Walking After Midnight made easy

During Waking after Midnight (made easy) Caren just says "using basic strum pattern."  What does that mean?  I can see she definitely strumming up at some points but I can't quite make it out.  Am I just missing something?

The basic strumming pattern is to keep your strumming hand in constant motion up and down in eighth notes, but only strum the strings on certain beats.

Count every measure (or bar) in eighth notes: 1-and-2-and-3-and-4-and.  Strum down on the downbeats (the counted numbers), strum up on the upbeats (the 'ands' between the downbeats).

Now strum on:

1 strum down hit strings - 'and' strum up avoid strings

2 strum down hit strings - 'and' strum up hit strings

3 strum down avoid strings - 'and' strum hit strings

4 strum down hit strings - 'and' strum hit strings

This results in the basic strumming pattern in which you strike the strings on: 1, 2-and, and-4-and.

Caren covers it in this tutorial, see lesson 3 in particular.

https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial/1408

Lisa also covers it in this tutorial, see lesson 6 in particular.

https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial/1914

You might want to watch all the way through those tutorials depending on your skill level.

Hope that helps!