Introduction to Advanced Strumming Patterns
In this course on advanced strumming patterns, we will introduce our next note value, the 16th note. 16th notes can be used to create faster, and more rhythmically complex strumming patterns, especially at slower tempos. 16th notes are strummed just like 8th notes, however for every two 8th notes there are four 16th notes, so our strumming will have to be quicker as a result.
16th notes and 16th.rests. Note the double flag on the 16th note.
When a strumming pattern contains 16tth notes, the 8th notes become the new downbeats and are strummed with downstrokes. In the example below, Notice how each eighth note is now strummed using a downstroke. his is only the case when 16th notes are present in the strumming pattern
8th notes are now all strummed using downstrokes.
With 16th notes, we now have four strums in the space of a single quarter note. We count these groups of 16th notes as “One -E And-A, Two-E-And-A…” and so on for each beat.
Remember, any strummed note that falls on a downbeat will be played as a downstroke, and anything falling in-between downbeats will be played as an upstroke. We are simply changing the upstrokes from the quarter notes as seen before to the 8th notes.
