Strumming pattern · Beginner · 4/4
Down-up eighth notes
Down on every beat, up on every “and” in between: eight even strums per bar. Your hand moves like a pendulum — down on the numbers, up on the “ands”.
1↓
&↑
2↓
&↑
3↓
&↑
4↓
&↑
D U D U D U D U · down, up, down, up, down, up, down, up
ChordG
Chords (guitar)
Change chord every
How to play it
- Count “1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &”: down on the numbers, up on each “&”.
- Upstrums are lighter: brush just the top three or four strings.
- This pendulum motion never stops in any pattern — later patterns just skip some of the strums.
- 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.