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1. Down Strums For Down Beats and Up Strums For
Up Beats! – 99% of the time this is true. Most
songs can be strummed with an 8th note feel,
meaning 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +, or 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8. The
only time where this does not apply is when you
are strumming 16th notes. In those cases, you still
want to strum with a down/up fashion. It would
be best for you to work with 8th note feel songs
first to get a good basic rhythm established.