crash strumming pattern?

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crash strumming pattern?

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maybe its just me, but im having a real hard time getting the strumming pattern for 'crash', can anyone give me any advise on what i should try?
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this topic has been brought up many times before, if you just do a search you should find everything you need.

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Copy and Paste this to Notepad or Word (Courier New font)

Also, this may help out a little... http://www.angelfire.com/wa3/billywestom/Crash_Help.mp3

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"Crash Into Me" by Dave Matthews

D = Downstroke
U = Upstroke

Main Riff

E:---x--x-x-x---x-x-x---x--x-x-x---x-x-x---x--x-x-x---x-x-x---x--x-x-x---x-x-x--- 
B:---5--5-5-5---5-5-5---5--5-5-5---5-5-5---5--5-5-5---5-5-5---5--5-5-5---5-5-5--- <- 4
G:---4--4-4-4---4-4-4---4--4-4-4---4-4-4---4--4-4-4---4-4-4---4--4-4-4---4-4-4--- <- 3
D:---2--2-2-2---2-2-2---x--x-x-x---x-x-x---2--2-2-2---2-2-2---x--x-x-x---x-x-x--- <- 1
A:-4----------0-------2-----------------------------0-------2-------------------- 
E:-------------------------------0-------4-----------------------------0--------- 
   D D  U D U D D D U D D  U D U D D D U D D  U D U D D D U D D  U D U D D D U

Chorus 

    "Crash   in   to   me     yeah...                  and I   come into..."
E:----------------------------0----------------------------------------------------
B:----5-----------------------0----------3--3-3-3---3-3-3-------3--3-3-3---3-3-3---
G:----4-----------------------1----------2--2-2-2---2-2-2-------2--2-2-2---2-2-2---
D:----2-----------------------2----------x--x-x-x---x-x-x-------x--x-x-x---x-x-x---
A:-4--4-----------------------2----------x--x-x-x---x-x-x-------x--x-x-x---x-x-x---
E:------------4----5----7\----0------2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---
   D  D       D    D    D     D      D D D  U D U D D D U   D D D  U D U D D D U


"In a boy's dream..."

E:---x--x-x-x---x-x-x---x--x-x-x---x-x-x---x--x-x-x---x-x-x---x--x-x-x---x-x-x---x--x-x-x---x-x-x---x-x-x--- 
B:---5--5-5-5---5-5-5---5--5-5-5---5-5-5---5--5-5-5---5-5-5---5--5-5-5---5-5-5---5--5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5--- <- 4
G:---4--4-4-4---4-4-4---4--4-4-4---4-4-4---4--4-4-4---4-4-4---4--4-4-4---4-4-4---4--4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4--- <- 3
D:---2--2-2-2---2-2-2---2--2-2-2---2-2-2---2--2-2-2---x-x-x---x--x-x-x---2-2-2---2--2-2-2---x-x-x---x-x-x--- <- 1
A:-4----------4-------4----------4-------0----------2--------------------------0----------2----------------- 
E:----------------------------------------------------------0----------4--------------------------0--------- 
   D D  U D U D D D U D D  U D U D D D U D D  U D U D D D U D D  U D U D D D U D D  U D U D D D U D D D U


"Crash into me..." outro

E:---x-x-x-x---x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x--- 
B:---5-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5--- 
G:---4-4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4-4---4-4-4--- 
D:---2-2-2-2---2-2-2---x-x-x-x---x-x-x--- 
A:-----------0-------2------------------- 
E:-4---------------------------0--------- 
   D D U D U D D D U D D U D U D D D U
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Post by jared »

wow man that helps a lot! thanks for showing the pattern for us noobs

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Wow, that does help a lot !
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kudos for doin a search!
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