Although I can count this as depicted, I’m not sure what this would look like as notation.
I cant quite get my head round it rhythmically other than the 1e&…
And what is the time signature please.
R
This one puts the noodle to the test for beginners lol…
curios about the answer…I think triplets are involved…it’s not a beginner Rhythm for sure… I think it still remains a 6/8… but not sure at all.
I’m inclined to agree a little, it feels tripletish, but I’m not totally convinced, but cant put my finger on it, lol. No pun intended there 
It feels like an off beat rhythm atm
R
It’s 6:8 time, with triplets. You can tell it’s triplets by looking at the written count: 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a, etc. Each beat is divided into 3 parts.
I agree with Silvia that’s it’s not any easy rhythm. If you keep your hand moving, even when not strumming, as you should, it’s not clear how to approach the rhythm. I don’t think you can keep a steady down-up-down-up throughout the whole strumming pattern. At least not keeping the ups and downs as written above.
I haven’t had the app since I was a beginner a couple of years ago and it’s interesting to see how it has developed. There wasn’t this sort of notation on strumming as far as I recall.
Can I ask a question, the diagram with the arrows has six lines are they meant to be the strings, if so the first arrow could be down on strings 123 or up on strings 456 or am I just reading too much into it.
Michael
No to that, its just depicted that way. They write it like hat to easier see which way to strum.
R.
I would play this almost like a swing in 6/8 time.
1….a3…4….a6
Ups on the “a”
So:
D….UD…D….UD
I don’t know if that helps.
yes the triplet makes sense and the swing feel is also present. Counting this is impossible , so is trying to play it lol, it lends itself to oldfaithful 2x per barr but lol, sounds ok, but not right
I wouldn’t worry about counting the “+ a” bits. I would count the wholes, 123456 and do a quick up strum just before the down on 4 and 6. You need to get your hand up there for the down anyway.
That is why it would seem like a swing to me. I would play it loosely.
What is the song?
Rachel, I am no expert, really need @Richard_close2u to jump in.
I wonder if the intention is to be this: https://www.justinguitar.com/guitar-lessons/a-6-8-strumming-pattern-b1-604
Which I think is making use of this lesson as well https://www.justinguitar.com/guitar-lessons/shuffle-grooves-strumming-bg-1302
I had a browse through some other lessons and didn’t find anything that looked useful.
What is the song?
Smile by the Muspoians, definately a swing vibe to it.
Found it … give me a moment …
I’ll take a look now, thanks
R
The song Smile on the App.
It is in 6/8 with triplets.
When 4/4 time signature is played with triplets, the usual triplets are triplet-8ths.
These 6/8 triplets are triplet-16ths.
I have reduced the tempo to 55bpm here.
First bar - muted hits, no sustain.
Second bar - C chord hits, no sustain.
Third bar on - C, E, Am, D chords played fully with all chords allowed to sustain (tied notes) until the next hit.
The l.ast four bars are compressed because I arranged them as two bars per row.
Thank you @Richard_close2u , this is a challenge for sure but good to get me head around this. The count is really rough but something I feel I need to do.
It makes a very big differece to be able to hear just like this , thank you.
And everyone for the helpful comments.
Rachel.
Fun! Thanks Richard, that is about what I expected it to sound like. I like those sorts of patterns!
Richard, thanks for mapping this out in 6:8 triplets notation. i will admit that I find it easier to read and count the strumming notation if I think of it with swing eights
And we call it 12/8, right?
Can we call this 18/16 following the same concept?
Thanks for jumping in Richard. It sounds to me like the pattern from Justin’s lesson.
I shan’t try and get my head around the theory of the 1/8s, 1/16s, triplets. Just sounds pretty good
