Originally Posted by: Mike Olekshy

Hey Arnie,

We write out 16th notes as:

1 e and a / 2 e and a / 3 e and a / 4 e and a

The strumming pattern would be

1(D) e and(D) a(U) / 2 e(U) and a / 3(D) e and(D) a(U) / 4 e(U) and a

So:

The first D is on 1

The 2nd D is on the and of 1

The 1st U is on the a of 1

The 2nd U is on the e of 2

Then it repeats on beat 3.

Another way to think of this strumming pattern is that it is very close to the rhythm of the picked notes on the recording. This strum is designed to give that vibe.

Hopefully this makes sense, but I know it might be a bit advanced. Let me know how it goes.

Mike