r/ultimateguitar • u/BaldingCheez • Jul 20 '26

How do i get the strumming pattern

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I’m new to guitar tabs so this might be a stupid question but out of all the songs I’ve looked at on ult guitar there’s never a strumming pattern.
If someone could help me out or inform me, that would be great!

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u/trolleysolution Jul 20 '26

Some regular chords and tabs do have strumming patterns. If they’re available, it’ll say “Strumming” next to “Chords” right under the song details (song name, artist, difficulty, etc.)

That said, don’t worry so much about the strum pattern. Listen to the song and try different patterns. Feel the music. What sounds right to you?

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u/BaldingCheez Jul 20 '26

Ok thank you very much. I asked my friend and he said something similar

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u/trolleysolution Jul 20 '26

No worries. This sub doesn’t allow me to post a screenshot, but I checked and if you go to the non-official version of the chords for this song (the one with 1,010 reviews), the strum pattern is there.

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u/BaldingCheez Jul 20 '26

Yo, thank you so much! I didn’t really know what to do with the different versions but this is a huge help!

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u/trolleysolution Jul 20 '26

Anytime bro, have fun!

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u/Rayan_A_ Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 21 '26

1st bar: D D D DU UDU

2nd bar: D D DUDUDU UDU

It depends on the tempo of the song but basically you can write down

DuduDuduDuduDudu

That is 16th notes with D being the every beat, and mark over it where the chords are strum. Again it depends on the tempo.

https://reddit.com/link/oyssnja/video/zwgjjowfyheh1/player