Why You're Stuck Playing the Same Strumming Pattern

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Stuck playing the island strum on every song? You're not alone.

A student of mine wanted to play "Blue Umbrella" by John Prine. He kept using the calypso strum (also called the island strum). The chords were right. But it just felt a little off.

His first thought was that he needed a new strumming pattern. A better one. A secret one.

The surprise? The pattern for this song is way simpler than you'd think. What makes it sound good is something else: the feel.

In this lesson you'll learn:
✅ How to find the count of any song by just listening
✅ Why your up strums create the "feel" of a song
✅ How to accent beats 2 and 4 like a drummer
✅ A simple 3-step way to find the right strum for any song

It's not about finding the pattern. It's about finding the feel.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Why the island strum doesn't always work
2:17 Listening to "Blue Umbrella"
3:24 The secret is in the up strums
4:27 Accenting beats 2 and 4
7:01 3 steps to find the feel of any song

Song: "Blue Umbrella" by John Prine, from the album Sweet Revenge (1973)

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