Basics of Guitar Strumming Pattern

Example 1:
Hitting all the counts:
1–&–2–&–3–&–4–& | 1–&–2–&–3–&–4–& |
D–U–D–U–D–U–D–U | D–U–D–U–D–U–D–U |
Example 2:
Hitting on 1-2&3-4&
1–&–2–&–3–&–4–& | 1–&–2–&–3–&–4–& |
D–X–D–U–D–X–D–U | D–X–D–U–D–X–D–U |
Example 3:
Hitting on 1-2&-&4&
This pattern if played at a moderate speed can be used for Papa Kehte Hain type of songs:
1–&–2–&–3–&–4–& | 1–&–2–&–3–&–4–& |
D–X–D–U–X–U–D–U | D–X–D–U–X–U–D–U |
Example 4:
Hitting on 1&-&-&4&
1–&–2–&–3–&–4–& | 1–&–2–&–3–&–4–& |
D–U–X–U–X–U–D–U | D–U–X–U–X–U–D–U |
^ - Down Stroke
v - Up Stroke
Simple Duple (2/4) - 2 beats to a bar.
Simple Triple (3/4) - 3 beats to a bar.
Simple Quadraple (4/4) - 4 beats to a bar.
The comma (,) is used here to differentiate between the separate beats contained in the bar of the pattern.

MARCH

(2/4) | ^ , v ||

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FOX-TROT

(2/4) | ^ , ^v ||

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TANGO

(2/4) | ^^-v , ^^ ||

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POLKA

(2/4) | ^-^v , ^^ ||

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WALTZ

(3/4) | ^ , ^ , ^ || OR | ^ , v , v ||

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FANDANGO

(3/4) | ^ , ^v , ^ ||

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SARRABANDE

(3/4) | ^ , ^ , -v | ^ , ^ , - ||

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SOUL

(4/4) | ^ , ^-^v , ^v , ^v ||

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BOLERO

(4/4) | ^v , ^ , ^v , ^ ||

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RHYMBA

(4/4) | ^^ , -^ , ^v , ^v ||

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SWING

(4/4) | ^v , ^v , ^ , v ||

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ROCK

(4/4) | ^–v , ^–v , ^–v , ^–v ||

ROCK 1

| ^ , -^ , ^ , ^ | | ^ , -^ , ^ , v ||

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ROCK 2

| ^–^ , v^ , - , ^ | | ^^ , v^ , -^ , ^^ ||

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16 BEATS

| ^–^ , v^-^ , ^ , v | | ^^ , v^-^ , ^^ , v^– ||

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DISCO

| ^v , ^v , ^v , ^v | | ^v , ^v , ^v , ^v^- ||

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POPS 1

| ^ , v , ^ , v | | ^ , v , ^-^ , v-^ ||

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POPS 2

| ^ , v , ^ , v^ | | -^ , v^ , ^ , v ||

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POPS 3

| ^^ , v^ , - , v | | ^^ , v^ , - , vv ||

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SLOW ROCK

| ^ , -v , ^^ ||

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SWING

| ^ , ^-^ , ^ , ^-v ||

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MARCH

| ^v , -v , ^v , -v | ^v , ^v , ^-vv , ^^ ||

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REGGAE

| ^v , -v , -v , –^v ||

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BOSSA-NOvA

| ^ , ^v , ^v , -^ | ^^, -v , -^ , ^^ ||

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SAMBA

| ^^ , ^-v^ , -^-^ , ^v ||

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BEGUINE

| ^-^v , ^v , ^v , ^v | –^v , ^v , ^v , ^v ||