I would like to start posting my suggested strumming patterns.
Why?
Well, there are several reasons. For me, I guess I have a strumming pattern disability. Having, the patterns figured out helps me.
I imagine if there was a Metronome and it alternated between Up/Down that could help. It wouldn't show you a pattern but it would help you figure it out riff repeater.
I have been told you are supposed to keep your strumming hand moving up and down. This does help to a point and maybe given time it will help a ton. But for me, if I get off time, I tend to stay off time. Do it right and hearing it right I am hoping it will help me connect the two so I can fix it dynamically.
I would also like to get other input since I suspect in some cases I am still not correct.
I realize there is more than one correct way and maybe no correct when it sounds good to the listener.
So this is a song I could play at near 100% in master mode.
I was playing it all wrong when I look at it from a strumming pattern. This is probably why I would get off time if I tried playing it without music or Rocksmith.
It looks like I have a tendency to want to start any group of strums with a down strum as the first one and I find myself rushing to do this.
This is how I believe it should be for the most repeated pattern in the song.
D E
DxDxDxDU xUxUDxDx
How did I play it before this change?
D E
DxDxDxDU xDxDUxDx
I would hesitate after the upstroke on the E so it could be a downstroke and this would pull together the rest.
I would also do this on the other pattern:
What I suggest is the right pattern follows:
A D Bm E
DxDxDUDx DxDUxUDx DxDxDUDx DUDUDUDx
How I would play it:
A D Bm E
DxDxDUDx DxDUxDUx DxDxDUDx DUDUDUDx
I again would hesitate to convert the upstroke to a downstroke.
Now, most songs don't come together like this with a couple of hesitations.
I really think this bad habit and my general lack of recognizing and maintaining the beat has hurt my learning.
I am attempting to learn songs I play at a high percentage but I find it a time-consuming effort for each song.
I have done some searches but seen very little postings similar to this. I have seen some questions.
Any thoughts are tips are appreciated.
Thanks
Here is the whole song with what I call the correct pattern:
D E
DxDxDxDU xUxUDxDx times 4 and loop this for 3 more times
A D Bm E
DxDxDUDx DxDUxUDx DxDxDUDx DUDUDUDx
D E
DxDxDxDU xUxUDxDx times 4
break
D E
DxDxDxDU xUxUDxDx times 2
D E
DxDxDxDU xUxUDxDx times 4 and loop this for 2 more times
A D Bm E
DxDxDUDx DxDUxUDx DxDxDUDx DUDUDUDx
D E
DxDxDxDU xUxUDxDx times 4
break
D E
DxDxDxDU xUxUDxDx times 2
D E
DxDxDxDU xUxUDxDx times 4
break
D E
DxDxDxDU xUxUDxDx times 2
D E
DxDxDxDU xUxUDxDx times 4 and loop this for 4 more times
D E D
DxDxDxDU xUxUDxDx D
Oh...the Song
Rebel Rebel By David Bowie
This is the Rhythm track.
Why?
Well, there are several reasons. For me, I guess I have a strumming pattern disability. Having, the patterns figured out helps me.
I imagine if there was a Metronome and it alternated between Up/Down that could help. It wouldn't show you a pattern but it would help you figure it out riff repeater.
I have been told you are supposed to keep your strumming hand moving up and down. This does help to a point and maybe given time it will help a ton. But for me, if I get off time, I tend to stay off time. Do it right and hearing it right I am hoping it will help me connect the two so I can fix it dynamically.
I would also like to get other input since I suspect in some cases I am still not correct.
I realize there is more than one correct way and maybe no correct when it sounds good to the listener.
So this is a song I could play at near 100% in master mode.
I was playing it all wrong when I look at it from a strumming pattern. This is probably why I would get off time if I tried playing it without music or Rocksmith.
It looks like I have a tendency to want to start any group of strums with a down strum as the first one and I find myself rushing to do this.
This is how I believe it should be for the most repeated pattern in the song.
D E
DxDxDxDU xUxUDxDx
How did I play it before this change?
D E
DxDxDxDU xDxDUxDx
I would hesitate after the upstroke on the E so it could be a downstroke and this would pull together the rest.
I would also do this on the other pattern:
What I suggest is the right pattern follows:
A D Bm E
DxDxDUDx DxDUxUDx DxDxDUDx DUDUDUDx
How I would play it:
A D Bm E
DxDxDUDx DxDUxDUx DxDxDUDx DUDUDUDx
I again would hesitate to convert the upstroke to a downstroke.
Now, most songs don't come together like this with a couple of hesitations.
I really think this bad habit and my general lack of recognizing and maintaining the beat has hurt my learning.
I am attempting to learn songs I play at a high percentage but I find it a time-consuming effort for each song.
I have done some searches but seen very little postings similar to this. I have seen some questions.
Any thoughts are tips are appreciated.
Thanks
Here is the whole song with what I call the correct pattern:
D E
DxDxDxDU xUxUDxDx times 4 and loop this for 3 more times
A D Bm E
DxDxDUDx DxDUxUDx DxDxDUDx DUDUDUDx
D E
DxDxDxDU xUxUDxDx times 4
break
D E
DxDxDxDU xUxUDxDx times 2
D E
DxDxDxDU xUxUDxDx times 4 and loop this for 2 more times
A D Bm E
DxDxDUDx DxDUxUDx DxDxDUDx DUDUDUDx
D E
DxDxDxDU xUxUDxDx times 4
break
D E
DxDxDxDU xUxUDxDx times 2
D E
DxDxDxDU xUxUDxDx times 4
break
D E
DxDxDxDU xUxUDxDx times 2
D E
DxDxDxDU xUxUDxDx times 4 and loop this for 4 more times
D E D
DxDxDxDU xUxUDxDx D
Oh...the Song
Rebel Rebel By David Bowie
This is the Rhythm track.
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