Ukulele Strum Patterns
ADVERTISEMENT
1Ukulele Strum Patterns
Ukulele Strum Patterns
Ukulele Strum Patterns
Ukulele Strum Patterns
1. All downbeats – Single strum
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
2.Downbeats and upbeats – Double strum
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U
3. One measure downbeats, one measure up and downbeats
1
2
3
4
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1
2
3
4
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D
D
D
D
D U D U D U D U D
D
D
D
D U D U D U D U
4.Split the measure
1
2
3 + 4 + 1
2
3 + 4 + 1
2
3 + 4 + 1
2
3 + 4 +
D
D
D U D U D
D
D U D U D
D
D U D U D
D
D U D U
5. Emphasize the 1 downbeat
1
2 + 3 + 4 + 1
2 + 3 + 4 + 1
2 + 3 + 4 + 1
2 + 3 + 4 +
D
d u d u d u D
d u d u d u D
d u d u d u D
d u d u d u
6. Emphasize the 2 downbeat
1 + 2
3 + 4 + 1 + 2
3 + 4 + 1 + 2
3 + 4 + 1 + 2
3 + 4 +
d u D
d u d u d u D
d u d u d u D
d u d u d u D
d u d u
7. Latin strum
1
2 +
+ 4 + 1
2 +
+ 4 + 1
2 +
+ 4 + 1
2 +
+ 4 +
D
D u
u d u D
D u
u d u D
D u
u d u D
D u
u d u
8. Variation on #7 – syncopated strum
1
2 +
+ 4
1
2 +
+ 4
1
2 +
+ 4
1
2 +
+ 4
D
D u
u d
D
D u
u d
D
D u
u d
D
D u
u d
9. Another variation on #7
1 + 2 +
+ 4 + 1 + 2 +
+ 4 + 1 + 2 +
+ 4 + 1 + 2 +
+ 4 +
D u d u
u d u D u d u
u d u D u d u
u d u D u d u
u d u
10. Country strum
1
2 + 3
4 + 1
2 + 3
4 + 1
2 + 3
4 + 1
2 + 3
4 +
D
D U D
D U D
D U D
D U D
D U D
D U D
D U D
D U
11. Offbeat single strum
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
12. Offbeat single strum - variation
1 +
+
+
+ 1 +
+
+
+ 1 +
+
+
+ 1 +
+
+
+
D U
U
U
U D U
U
U
U D U
U
U
U D U
U
U
U
13. Bo Diddley strum – 2 measures
1
+ 3
4
2
3
1
+ 3
4
2
3
D
U D
D
D
D
D
U D
D
D
D
14. Brazillian strum – 2 measures
1
2
3 +
+
+
+ 3
4
1
2
3 +
+
+
+ 3
4
D
D
D U
U
U
U D
D
D
D
D U
U
U
U D
D
16. Make your own.
ADVERTISEMENT
0 votes
Related Articles
Related forms
Related Categories
Parent category: Life