Well, I don't know too much about this, but... I have been classically taught for a couple of years, and played violin and fiddle for awhile before that. The problem is, even if you can read sheet music, that doesn't guarantee you can come up with a strumming pattern. One of the ways I usually do it is to look for the strong beat in the measure (1&3 if its in 4/4, or 1 if its in 3/4 or 1&4 if its in 6/8) and put a v on that and an ^ or a ^v on the weaker beats. It can sound really plain, but you can dress it up by alternating with fingerpicking, it just depends on what you're playing. <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_rolleyes.gif" border=0 alt="Rolling Eyes">
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