Old Faithful Strum

Here’s what is often called the “Old Faithful” strum for guitar players. The version I describe here consists of Down-Up-Down-Up–Up-Down-Up. In other words, you miss the 3rd Downstroke. You may also hear a variation which does not include upstrokes for the first two beats. In other words, Down–Down–Up-Down-Up. The important aspect of this strum is that missing 3rd downstroke.