Exciting times here behind the scenes at Strum Machine: I’m recording (and programming) a whole bunch of new strumming patterns for it! May 2022 update: the first beta version of these new styles is out ! [December Update: various events (such as the new problems in iOS 15 , the big November update …

The first preview version is out! Much more work needs to be done, but you can play around with what I’ve got so far yourself, today! :grin: Take a look: [image] New Strumming Patterns Preview Release! Announcements Friends, I’m thrilled to be announcing the first previ…

Thanks everybody for your feedback, encouragement, and reassurance! It’s good to know that I’m on the right track. I’ve been going a bit crazy these past couple weeks, but once I finished this announcement on Saturday I felt like I was starting to get a handle on things, and your posts have really h…

These are fantastic! Let’s do it. It would be great to be able to switch styles anywhere in the song also.

This will be a monumental undertaking! I was elated when you added the slash chords. Having said this, I actually enjoyed trying to create an interesting walking bass line using the available chords at the time. It fostered a new respect for the use of diminished chords as an option for the V cho…

Thank you so much for all your work!!! I think you’re doing a fabulous job!!

Great job! You may want to change the name of “Dampened Strums” to Texas Swing. Also, add another version without the dampening and call in “Four to the bar”, which will give it more of a 40’s swing flavor.

I am trying to avoid genre-specific names like “Texas Swing”, since that style of strumming is used in non-Texas styles as well. I didn’t know they used a “four to the bar” rhythm without dampening – I thought there was always dampening on beats 2 & 4, at least. But I’m ignorant of many things. Can …

[image] LukeAbbott: Arpeggiated chords: For slower songs, hymns, etc. I could greatly use the rhythms for SLOWER songs for HYMNS. I’ve started using StrumMachine to back up Hymns and Southern Gospel for my SAXOPHONE instrumentals. SO EXCITED ABOUT ALL OF THESE NEW PATTERNS! YOU’RE AWESOME!!…

Here is a URL: [image] Roots of Jazz Guitar | Peghead Nation Learn to play the 1920s and ’30s chord melody and rhythm guitar styles of Eddie Lang, Nick Lucas, Freddie Green, Carl Kress, and other early jazz greats. Skip to 1:40 to hear a four to the bar or q…

Luke, Great job here…in concept and with your examples. Many are outstanding! I am with the others in wanting simple patterns that can be used across a wide range of older pre-war styles. Four to the bar would be the most versatile and probably the easiest to pull off. Here is a pretty good ex…

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