Alternate Strumming
Typical alt-strumming sequence
Alternate Strumming (or Alt-Strumming) is a method in which you strum both up and down alternatively. This method is used to hit notes with greater ease in fast passages (ex:
Song_GH2_Misirlou Misirlou∞,
Song_GH3_KnightsOfCydonia Knights of Cydonia∞,
Song_GH2_Six Six∞, and
Song_GH2_TheLightThatBlinds The Light That Blinds∞). It can be used in slower passages as well, such as
Song_GH3_NumberOfTheBeast Number of the Beast∞, but many players prefer to
down-strum instead.
Video of Misirlou:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOIchtCxc4U∞
A lot of alt-strumming
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