Friday, December 5, 2014

Rock Ballad Strum

A classic strum pattern for slow to moderately slow rock and folk songs is the Rock Ballad Strum.

This is what the pattern looks like in music notation...


Once you can say the pattern (down, down, down, downup, downup, down, down, down) over and over, try getting your strumming hand to do that with an basic chord of your choosing. 

You will soon be applying this pattern over all sorts of chord progressions and songs.


The songs linked on the pedal chord post are great examples of songs that can use the rock ballad strum.

Enjoy!

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