crash strumming

[jmgreen7]

I'm sorta new at the guitar, screwed around for about 2 years, but never taken it very seriously. what i have found is that the one thing that i can not do very well at all is pick up the strumming from songs. even if i have the chords right, i can never get it to sound just right for that reason. here is the tab i have from easy guitar

--------0-----0-----0----0----------0-----0----0---------0----0----0---0
--------0-----0-----0----0----------0-----0----0---------0----0----0---0
--------4-----4-----4----4----------4-----4----4---------4----4----4---4
--------2-----2-----2----2----------2-----2----2---------2----2----2---2
--4----------------------------0----------------------2--------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

now the question is: how does he strum?
Pick 4, down, down, up, down?
pick 0, down, up, down?
and etc.... thanks for all the help.

[jazzersize]

I'm sorta new at the guitar, screwed around for about 2 years, but never taken it very seriously. what i have found is that the one thing that i can not do very well at all is pick up the strumming from songs. even if i have the chords right, i can never get it to sound just right for that reason. here is the tab i have from easy guitar

--------0-----0-----0----0----------0-----0----0---------0----0----0---0
--------0-----0-----0----0----------0-----0----0---------0----0----0---0
--------4-----4-----4----4----------4-----4----4---------4----4----4---4
--------2-----2-----2----2----------2-----2----2---------2----2----2---2
--4----------------------------0----------------------2--------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

now the question is: how does he strum?
Pick 4, down, down, up, down?
pick 0, down, up, down?
and etc.... thanks for all the help.

I think what he does, or at least what i do (kay bare with me) is this (it'll be counting in my head...

downstroke downstroke
| |
Pick4[C#] (and) down (and) up-down-up-pick0[A]-down

as you come up, you mute then... repeat with the 2 (B)/0 (E) combo

dooes that make sense, i dunno, but thats what i think i do when i play that song i'm also sure he also presses the 5th fret on the B string (F)

[MattyTrane]

I'm sorta new at the guitar, screwed around for about 2 years, but never taken it very seriously. what i have found is that the one thing that i can not do very well at all is pick up the strumming from songs. even if i have the chords right, i can never get it to sound just right for that reason. here is the tab i have from easy guitar

--------0-----0-----0----0----------0-----0----0---------0----0----0---0
--------0-----0-----0----0----------0-----0----0---------0----0----0---0
--------4-----4-----4----4----------4-----4----4---------4----4----4---4
--------2-----2-----2----2----------2-----2----2---------2----2----2---2
--4----------------------------0----------------------2--------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

now the question is: how does he strum?
Pick 4, down, down, up, down?
pick 0, down, up, down?
and etc.... thanks for all the help.

I think what he does, or at least what i do (kay bare with me) is this (it'll be counting in my head...

downstroke downstroke
| |
Pick4[C#] (and) down (and) up-down-up-pick0[A]-down

as you come up, you mute then... repeat with the 2 (B)/0 (E) combo

dooes that make sense, i dunno, but thats what i think i do when i play that song i'm also sure he also presses the 5th fret on the B string (F)

Lol, I didnt get much of that but, at the end there you are right about he 5th fret on the B string.

[jazzersize]

I'm sorta new at the guitar, screwed around for about 2 years, but never taken it very seriously. what i have found is that the one thing that i can not do very well at all is pick up the strumming from songs. even if i have the chords right, i can never get it to sound just right for that reason. here is the tab i have from easy guitar

--------0-----0-----0----0----------0-----0----0---------0----0----0---0
--------0-----0-----0----0----------0-----0----0---------0----0----0---0
--------4-----4-----4----4----------4-----4----4---------4----4----4---4
--------2-----2-----2----2----------2-----2----2---------2----2----2---2
--4----------------------------0----------------------2--------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

now the question is: how does he strum?
Pick 4, down, down, up, down?
pick 0, down, up, down?
and etc.... thanks for all the help.

I think what he does, or at least what i do (kay bare with me) is this (it'll be counting in my head...

downstroke downstroke
| |
Pick4[C#] (and) down (and) up-down-up-pick0[A]-down

as you come up, you mute then... repeat with the 2 (B)/0 (E) combo

dooes that make sense, i dunno, but thats what i think i do when i play that song i'm also sure he also presses the 5th fret on the B string (F)

Lol, I didnt get much of that but, at the end there you are right about he 5th fret on the B string.

ya, it was pretty hard for me to think of it too, had a few too many beers that night. The way i play it is this

1--------------2------3-----4---------5----------6--------7-------8
Pick4[C#] (and) down (and) up-down-up-pick0[A]-down

where those are the beats (or downstrokes with your strumming hand)

just practice that tune a lot. its a good song for working on strumming only 1 note at a time, but keeping the rythym with your right hand. I wonder if anyone is gonna play crash for the contest?

[MattyTrane]

Im sure someone will play it.

[Chumpnet]

I gave some help in a prior thread with the strumming pattern for Crash.

http://www.dmbtabs.com/boards/viewtopic ... ng+pattern

Take a look and see if it helps.