Maybe this will help for now...
E A D G B e
- - - - - - -
G 3 2 0 0 3 3 Play most of the time
G* 3 0 0 0 3 3 Altered chord, on down stroke beats 2 & 4
Dsus/F# 2 0 0 0 3 3 On beat 4 during transition G-->Em7 or Em7-->G
Em7 0 2 2 0 3 3 Play most of the time
Em* 0 0 0 0 3 3 Altered chord, on down stroke beats 2 & 4
Strumming pattern:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D . D . D U . U . U D . D U D .
* *
The * marks the altered chords listed above...
Try to strum that pattern (ddduuuddud ) over and over very slowly at first... Keep your arm going in a steady up and down motion to keep you on time and just try to hit the proper up or down strum. Remember start as slow as you need to in order to get it right and then gradually step up the tempo. Once you have the strum pattern down to were it feels natural and you're not having to think about it, you can add in the slight chord variations... They are only picking up one or 2 fingers (1 during the G and 2 on the Em7) on beats 2 & 4 ( 3rd and 5th down stroke) and leaving the b & e strings fretted. Once you have that down and can change between the chords easily you can add the little transitional walk-in (the Dsus/F#) between the G and Em7... Hope that helps you get it.
You really start hearing the song come out once you add in the chord variations... and remember it helps sometimes to play along with the song... -Pix
[b][color=#FF0000]If your brain is part of the process, you're missing it. You should play like a drowning man, struggling to reach shore. If you can trap that feeling, then you have something.
[/color][/b] [b]Peace of mind. That's my piece of mind...[/b]
-Pix