What does the II above the numbers in the strumming section mean?
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A guess is it means don't play on the beats 1,2,3 and 4, but only the off-beats - sort of reggae. – Tim Nov 20 '19 at 12:42
The pattern diagram appears to separate the count into four separations, seeing how the up arrow is coming in on the second half of the &.
Another way to count it would be the syllables One - E - And - Uh, where on count is broken into four beats, or one quarter note separated into sixteenths.
The strumming would be coming in on the And - Uh, or back two beats of each count, or the last two sixteenths of each count, down strum on the "And", up strum on the "uh".
e + uh e + uh e + uh e + uh
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑
The two lines then are representing the two beats of the first half of the count.
Edit: looking at it again, I suspect the two lines are the PAUSE symbol...
answered Nov 19 '19 at 18:56
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That makes sense! I was searching everywhere for specific strumming symbols, but it looks like it was just the generic pause symbol XD – Alex Jones Nov 20 '19 at 17:07
Guess:
I think the II sign has to tell us that the upbeat is mute. Compare this picture: (V)
answered Nov 20 '19 at 13:18
