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The way I usually try to explain this to folk is like this...

Listen to the song, and with your strumming hand hit out the rythm, along with the song, on your leg or something. Like pretend drumming, but with one hand. Once you get into the rythm your hand will be bashing out a beat on your leg and you can usually pick up from that what's an down beat (strum) and what's an upbeat (strum).

It's hard to explain without showing you, but it's the best I can do.

But like Roger says, it's all about getting in the groove and feeling the rythm for yourself. After a while it'll become natural. And don't worry if it doesn't sound EXACTLY like the song; the beat is what will carry the song forward and if you're a decent singer then all the better.

Ok I think it may be 2 songs I've heard. They just sounded the same

Mine is a Gibson SJ200 as seen here played by Mike Peters in Times Square recently.

Hey, Tubatooter, my last post makes me sound like I have experience of playing in open tunings when, in fact, I do not. It's something I have been looking at in the past few weeks, trying to find one that suits me best. So far I've just been going round in circles.

I recently, through Youtube, discovered the band Boyce Avenue. They have a lot of acoustic covers posted and watching the guy play it looks like he's playing in some open tuning, but I don't know which (possibly C).  Hence the reason for my interest.

Any recommendations on a good all round open tuning?

One band sure to get me reaching for the off switch of the radio.... The Doors. Pretentious Nonsense!

Ask her if she would ever sell any of her favourite shoes.

Note:
When you ask this question make sure there is a large piece of furniture between the two of you (preferably one big enough as to be immovable). Also ensure that none of your loved ones (e.g. guitars, mandolins, ukes, banjos) are within easy reach.

Longer than 10 years!!!!!!!

Thanks for the encouragement, Southpaw. This reminds me (in a roundabouit way) of family get togethers. When I go to my brothers or sisters for an evening of good old fashioned drinking and singing, the karaoke games usually get fired up on the games system. Great fun. But when they come to mine and I say, "Let's get the karaoke on", it's the guitar that comes off the wall and a great time is had also.

Guess which I prefer?

Don't you think that these games can bring the music of legendary bands to new ears? Or to give a small appreciation of what's involved in it?

I work beside many young folk who, while liking modern rock music, have never listened to the classics. Can you believe there are some who don't know who Jimmy Page or Jimi Hendrix are!

Fair play to Zep though for making a stand for what they think is right. I think I must be in a minority of people who, as I've gotten older, have like Led Zeppelin less and less. I love all those brilliant, classic riffs and Page is a true guitar hero, but a lot of the songs are just too self indulgent for me nowadays. Half way through a song and it tends to dissapear up it's own backside. Personal opinion.

I don't know what your tuner is like but is it possible that you have read each string as in tune, but instead if it being EADGBe it was maybe  all up two semi-tones and you have not noticed the change in the note from E to F#, but just that it was in tune. i.e. the needle was bang in the middle or the light was on showing in tune.

Just a thought.

These two recorded a project back in the late 80's or there abouts. It was a kinda E.P. sort of thing, on vynil,  with 6 tracks on it. I have it somewhere. Send me an email if you're interested and I'll dig it out and get some details for you.

You betcha! Not the original line-up, but still fantastic.