Some common Strumming Patterns
^ – Down Stroke
v – Up Stroke
Simple Duple (2/4) – 2 beats to a bar.
Simple Triple (3/4) – 3 beats to a bar.
Simple Quadraple (4/4) – 4 beats to a bar.
The comma (,) is used here to differentiate between the separate beats contained in the bar of the pattern.
MARCH(2/4) | ^ , v ||
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FOX-TROT(2/4) | ^ , ^v ||
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TANGO(2/4) | ^^-v , ^^ ||
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POLKA(2/4) | ^-^v , ^^ ||
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WALTZ(3/4) | ^ , ^ , ^ || OR | ^ , v , v ||
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FANDANGO(3/4) | ^ , ^v , ^ ||
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SARRABANDE(3/4) | ^ , ^ , -v | ^ , ^ , – ||
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SOUL(4/4) | ^ , ^-^v , ^v , ^v ||
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BOLERO(4/4) | ^v , ^ , ^v , ^ ||
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RHYMBA(4/4) | ^^ , -^ , ^v , ^v ||
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SWING(4/4) | ^v , ^v , ^ , v ||
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ROCK(4/4) | ^–v , ^–v , ^–v , ^–v ||
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ROCK 1| ^ , -^ , ^ , ^ | | ^ , -^ , ^ , v ||
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ROCK 2| ^–^ , v^ , – , ^ | | ^^ , v^ , -^ , ^^ ||
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16 BEATS| ^–^ , v^-^ , ^ , v | | ^^ , v^-^ , ^^ , v^– ||
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DISCO| ^v , ^v , ^v , ^v | | ^v , ^v , ^v , ^v^- ||
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POPS 1| ^ , v , ^ , v | | ^ , v , ^-^ , v-^ ||
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POPS 2| ^ , v , ^ , v^ | | -^ , v^ , ^ , v ||
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POPS 3| ^^ , v^ , – , v | | ^^ , v^ , – , vv ||
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SLOW ROCK| ^ , -v , ^^ ||
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SWING| ^ , ^-^ , ^ , ^-v ||
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MARCH| ^v , -v , ^v , -v | ^v , ^v , ^-vv , ^^ ||
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REGGAE| ^v , -v , -v , –^v ||
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BOSSA-NOvA| ^ , ^v , ^v , -^ | ^^, -v , -^ , ^^ ||
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SAMBA| ^^ , ^-v^ , -^-^ , ^v ||
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BEGUINE| ^-^v , ^v , ^v , ^v | –^v , ^v , ^v , ^v ||
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