Strumming

Strumming:

When the plectrum is drawn quickly across the strings, in which all the notes of a chord sound more or less simultaneously, is call strumming. In strumming you will not easily be able to distinguish one note from another.

            The strumming, rhythmic style is one we shall use for our accompaniments at first. It is therefore important that you should learn to strum with a regular beat, in order to make your accompaniment as rhythmic as possible. Pick a chord and start strumming counting 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &.

Here are the some examples of Strumming Patterns have been used in most popular Indian and Western Songs-

Beat		1	&	2	&	3	&	4	&
1		D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
	2	D	U	D	U	D	U	D	U
	3	D	U	D	U	-	U	D	U
	4	D	-	D	U	-	U	D	U
	5	D	-	D	U	-	U	D	-
	6	D	-	D	DU	-U	D	D	DU
	7.	D	D	D	DU	-U	D	D	DU
	8.	D	-U	DU	D	-U	D	D	DU
	9.	D	-U	DU	D	-U	DU	D	DU
	10.	D	UD	-U	D	UD	-U	D	DU