Right click the link below and open the video in a new window so you can see the notes below – YourGuitarSage (Your Uke Sage)
Lightly mute for percussion sound as in ‘Hey, Soul Sister’
Feel the beats by stamping your feet.
‘And’s are usually the ‘upbeat’
#’s = downbeat
+ = upbeat
1 (05:30) Downbeats only on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4thbeats. The upbeats ‘+’s are ‘ghost strums’ meaning you pass the strings going up but don’t hit them.
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Down
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Down
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Down
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Down
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1 (+)
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2 (+)
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3 (+)
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4 (+)
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2 (06:30) Strum both the down beat AND the up beat
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Down / Up
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Down / Up
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Down / Up
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Down / Up
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1 +
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2 +
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3 +
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4 +
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3 (07:00) A very common strum in rock/pop/country. Include a little ‘drop out’ on the + of 3 and 4
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Down / Up
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Down / Up
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Down / Up
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Down / Up
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1 ( +)
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2 (+)
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3 +
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4 +
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4. 2 (08:46) Taking the 4 + downbeat out
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Down / Up
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Down / Up
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Down / Up
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Down
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1 +
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2 +
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3 +
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(4) +
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