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ℹ️ About this Pattern

This pattern forms the foundation for most rock punk and some pop music. It is a really easy Paran but you can easily add some really hectic variations so take your time to master the basic pattern.

D d d D dd D d

📝 Variations

Basically just add up strums between the downs anywhere, but the most popular variation that is quite hard for beginners is:

1 D du . uD du . uD du

2 Add random up strums inbetween

🎧 Listen

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📺 Video Lesson

https://www.loom.com/share/482b7c41a6254e65b11f7e8d55972e25?sid=fe073570-f979-430f-8894-38b6e4955512

🥁 Drum Grooves

Practicing with these grooves is the BEST thing you can do to improve your strumming.

Straight Feel

Slow

D d d D d d D d Straight 85bpm.m4a

Mid

D d d D d d D d Straight 100bpm.m4a

D d d D d d D d Straight 115bpm.m4a

Fast

D d d D d d D d Straight 130bpm.m4a