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Guitar Strumming Patterns: For Electric and Acoustic Guitar

This document provides 14 guitar strumming patterns for acoustic and electric guitar. It demonstrates the patterns through diagrams with musical notation for the rhythm and arrows indicating the down and up strums. Additional patterns are shown spanning two bars. The document explains techniques like muted strums and triplets. It encourages applying the patterns to songs and links to other guitar articles.

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Guitar Strumming Patterns: For Electric and Acoustic Guitar

This document provides 14 guitar strumming patterns for acoustic and electric guitar. It demonstrates the patterns through diagrams with musical notation for the rhythm and arrows indicating the down and up strums. Additional patterns are shown spanning two bars. The document explains techniques like muted strums and triplets. It encourages applying the patterns to songs and links to other guitar articles.

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Guitar Strumming Patterns


for electric and acoustic guitar

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Pattern 1 Pattern 2

0:00 / 0:12 0:00 / 0:11

The pattern sounds better when


played a bit loose on the strum up
and the lower string is missing the
stroking.

Pattern 3 Pattern 4

0:00 / 0:11 0:00 / 0:11

Pattern 5 Pattern 6

0:00 / 0:10 0:00 / 0:10

In order to perform the muted


strums, put the edge of your
strumming hand on the strings
near the guitar bridge, so the
strings should become muffled,
and while remaining in this
position strum the chord in the
direction the white arrows
indicate.
It's in some way similar to the
palm mute technique but the
muted strumming perceived more
as a percussive effect and you
don't have to strum all the strings
for it.

Pattern 7 Pattern 8

0:00 / 0:10 0:00 / 0:09

Pattern 9 Pattern 10

0:00 / 0:11 0:00 / 0:10

Pattern 11 Pattern 12

0:00 / 0:10 0:00 / 0:10

Pattern 13 Pattern 14
0:00 / 0:10 0:00 / 0:10

This strumming pattern looks


straightforward in the diagram,
but be aware of the dynamics:
accent the strums about the black
arrows a bit and loose at the gray
ones.

SH ARE TH IS PAG E

To start playing songs more efficiently I recommend you these song lessons as they
provide an integrated approach to learning (pro video lessons, interactive guitar tabs
and other goodies) in a consistent way, controrary to picking random lessons here
and there online.

More Advanced Patterns

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In the wider strumming diagrams I included patterns that are two bars in length.
That's why the count is repeated twice.

Pattern 15

0:00 / 0:12

Note that some strums here are really short.


Pattern 16

0:00 / 0:12

Pattern 17

0:00 / 0:16

To remember this pattern more easily, identify the sequence:


2 regular, 1 muted strum - 5 times the same thing
After the 5th time, add 1 extra muted strum (the pattern's end)

See that direction in which you strum is alternate during the


whole piece.

Pattern 18 Pattern 19 Pattern 20

0:00 / 0:13 0:00 / 0:12 0:00 / 0:12

Although the pattern looks


simple, it might be
challenging for beginner
guitar players.
Pay attention that there are
three strums per beat, each of
them is to be played by the
same amount of time.
This rhythmic formation is
called triplet.

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Lee Says
March 20th, 2017 at 9.17 AM
Great information!!

Lee Says
March 20th, 2017 at 9.17 AM

Great info!!

Mir Says
June 13th, 2017 at 10.52 PM
Useful tips, Thanks

Paul Says
October 11th, 2017 at 5.38 AM

Super

Jako Says
January 20th, 2018 at 11.07 AM
Bravo et merci !

Geber Lencina Says


February 3rd, 2018 at 6.05 AM

THANKS...
Alfie Says
February 19th, 2018 at 5.53 AM

Very informative thanks.

Mon Says
July 4th, 2018 at 8.52 PM
THIS IS SO COOL AND EASY TO FOLLOW! MUCH THANKS

SNARIOS Says
August 5th, 2018 at 9.56 PM

EXCELLENT !!!
THANKYOU

TIAGO Says
October 25th, 2018 at 2.46 AM
AWESOME!!!!!

Pablo Cocial Says


December 18th, 2018 at 10.07 AM
Es fantastico, me gusta mucho.

Sylus Says
January 21st, 2019 at 5.24 PM
Great strumming, on pattern 17, what are the
chords??

electric-fire (admin) Says


January 24th, 2019 at 4.09 PM
The progression consists of easy to play versions
of the following chords:
Cmaj7 Am7 Fmaj7 Em7

e|---0--------0--------0--------0---------|
B|---0--------1--------1--------0---------|
G|---0--------0--------2--------0---------|
D|---2--------2--------3--------0---------|
A|---3--------0-----------------2---------|
E|------------------------------0---------|

Mouse Says
January 22nd, 2021 at 7.33 PM

Do you have a resource that lists all of the


chords played with each pattern? I love this
exercise, and would really like strumming with
the chords.

electric-fire (admin) Says


January 23rd, 2021 at 4.42 AM

No I don't, but you can create it yourself!

Lazlo06 Says
January 19th, 2022 at 7.39 AM
Bravo pour votre travail je suis débutant à la

👍
guitare acoustique votre post va beaucoup m'aider

Jeremy Says
April 19th, 2022 at 8.47 AM
That's cool.

Patrick Says
July 18th, 2022 at 10.57 PM

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