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Rhythm

Strumming Patterns

Master rhythm guitar with 25+ strumming patterns across every genre. Visual direction indicators with tempo-synced playback.

Basic Down

General - 4/4

Beginner
D
D
D
D

All downstrokes. The simplest strumming pattern.

100 BPM

Down-Up Alternate

General - 4/4

Beginner
D
U
D
U

Alternating down and upstrokes. Foundation for faster strumming.

120 BPM

Folk Strum

Folk - 4/4

Beginner
D
D
U
U
D
U

Classic folk pattern. Warm and flowing feel.

108 BPM

Pop Standard

Pop - 4/4

Beginner
D
D
U
D
U
D

Most common pop strumming pattern.

118 BPM

Country Truckin'

Country - 4/4

Intermediate
D
D
U
D
U
D
U
D

Driving country rhythm with steady eighth notes.

128 BPM

Reggae Skank

Reggae - 4/4

Intermediate
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Off-beat upstrokes. The signature reggae rhythm.

88 BPM

Waltz Time

Folk - 3/4

Beginner
D
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D
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3/4 waltz rhythm. ONE-two-three, ONE-two-three.

92 BPM

Rock Power

Rock - 4/4

Intermediate
D
D
D
U
D
U

Driving rock rhythm with attitude.

138 BPM

Blues Shuffle

Blues - 4/4

Intermediate
D
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D
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D
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D
.

Swung eighth notes. The heartbeat of blues.

102 BPM

Funk 16th

Funk - 4/4

Advanced
D
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U
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D
U
.
U

16th-note funk groove with ghost strums.

98 BPM

Acoustic Ballad

Pop - 4/4

Intermediate
D
.
D
U
.
U
D
.

Gentle ballad pattern with space.

76 BPM

Metal Downpicking

Metal - 4/4

Intermediate
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D

Aggressive downpicking for metal rhythm.

160 BPM

Bossa Nova

Jazz - 4/4

Advanced
D
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.
U
D
.
U
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Brazilian bossa nova fingerstyle rhythm.

118 BPM

Shuffle Swing

Jazz - 4/4

Intermediate
D
.
U
D
.
U
D
.
U

Swung shuffle feel. Great for jazz and blues.

128 BPM

Ska Punk

Punk - 4/4

Intermediate
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Fast off-beat upstrokes. Ska meets punk energy.

178 BPM

R&B Slow Jam

R&B - 4/4

Intermediate
D
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.
D
U
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.

Laid-back R&B groove with space.

84 BPM

Latin Groove

Latin - 4/4

Advanced
D
U
.
D
.
U
D
.

Latin-inspired syncopated rhythm.

108 BPM

Punk Fast

Punk - 4/4

Intermediate
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D

Fast downstrokes. Punk energy at full speed.

188 BPM

Indie Jangle

Indie - 4/4

Intermediate
D
U
.
U
D
U
.
U

Jangly indie rock rhythm with space.

112 BPM

Gospel Praise

Gospel - 4/4

Intermediate
D
D
U
D
D
U
D
U

Uplifting gospel rhythm with drive.

96 BPM

Travis Picking

Folk - 4/4

Advanced
T
.
T
.
T
.
T
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Alternating bass fingerpicking pattern.

100 BPM

EDM Guitar

Electronic - 4/4

Beginner
D
.
D
.
D
.
D
.

Quarter-note pulse for electronic music.

128 BPM

Flamenco Rasgueado

Flamenco - 4/4

Advanced
D
U
D
U
D
U
D
U

Fast flamenco strumming with finger rolls.

148 BPM

Lo-Fi Chill

Lo-Fi - 4/4

Beginner
D
.
.
U
.
.
D
.

Relaxed lo-fi rhythm. Minimal and dreamy.

78 BPM

6/8 Ballad

Ballad - 6/8

Intermediate
D
.
.
D
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.
D
.
.
D
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6/8 time signature ballad feel.

86 BPM

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