords (guitar)
Change chord every
How to play it
- Count six, stressing 1 and 4: “ONE two three FOUR five six”.
- Down on 1 and 4, with lighter strums in between.
- The tempo here is in big beats (two per bar), so it sounds slower than the number suggests.
- Start slowly — around 60 BPM — and only speed up once the pattern feels automatic. Use the chord loop to practice changing chords without breaking the rhythm.