Hey hows everyone going ?
I have a strumming question .
I am learning the beginners version of Runaway Train and I am confused .
So the strumming pattern is DD UU DU .
So when do I change chords i,e most chords in this song are 2 bars and when I slow the vid lesson down it would appear to me most 2 bar chords seem to be changed after the folowing DD UU DU DD UU DU ie 2 x DD UU DU ???
Can somebody please explain is this correct
Cheers Dave
Originally Posted by: Dave NightcapsI am learning the beginners version of Runaway Train and I am confused .
So the strumming pattern is DD UU DU .[/quote][p]That is the pattern for when you actually strum the chords, but notice that you should always be constantly strumming your arm back & forth: down, up, down, up, etc.
Caren covers this in detail on this lesson of the tutorial.
https://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=19529&s_id=1519
The trick is to avoid strumming the strings on some of those strums.
Down (strum) up (miss) down (strum) up (strum) down (miss) up (strum) down (strum) up (strum)
[quote=Dave Nightcaps]So when do I change chords
You change chords every 2 measures. So you complete that strumming pattern twice (once for each single measure), then change chords. Hope that helps!
Yep thanks that explanation does help ....sometimes as a beginner I find that even when I slow the vid down its still a bit fast to grasp the pattern I seem to find having it written down as
DD UU DU helps
Thanks Dave
Originally Posted by: Dave NightcapsYep thanks that explanation does help ....sometimes as a beginner I find that even when I slow the vid down its still a bit fast to grasp the pattern I seem to find having it written down as
DD UU DU helps
Glad it helps! Have fun with it!
