Strumming patterns confusion

Hello all I have a question and regards this drumming patterns so the song I'm working on is she's everything by Brad Paisley. Im self taught an am so confused

Is it basic 16th 'C' 55 b.p.m.

Now the notes aren't set for enough a part for me to do a complete pattern once per chord my question is when I get to the next note do I continue with that note wherever I am in the pattern or do I restart strum pattern. Please help.

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Originally Posted by: joncasgil

Now the notes aren't set for enough a part for me to do a complete pattern once per chord [/quote][p]What exactly do you mean by a complete pattern?

[quote=joncasgil]my question is when I get to the next note do I continue with that note wherever I am in the pattern or do I restart strum pattern. Please help.

I think this depends on what strum pattern you are using. I'm assuming you are playing the acoustic guitar part. The sheet music for the song indicates a strumming pattern of mostly 1/16th notes with a few held syncopated 1/8ths. It also shows 2 chords per measure.

https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0075625

You could also more easily just strum 1/8th notes or even 1/4 notes. Or make up your own basic strumming pattern from those. Just change chords every 2 beats!

Hope that helps!

Actually that really helps however if a pattern for example only is down, down, up, down, down, down, up, down.

At 55 BPM.

I'm readi g the song hurt by j.cash

G________C_________G

1 & 2 & 3 & 4, 1 & 2 & 3 & 4

I hurt myself, Today. to see if I still fell.

Not actually like this.

So when I say I can't complete a pattern if I start my strumming pattern on G when I get to the C chord do I start the pattern over again.(back to 1). Or do I continue where I am currently (do I change to C while strumming(say if I'm on my first up strum). Or do I change to c an start at 1 & 2 & 3 & 4

Originally Posted by: joncasgil...however if a pattern for example only is down, down, up, down, down, down, up, down.[/quote]

Your pattern does not specific rhythms. So, this isn't really enough information. The pattern you describe has 8 events. So, you could simply strum it in even 1/8th notes. But for whatever reason you are combining 2 down strums right after one another. Just alternate between up & down & that will make it much easier to stay in time.

But the bottom line is that you should adjust your strumming pattern to the chord changes & rhythm of the song. It sounds like you are picking an arbitrary strumming pattern & trying to force fit it to the song.

[quote=joncasgil]So when I say I can't complete a pattern if I start my strumming pattern on G when I get to the C chord do I start the pattern over again.(back to 1). Or do I continue where I am currently (do I change to C while strumming(say if I'm on my first up strum). Or do I change to c an start at 1 & 2 & 3 & 4

The song is the standard, the chords & rhythm of the song have a specific pattern. Adjust your strumming to the requirements of the chords & rhythm instead of trying to make the song fit your pre-established idea of a strumming pattern.

In other words, if you pattern doesn't fit, or you can't complete it, then change it to make it fit the chords & rhythm of the song.

I'm learning here too, but way back many years ago, I was a rythm player, and probably pretty good at it. Now I'm trying to really learn the guitar. When it comes to rythm, I always went with how it felt, and the left and the right hand working together. Just my 2 cents worth.

Originally Posted by: ChristopherSchlegel

Originally Posted by: joncasgil...however if a pattern for example only is down, down, up, down, down, down, up, down.[/quote]

Your pattern does not specific rhythms. So, this isn't really enough information. The pattern you describe has 8 events. So, you could simply strum it in even 1/8th notes. But for whatever reason you are combining 2 down strums right after one another. Just alternate between up & down & that will make it much easier to stay in time.

But the bottom line is that you should adjust your strumming pattern to the chord changes & rhythm of the song. It sounds like you are picking an arbitrary strumming pattern & trying to force fit it to the song.

[quote=joncasgil]So when I say I can't complete a pattern if I start my strumming pattern on G when I get to the C chord do I start the pattern over again.(back to 1). Or do I continue where I am currently (do I change to C while strumming(say if I'm on my first up strum). Or do I change to c an start at 1 & 2 & 3 & 4

The song is the standard, the chords & rhythm of the song have a specific pattern. Adjust your strumming to the requirements of the chords & rhythm instead of trying to make the song fit your pre-established idea of a strumming pattern.

In other words, if you pattern doesn't fit, or you can't complete it, then change it to make it fit the chords & rhythm of the song.

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