1 Reply by Rumble-Doll

(8 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Thank you all.  That is of some help to me, thanks  :-)

And I can assure you I have no intention of giving up, even if I am cr**! Lol.  I started learning on a really cheap rubbish guitar over a year ago.  It was so painful to play that I was 'grimacing' trying to fret & my wrist was aching every chord I tried to play, but despite all the pain I still wanted to continue for some reason!...Mad!  Anyway, I've recently purchased a decent guitar & am finally starting to get somewhere & I love it.  At 41 years old I doubt I will ever be any good but I find it so relaxing and enjoyable that that in itself is good enough reason to continue.

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2 Reply by Rumble-Doll

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Could anyone answer the question I was really asking?  If the lyrics & chords are shown for a song, is there some reason why the strum patterns are not also shown?

There must be an appropriate (or suggested) strum pattern with any particular song?  I know people can use variations but you can also vary chords.  I just thought as a guideline it would help if there was even the slightest indication of the strum pattern to use & yet it seems this is never shown (not just on Chordie.com but elsewhere too).  I just wondered what the reason behind not providing the strum pattern is.

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3 Topic by Rumble-Doll

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Hi all.

I'm new to playing guitar & am using various teaching programmes for the basics.  However, I'm also keen to jump in & have a go strumming a couple of well-known songs which is why I have registered on Chordie.com.

But something is really perplexing me.  Why are the strumming patterns not shown with the chords & lyrics.  It's not just on here, when I've looked elsewhere it's the same.  As a beginner I feel I need to know the strumming pattern for a particular song to have any chance of giving it a shot, otherwise I'm just strumming 'anything' aimlessly.  I've tried to listen to the original song, whatever it happens to be, but my ear isn't experienced enough to know what the pattern is from listening & the other sounds in a song make it difficult to hear the pattern as a beginner.  Is there some reason why the basic strum patterns are not included along with the chords & lyrics?  It would seem to be sensible to have them included.

The particular songs I'd like to have a go at strumming for fun are:

Take It Easy - The Eagles
Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Early Mornin Rain - Gordon Lightfoot

Does anyone know the patterns for any of these?  Is there anywhere where these can be found online?

Many thanks

Rumble Doll

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