Strumming Pattern for Bad Moon Rising

Here's how I play it:

Verses:
D           A      G      D
S DUDU  DDU  DDU  S DUDU  DDUDU

Chorus:
G                          D                          A          G            D
S DUDU  DDUDU     S DUDU  DDUDU     SDUDU   SDUDU    SDUDU

S = scratch,chop,mute, whatever you call it.

Not sure on the actual timing.

Let me know if that makes sense.

Thanks very much... as a newbie and starting guitar at 50 i need all the help i can get..I tried to figure the strumming out by listing to the song a thousand times... but it didn't sound right..
Any easy songs you could forward would be greatly appreciated.

It`s great to see people starting later in life. Go for it and have fun with it. There are a lot of easy guitar books you can buy at guitar  center or amazon. One that is good is" The beatles complete easy guitar". Easy to play and the songs are in large print and best of all,most songs are only on one or two pages.Ask anyone how aggravating it is to stop and turn a page. I bought the book in 1983 and I still turn to it and my daughter uses it a lot. Well worth the money.

As you can tell, I'm a NEWBIE myself.  I started this almost 3 years ago at age 60 and having a riot.  As far as strumming, I have the same problem.  I listen to the original arrangement and try to play along with it.  I mute the strings and just try to match the strum/beat of the song.  I was working on a song the other day when my wife had a suggestion.  We enjoy dancing of all types, she was dancing a 2-step to the tune I was listening to and trying to develope a strum.  She said "try stumming to the dance step; slow-slow-quick-quick 2-step".  It sounded pretty good!  I played that a few times and then modified it stightly from that.  It worked for me.  good Luck.

This may sound wierd but it works for me. Sing the rythym part in your head with Dum Dum Dee Dums or Doo Doo Doo`s and strum it playing air guitar. Then you can try it on a real guitar. Plus if the air guitar is out of tune,it won`t sound so bad. It works for me.I don`t know if anyone else does this. My wife complains that I play in my sleep sometimes. Not with an actual instrument but just playing in my sleep.

TMI Joey.

The Mental Institution?

Too Much Information.

We didn't need to know about what you play with in bed.

Good zguitar.  Joey, I never used that excuse before.  I'm playing my guitar honey, go back to sleep.

Z, Did I ever say in bed? I said in my sleep. No one has ever fallen asleep in a chair in front of the TV?(especially when my wife has Lifetime on). Everyone took one little comment and dragged it to its lowest level. Not to play "POT AND KETTLE', I probably would have thought the same thing if one of you wrote it.

Just tryin' to have a little fun....besides Pete started it!!!!!!!