Exploring Strumming

[jjw]

There is a lot of discussion on this very topic in a previous thread, well worth reading. I particularly like the advice given here

Help - 2 chords in a bar & strumming Old Faithful alone or with the Songs App (moderator combined topic)

Old Faithful presents a problem in that case, because with two chords in a bar, the 2nd chord usually comes in on beat 3 and there is no strum on beat 3 for Old Faithful. One common solution is to switch to a different pattern that does have a strum on beat 3 for that bar (e.g D DU D DU). Then go back to Old Faithful for bars that have just one chord.