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Strumming for the Curious Guitarist
Rating: 4.6 out of 5(96 ratings)
2,708 students

Strumming for the Curious Guitarist

Complete strumming guitar course. Strum, count, tap, read, write, pick like a pro. Rhythm for all levels.
Created byDan Dresnok
Last updated 9/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • Strum correctly.
  • Count beats & rests.
  • Strum with confidence.
  • Master rhythm.
  • Read & write any rhythm.
  • Improvise strumming.

Course content

1 section • 15 lectures • 3h 10m total length

  • Welcome to the Course10:45
  • Lesson 114:03

    We'll begin with reading, counting, & strumming whole, half, and quarter notes & rests.

  • Lesson 26:19

    We'll explore strumming variations of whole, half, and quarter notes & rests.

  • Lesson 310:18

    We'll continue to explore more strumming variations of whole, half, and quarter notes & rests.

  • Lesson 421:04

    Here, we will add eighth notes into our mix of beats & rests.

  • Lesson 58:58

    We'll do more strumming variations using eighth notes & rests.

  • Lesson 613:56

    Yet more strumming variations using eighth (and larger) notes & rests.

  • Lesson 7 (sixteenth notes)27:41

    Here, we'll add sixteenth notes into our mix of beats & rests.

  • Lesson 813:31

    We are continuing our variations of strumming all beats & rests through to 16th notes.

  • Lesson 9 (triplets)22:15

    Here we will learn about triplets and how they interact with our beat structure.  We'll begin by strumming 8th note triplets.

  • Lesson 1014:11

    Now we will learn about 16th note triplets and how to activate some rapid strumming & counting.

  • Lesson 11 (time signatures)11:58

    Here, we will learn about the various time signatures and how to approach them using everything we've already learned.

  • Lesson 12 (32nd notes)6:40

    Finally, we'll learn about 32nd notes and how to count them for ultra fast strumming.

  • Closing Thoughts6:33

    We'll wrap up our course by discussing some ideas on how to keep improving your strumming and what to do next.  Thanks for going through this course with me!  Happy strumming!

  • Bonus Lecture2:15

Requirements

  • This course is for every level - including complete beginners.
  • You only need a guitar - any kind of guitar with six strings.

Description

Welcome to Strumming for the Curious Guitarist! This is a complete strumming course that will boost your rhythm guitar skills to an expert level. We'll start at the very beginning - assuming that you're starting from scratch.

By the end of this course, you'll have advanced rhythm skills and you'll be strumming with confidence. Rhythm is the most important skill a guitarist can have, and yours will be exceptionally good!


The two things that make a huge difference in every guitarist's skill level are:

  1. Knowledge of the fretboard - where all the notes are

  2. Rhythm & strumming abilities.

These two skillsets seem to determine the actual proficiency of every guitarist, regardless of chord, scale, song, or technical knowledge. Having good strumming skills is more important than almost every other aspect of playing guitar.

Any kind of six-string guitar will work well for this course - electric, acoustic, or classical guitar.

Each lesson builds on the previous lesson.

Most lesson videos have a PDF attachment included, which are the written rhythms to use while strumming along with these videos. You can download, save, & print these. Be sure to get all the PDFs.

We're going to elevate your strumming skills as quickly as possible. You'll have strong energy every time you play.

I'm glad you're here - let's begin.

Who this course is for:

  • Every guitar player should take this course.
  • Complete beginner guitar players.
  • Intermediate & advanced guitarists.
  • Guitarists who need a rhythm refresher.
  • Guitarists who never properly learned rhythm.

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