Drop D strumming — syncopation in E New
A pattern with rhythmic rests that break up the steady strumming, applied to the E grid (E5d, G5d, A5d): the arm keeps moving even on the beats where it doesn't touch the strings.
Tips
Never stop moving your arm on the rests: that ghost motion is what keeps the pattern locked in rhythmically.
Strumming pattern
D = downstroke, U = upstroke, — = the arm keeps moving without touching the strings.
D
D
-
D
D
D
-
D
Chord progression — E
Bar 1
E5d
i
Bar 2
E5d
i
Bar 3
G5d
III
Bar 4
E5d
i
Bar 5
A5d
iv
Bar 6
A5d
iv
Bar 7
E5d
i
Bar 8
E5d
i
Chords
Related sheets
- Three-note rolling lick riff — A# minor (Level 3)
- syncopation power riff — G (Level 3)
- Drop D arpeggios — gallop pattern in E (Level 3)