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I found this website/forum through a google search looking for help on strumming patterns.
Me myself I find it easier learning from someone, rather than the here's the chords and music do it youself.
Wondering if anyone has/knows of a book (Preferebly rock/indie/pop music from the last 5/10 years) that actually comes with some interpretations of strumming patterns to give you a helping hand.
Hi Binaary, welcome to Chordie!!!!
I too find it hard to interpret strum patterns. If I can see someone do it I'm way better off. While I don't know of any books, I look for tutorial vids on youtube. I can usually put something together by watching a few other people do it.
Here's a helpful vid I found a while back:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T4_9Bj6sYE
The most common answer you will get is to feel out the song and get it that way. I can rarely do this, so don't feel like you'er the only one.
Easy Guitar Tab White Pages. It has a list of strumming patterns and picking patterns in the front of the book. Each song gives tab, but also suggests one or two strumming or picking patterns to try with it.
- Zurf
I, too rely a lot on YouTube for my music needs. If I am interested in learning a new song (or one I already know) I find the original artists song on YouTube and listen intently. What really helps me more than that, I then lookup all the covers of that song I can find and watch and listen to them, as well. This gives me lots of different ways to learn the song. Covers are all different and some are even easier than the original.
If there is any particular song that you're having trouble with let us know!
cheers for the suggestions. I've ordered the book hopefully arrives tomorrow.
most of the songs i've tried to learn i have got some sort of strumming pattern down for them, all be it easy ones.
these 2 songs are ones i'm stuggling with quite a bit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29y9O6JoVQk
The one below I have got the main strumming sorted, it's just the quick chord changes that throw me off.
checked out that you tube video on strumming.....good stuff. probably the best thing i learned today.
First song is "1 2 3 and 4 and"
Alternate pick the ands. Ditch the fast part till you have the above nailed.
Second one movie wouldn't load.
Note: my suggestion above isn't the struing pattern as written. Instead it's a good substitute that assumes you're playing the tune by yourself and don't have bells & piano behind you. 
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