Originally Posted by: quinn31st

The example I have provided is Act Naturally, as you can see most of these "Easy Guitar Books" give a suggested Strum pattern and pick pattern. While the melody of the song is notated with single notes. If one was to attempt to play the melody via strumming I would assume it wouldn't sound correct.

Both the strum & pick pattern would apply to the chords. And further, you'd have to adjust that straight 1/8 strum to a swing rhythm due to the indication at the top to make it an 1/8th note swing triplet feel.

https://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=21145&s_id=1692

https://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=21249&s_id=1701

But you are correct that neither apply to the melody. That's intended to be sung by voice. You could play the melody on guitar, after all standard notation contains the info: the notes & the rhythms to use. I find that good practice for sight reading & general skill building. But you'd be picking one note at a time.

If you did play the single note melody you'd have to have another guitarist to strum the chords for accompaniment. Or you have to combine them into a chord melody version. But that's a whole different can of worms. :)[br][br]Hope this helps! Have fun with that song!