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Strumming

Keep time and find a groove.

  1. 1Steady downstrokesKeeping time is the whole job.
  2. 2Down, down-upThe groove: D · D-U · D · D-U.
  3. 3The famous strumD · D-U · U-D-U — you've heard it a thousand times.
  4. 4Driving eighthsAll down-strokes, twice the speed — pure energy.
  5. 5Constant down-upThe never-stop groove.
  6. 6The off-beat bounceHit only the 'ands' — reggae and ska live here.