{"id":1848,"date":"2022-08-29T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/?p=1848"},"modified":"2022-11-02T18:08:13","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T01:08:13","slug":"10-most-popular-strumming-patterns-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/10-most-popular-strumming-patterns-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 Most Popular Strumming Patterns of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you’ve played guitar for any amount of time, you’ve probably gathered that strumming is a pretty important piece of the puzzle — the guitar is<\/em> considered a rhythm instrument after all. So to help you navigate these daunting rhythmic waters, we’ve created a guide to help you play ten of the most popular strumming patterns on the guitar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout this guitar lesson, Kent and Ayla will guide you through increasingly challenging strumming patterns that span various genres and styles. We’ll start things off nice and easy, so you can get the core of the technique down, and move our way down to a few busier patterns that can really add some flair to your playing. We’ve also added a popular song that uses each strumming pattern, so they’re even easier to wrap your head around. Go grab your guitar and let’s get to it!<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Basic Quarter Note Pattern<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We’ll kick things off with the most basic strumming pattern out there. To play it, you’ll strum down on every beat as you count from one to four. This strumming pattern may seem a little too simple to have any use, but you’d be surprised how popular it is in music. When you’re feeling ready, try playing along to the song with the sheet music below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A song that uses this strumming pattern:<\/strong> Boulevard Of Broken Dreams – Green Day<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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