The 10 Most Popular Strumming Patterns Of All Time

If you’ve played guitar for any amount of time, you’ve probably gathered that strumming is a pretty important piece of the puzzle - the guitar is considered a rhythm instrument after all. So to help you navigate these daunting rhythmic waters, we’ve created a guide to help you play ten of the most popular strumming patterns on the guitar.
Throughout this guitar lesson, Kent and Ayla will guide you through increasingly challenging strumming patterns that span various genres and styles. We’ll start things off nice and easy, so you can get the core of the technique down, and move our way down to a few busier patterns that can really add some flair to your playing. We’ve also added a popular song that uses each strumming pattern, so they’re even easier to wrap your head around. Go grab your guitar and let’s get to it!
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Chapters
0:00 - Hello, Internet!
0:30 - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
1:22 - Best Of You
2:43 - Brown Eyed Girl
3:44 - Proud Mary
5:05 - Wonderwall
6:41 - Breakaway
7:53 - MIA
8:49 - Faith
10:28 - Three Little Birds
12:10 - Long Train Running
14:44 - Final thoughts
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About Ayla Tesler-Mabe:
Ayla has been making waves in the world of guitar playing as a professional guitarist, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer, since the early age of 14. After only been playing for two years, her first KZread video (a rendition of John Mayall’s “Hideaway”) put her on the map and kickstarted her music career. She has since been featured in Rolling Stone magazine, become a member of the Ernie Ball and Fender family of artists, and earned various Berklee College of Music scholarships. Musically, Ayla finds great pleasure in exploring the numerous avenues available to her through various styles of music, as seen through her work with Calpurnia and Ludic.
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  • @MusoraMedia
    @MusoraMedia Жыл бұрын

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  • @jackpauley8189
    @jackpauley8189 Жыл бұрын

    You two did a really great job on this lesson. I'm an older intermediate that's always want to improve. Thank you both

  • @101Thrillseeker
    @101Thrillseeker Жыл бұрын

    Showing the patterns in a song is so helpful and gives us something to practice with instead of just doing the motion. Great video

  • @MrHarley950
    @MrHarley950 Жыл бұрын

    Sami Ghawi rocks. He's my number 2 favorite guitar teacher; right behind the legend, Ayla Tesler-Mabe.

  • @stevenspikes5474
    @stevenspikes5474 Жыл бұрын

    Ayla, you've been holding out on us. So very nice to hear your singing voice! We'll be expecting more... please.

  • @stevenspikes5474

    @stevenspikes5474

    Жыл бұрын

    Will that be a swedish massage?

  • @865misty
    @865misty Жыл бұрын

    Really really really digging your videos you've been releasing lately! 🥰❤️

  • @alanhardwick9694
    @alanhardwick96943 ай бұрын

    Brilliant, lots of people produce videos of songs on KZread and say use this pattern or that without showing the timing. That is crucial for me. Thanks

  • @ruanpeters4410
    @ruanpeters4410 Жыл бұрын

    Great video really help as a newbie I started with picking and found strumming difficult and this helps a lot, a must practice

  • @christiedrahnak9059
    @christiedrahnak9059 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Just what I was looking for! Thank you soooo much!

  • @timothywheeler671
    @timothywheeler671 Жыл бұрын

    nice work 💕 love it! 💕 thanks for sharing

  • @TheRahulMulchandani
    @TheRahulMulchandani11 ай бұрын

    This video is best understood once the concept of playing on / off the beat is clear. Thanks for the great video!

  • @kane6529
    @kane6529 Жыл бұрын

    Top 10 mustache’ of all time 😎

  • @jameskuppan4017

    @jameskuppan4017

    Жыл бұрын

    😜

  • @LifeDigitized
    @LifeDigitized Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic video! Thank You, Regards, David

  • @chrisbogue3210
    @chrisbogue3210 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks again, this was so helpful!

  • @canalpaulolyra3670
    @canalpaulolyra3670 Жыл бұрын

    Super good class!

  • @musicwithnikolololo1212
    @musicwithnikolololo1212 Жыл бұрын

    this was super helpful! thank u so much.

  • @marinbukljas8436
    @marinbukljas84365 ай бұрын

    Fantastic video! Thank you guys!!

  • @MG-vo7is
    @MG-vo7is Жыл бұрын

    Very cool. Thank you.

  • @stnganguly
    @stnganguly4 ай бұрын

    Fantastic; nice and comprehensive!

  • @davidbalan6571
    @davidbalan6571 Жыл бұрын

    All musical are great lessons !!

  • @fluer1724
    @fluer17244 ай бұрын

    Thank you, this is very helpful.

  • @erdogan330
    @erdogan330 Жыл бұрын

    great video thank you so much.

  • @1minutecomicswalahollywood648
    @1minutecomicswalahollywood648 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful color scheme of your guitar.

  • @WindOnMyWings
    @WindOnMyWings7 ай бұрын

    Wonderful video! I enjoyed it so much

  • @ahallekatti
    @ahallekatti Жыл бұрын

    Enlightening 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @Troy1g
    @Troy1g Жыл бұрын

    Very helpful

  • @gowithLynne
    @gowithLynne6 сағат бұрын

    Great job!!

  • @RameshKumar-ng3nf
    @RameshKumar-ng3nf Жыл бұрын

    Loved the teaching ❤️🙏🏻. From basic strumming till advanced, explained so well 👌 step-by-step 👌. Very calm & polite when you teach. Feels very relaxed listening to your teaching 😊. Good job both of you ❤️👌

  • @aaroncohenour559
    @aaroncohenour5595 ай бұрын

    Ayla is absolutely adorable. Totally subbed this channel because of her personality, so fun and chill!

  • @robandrews9165
    @robandrews9165 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks ☺️

  • @Miss.amberlily
    @Miss.amberlily4 ай бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @darynbrown9072
    @darynbrown9072 Жыл бұрын

    So excited to learn how to mute with the fret hand for a percussive sound! Have you covered strum hand palm muting? I really struggle with this…thanks!

  • @Livelife-bt7su
    @Livelife-bt7su26 күн бұрын

    Great video guys. I'm a guitarist and its great to focus in on the tempo.

  • @LissetteAzar1
    @LissetteAzar1 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome!🎉

  • @lalboykipgen5549
    @lalboykipgen5549 Жыл бұрын

    Wow 👌 I love it

  • @woestewolden1379
    @woestewolden1379 Жыл бұрын

    Geweldig! Voor het eerst dat ik je hoorde zingen! Leuk!

  • @nssomipam3198
    @nssomipam3198 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @rexdmello6665
    @rexdmello66658 ай бұрын

    Excellent

  • @emutlyaussie3633
    @emutlyaussie3633 Жыл бұрын

    SICK!!🤘

  • @sergioalvarez5949
    @sergioalvarez5949 Жыл бұрын

    Miss Ayla reminds me of elementary school orchestra teacher, very chill, soft spoken person and very easy to understand.

  • @davidjacobus9711
    @davidjacobus9711 Жыл бұрын

    Very Cool

  • @johnnysaid4362
    @johnnysaid4362 Жыл бұрын

    very good. thank you! ❤️❤️ only i wish you also hum the tune while showing the rhythm application

  • @Alex13724
    @Alex137244 ай бұрын

    Total beginner here but what a good lesson! Also with some examples 😁 Subscribed and thank you!

  • @eganruiz
    @eganruiz Жыл бұрын

    Great!!!

  • @williameddy9919
    @williameddy9919 Жыл бұрын

    That last strumming pattern you said is for funk is also a disco rhythm. My guitar teacher taught me that disco was based on the 16th note. You constantly play 16th notes and you mute some of those notes by lifting your chord hand to give it a disco groove.

  • @bomandan567
    @bomandan567 Жыл бұрын

    I love it.

  • @kingtriplebbb5347
    @kingtriplebbb5347 Жыл бұрын

    That strum sounds like wonder something🤔🎶❤ GREAT 👌

  • @simonlwin6827
    @simonlwin68278 ай бұрын

    Really good guys, I prefer the 1 & or 1 e & a. Type language as it helps me feel where I am within each beat more easily. If that makes any sense 😊

  • @MrWhat-uc4bp
    @MrWhat-uc4bp Жыл бұрын

    Nice

  • @malotidas196
    @malotidas196 Жыл бұрын

    Nice to meet you Miss and sir

  • @javierlestido3418
    @javierlestido34185 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the lesson! Just one little note, all the great reggae players always strum down and not up

  • @kingtriplebbb5347
    @kingtriplebbb5347 Жыл бұрын

    Sounds like WONDER WALL💕💖🎸🎶🙋

  • @airnbeer
    @airnbeer Жыл бұрын

    love the regge

  • @MedalionDS9
    @MedalionDS9 Жыл бұрын

    I've been trying to get Long Train Running working, it was a little trickier than I expected

  • @HarryCollins99
    @HarryCollins995 ай бұрын

    Seriously Ayla, you have a guitar teacher? You already have it!

  • @stringman509
    @stringman5099 ай бұрын

    I love hearing the smack ,so going to have to play it xxx

  • @suegates5
    @suegates5 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks. Have watched many of your Videos. Any chance, give us a simple 1 page of lesson. Like strumming patterns, a great one to do. Have seen them, Just D+ U. It's a Great practice sheet. Plus Songs u do. Please!! Rarely have my guitar when I come up on a good one( all r good) Thanks

  • @ondorootieno3
    @ondorootieno3 Жыл бұрын

    You mean you guys haven't noticed the lady's bewitching smile 🥰

  • @The_Singing_Cricketer
    @The_Singing_Cricketer8 күн бұрын

    3rd pattern (brown eyed girl), 3rd beat first quaver is a rest.

  • @LucaSiljeFerrall
    @LucaSiljeFerrall7 ай бұрын

    As a "non-dominant hand strummer" I doubt I'll ever get to that level in patterns no matter how much I practice 😅😅 so I'm going for the "Down-Up-Smack-Up" pattern, which is seriously challenging enough already haha, ..my hand keep wanna add an extra down in the end or replace the up with it.. heh...

  • @tammieschiller397
    @tammieschiller397 Жыл бұрын

    You mentioned the strumming pattern course of your teacher Sami? not sure on spelling, sorry, where can i find access to that? thankyou

  • @eddiemattison7792
    @eddiemattison77923 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the video, but since this doesn’t cover ALL of the strumming patterns, what if the song is ANOTHER strumming pattern? Are these the most COMMON ones? How do I figure out other ones, especially if the pattern changes in the song? Thanks

  • @tsigo2
    @tsigo2 Жыл бұрын

    The Bo Diddley rhythm also change identity and it became a clave now?

  • @Jrenk768
    @Jrenk768 Жыл бұрын

    Good job the 10 most popular,salam from karya anak bngsa

  • @extremesecrecy
    @extremesecrecy8 ай бұрын

    I was just thinking that lol...down down up down...whaaat.... I noticed I play that song a little different haha. (Wonderwall)

  • @skiranr1725
    @skiranr1725 Жыл бұрын

    My friend really leaned back while playing that reggae rhythm. Sad thing is he was in terrace sitting on the edge of wall 🥴

  • @robertoferreira5774
    @robertoferreira5774 Жыл бұрын

    Leave the Strum pattern names Written! I'm a Foreigner and have trouble understanding names I've never heard. Excelent Video!

  • @That.Guy.

    @That.Guy.

    4 ай бұрын

    I think they just made the names up

  • @C.SchitzPopinov
    @C.SchitzPopinov Жыл бұрын

    Although I don’t mind the down, down, up down terminology. I’ve become a fan of the 1 e and ah, terminology.

  • @alinaa.f.2368
    @alinaa.f.2368 Жыл бұрын

    En cada uno de los acordes reputen lo mismo :" es el mejor acorde de todos los tiempos!!lo toco todo el rato con todas las canciones!"😅se hace pesado... Pero bien explicado , resumido y con canciones👍

  • @miguelangelcolon1345
    @miguelangelcolon1345 Жыл бұрын

    Hi, what model is that Taylor?

  • @williameddy9919

    @williameddy9919

    Жыл бұрын

    Same as Eagles but with fingerpicking.

  • @designwithdaniel
    @designwithdaniel Жыл бұрын

    The Wonderwall strumming only seems elaborate because you’ve taken it out of the context of the chords. Focused on the actual chord changes, it’s simple. Good video.

  • @kaylalabun3927
    @kaylalabun392728 күн бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤

  • @R.L.Humpert
    @R.L.Humpert Жыл бұрын

    What do I do when I am stuck on one pattern and can’t break the habit? I’ll start a different and I always end up on DDUUDU. Ugh. Thanks 😊

  • @jroc2201
    @jroc2201 Жыл бұрын

    Sweet stash bro

  • @PURPLE_SHADE_SMOOTHIE
    @PURPLE_SHADE_SMOOTHIE11 ай бұрын

  • @blinkz0rz519
    @blinkz0rz519 Жыл бұрын

    IMHO, for Faith, the pattern should be : D . . U . . D . . U D . D . X X 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a That's how it fits if you keep your strumming hand moving up and down through the beat. In fact she does play it like that at the start (10:16), but still missing the subtle UD.

  • @chloe7059
    @chloe7059 Жыл бұрын

    i wish for the more complex strumming patterns that you would go thru it at speed before jumping straight into the song - it's difficult to make the transition from half to full speed while also trying to keep track of the chords. it feels like there's a step missing and it's really frustrating rolling the same 5 second loop back bc you also didn't repeat it like you said :/

  • @suegates5
    @suegates5 Жыл бұрын

    📍 No way, gonna recall.. lol Tks

  • @51jackie1
    @51jackie16 ай бұрын

    Please show patterns on the screen! It's so hard to follow without the visual picture of the up/down movement!

  • @axisyard67
    @axisyard67 Жыл бұрын

    Aylaaaaaa , i know how to play guitar cause of you 🎸🌈🌈🙏 life fcking changed after that . Thanks , Ps. This video helps even more ,

  • @jasond626
    @jasond626 Жыл бұрын

    Nice video but what happened not having Metallica and metal type strumming?

  • @jankafka7330
    @jankafka7330 Жыл бұрын

    I'd like to see a competition between Ms. Tesler-Mabe and the Japanese guitarist Saki to determine the champ of simultaneous smiling and talking. I think Saki might have the advantage, as she doesn't move her jaw while speaking but I'd still like to view the contest.

  • @johnnysaid4362

    @johnnysaid4362

    Жыл бұрын

    🤣

  • @Ericx25
    @Ericx255 ай бұрын

    The hardest thing for me is to mute the G chord. The explanation to do it is missing.... Same problem at kzread.info/dash/bejne/gIStwdSFftW4org.html how do I mute the D chord (the D string of that D chord)

  • @youtubestar5942
    @youtubestar5942 Жыл бұрын

    good teachers👩‍🏫‍👩‍🏫‍👩‍🏫‍👩‍🏫‍

  • @kingtriplebbb5347
    @kingtriplebbb5347 Жыл бұрын

    Hay Girl friend 🎶🎸

  • @davidswift1644
    @davidswift16442 ай бұрын

    Ok so you had me on down up up up down down up up up down up down....ermm up up erm down up. 🤭

  • @seamusbrowne4909
    @seamusbrowne4909 Жыл бұрын

    😎😎😎

  • @NewtaoV
    @NewtaoV Жыл бұрын

    Mario Bros knows how to play guitar!

  • @Yomommahouse6801
    @Yomommahouse6801 Жыл бұрын

    That stash is so perfect it looks fake.

  • @lambgoat2421
    @lambgoat24213 ай бұрын

    Ayla is so damn pretty omg

  • @MedalionDS9
    @MedalionDS9 Жыл бұрын

    WONDAHWAHHHHLLLLLL baby

  • @dhwhwhshhshwwy946

    @dhwhwhshhshwwy946

    Жыл бұрын

    You are so cool, I hope you make it, whatever you want to do.

  • @MedalionDS9

    @MedalionDS9

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dhwhwhshhshwwy946 Thanks, you too... but I have a feeling you weren't being serious, oh well.

  • @dhwhwhshhshwwy946

    @dhwhwhshhshwwy946

    Жыл бұрын

    @@MedalionDS9 I'm serious, I didn't realize that what I said might come across as sarcastic.

  • @paschalisantoniou974
    @paschalisantoniou974 Жыл бұрын

    Where's good old shuffle?????

  • @usmcchrisg
    @usmcchrisg Жыл бұрын

    Who is this man? What are his intentions? Ah jokes. Mkay I dont trust the stash. Excellent lesson as always.

  • @mylifeinGA
    @mylifeinGA Жыл бұрын

    How can you make a video about the most popular strumming patterns of all time and not do a shuffle or anything blues related?

  • @michaelmacneil1252
    @michaelmacneil1252 Жыл бұрын

    Let's give them something to talk about. Proud Mary. It's a hard rains gonna fall.dylan and donaven teach tempo.light foot,Paul Simon.

  • @jankafka7330

    @jankafka7330

    Жыл бұрын

    The comment makes no sense yet two people have given it a 'thumbs up'. WTF?

  • @davidbalan6571
    @davidbalan6571 Жыл бұрын

    When my curriculum sports and games and having football shoes at primary 🏫 and secondary 🏫 academic performance UPSR ( 2004 ) 1C,4B and PMR ( 2007) 4C,3B after I finished my biggest SPM ( 2009) I will not going back with my mother at her Small towns liked LAWAS . I will stayed at Kuching Sarawak's City's to find a Job's at Supermarket Everrise starting on 1 First January's 2010 worked as sale's assistant , storekeeper and Cashier's with minimum salary RM 600 and opening account 🏦 with identity card number and buying a new wallet .

  • @user-dn4wv2pv1g
    @user-dn4wv2pv1g5 ай бұрын

    Wow I accidentally discovered some of this by just playing😂

  • @robertbogomolec8763
    @robertbogomolec87632 ай бұрын

    Man I've been playing fingerstyle for over 15 years. And I mean Tommy Emmanuel style, not the easy stuff. It kinda feels strange to watch an absolute beginner video now 😂

  • @edgarp66
    @edgarp66 Жыл бұрын

    Whats next “top 5 strings of all time?”

  • @Martinroque77
    @Martinroque7711 ай бұрын

    Small question: why the small guitars? Lol.