Beginning Guitar Strumming Mastery Course – Master Essential Chords, Rhythms, and Strumming Patterns

Ready to become a more confident rhythm guitar player? The Guitar Strumming Mastery Course is the ultimate beginning chord and strumming course designed to help you build strong rhythm, expand your chord vocabulary, and develop smoother, more musical strumming.

You'll start with simple rhythms and essential chords before gradually progressing into intermediate strumming patterns, rhythms with rests, blues strumming, and more challenging chord progressions. Along the way, you'll apply what you're learning to song-style lessons inspired by some of the most recognizable guitar songs ever recorded.

Instead of simply memorizing chords and strumming patterns, you'll learn how to put them together and make real music. You'll practice keeping a steady beat, changing chords smoothly, adding dynamics to your strumming, and developing the coordination needed to play complete progressions with confidence.

As the course progresses, you'll work with songs in the style of classics like "Time of Your Life," "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," "Brown Eyed Girl," "Hotel California," and more. Each song-style lesson gives you a practical opportunity to use your new chords and rhythm skills in a musical setting.

Whether you're a beginner building your foundation or a developing guitarist who wants to strengthen rhythm and strumming, this course gives you a clear path from basic patterns to more advanced playing.

VIDEO SAMPLE - LESSON 1

Course Breakdown:

• Lesson 1 – Simple Rhythms

• Lesson 2 – G & Cadd9 Chords

• Lesson 3 – G, Cadd9 & Dsus4 Chords

• Lesson 4 – The D Chord

• Lesson 5 – The E Minor Chord

• Lesson 6 – The A Chord

• Lesson 7 – "Time of Your Life" Style

• Lesson 8 – Intermediate Rhythms

• Lesson 9 – "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" Style

• Lesson 10 – "Brown Eyed Girl" Style

• Lesson 11 – Rhythms with Rests

• Lesson 12 – "Dust in the Wind" Style

• Lesson 13 – Strumming Blues in A

• Lesson 14 – "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" Style

• Lesson 15 – "Heart of Gold" Style

• Lesson 16 – "House of the Rising Sun" Style

• Lesson 17 – "A Hard Day's Night" Style

• Lesson 18 – "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay" Style

• Lesson 19 – "Creep" Style

• Lesson 20 – "Hotel California" Style

What You'll Learn:

• Build a Strong Strumming Foundation – Start with simple rhythms and gradually progress to more advanced patterns and techniques.

• Learn Essential Guitar Chords – Develop your chord vocabulary with chords including G, Cadd9, Dsus4, D, Em, A, and more.

• Improve Your Chord Changes – Practice moving smoothly between chords while maintaining a consistent rhythm.

• Develop Better Timing – Strengthen your ability to keep a steady beat through a variety of rhythms and chord progressions.

• Master Intermediate Rhythms – Move beyond basic strumming and learn patterns that add more movement and musicality to your playing.

• Learn Rhythms with Rests – Discover how silence and rests can make your strumming more dynamic and interesting.

• Explore Blues Strumming – Learn how to strum a blues progression in A and add another essential style to your rhythm guitar skills.

• Apply Your Skills to Real Music – Use your chords and strumming patterns in lessons inspired by well-known songs.

• Expand Your Repertoire – Explore rock, folk, pop, blues, and classic guitar styles while developing practical rhythm skills.

• Play with More Confidence – Bring your rhythm, chords, timing, and coordination together so you can approach new songs with greater confidence.

Course Contents:

• Step-by-Step Technique Lessons – Work through progressively challenging exercises designed to improve your fundamental guitar technique.
• Stretching and Warm-Up Guidance – Learn how to prepare your hands before practicing.
• Picking Technique Instruction – Develop better coordination and control with your picking hand.
• Progressive Finger Exercises – Practice multiple combinations that target dexterity, independence, accuracy, and strength.
• Full-Fretboard Exercises – Learn to move your exercises up and down the neck and across all six strings.
• Review Lesson – Bring the exercises together and reinforce the techniques you've developed throughout the bootcamp.

Meet Your Teacher:

Terry Carter is a San Diego-based guitarist, ukulele player, surfer, songwriter, and creator of Rock Like The Pros, Uke Like The Pros, and Terry Carter Music Store.

With over 25 years as a professional musician, educator, and Los Angeles studio musician, Terry has worked with greats like Weezer, Josh Groban, Robby Krieger (The Doors), 2-time Grammy-winning composer Christopher Tin (Calling All Dawns), Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses), Grammy-winning producer Charles Goodan (Santana/Rolling Stones), and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Along the way, Terry has written and produced tracks for commercials including Discount Tire and Puma and TV shows including Scorpion (CBS), Pit Bulls & Parolees (Animal Planet), Trippin', Wildboyz, and The Real World (MTV). He has also self-published over 25 books for Uke Like The Pros and Rock Like The Pros, filmed over 30 ukulele and guitar online courses, and has millions of views across his social media channels.

In addition to his professional career, Terry received a Master of Music in Studio/Jazz Guitar Performance from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Music from San Diego State University, with an emphasis in Jazz Studies and Music Education. He has taught at the University of Southern California, San Diego State University, Santa Monica College, MiraCosta College, and Los Angeles Trade-Tech College.

Join the Beginning Guitar Strumming Mastery Course today and start developing stronger fingers, better coordination, greater accuracy, and more confidence every time you pick up your guitar!

Build a better practice routine today and take your guitar technique to the next level!

NOTE: 

This is a digital course hosted on Rock Like The Pros.

After you place your order, we'll set up your account (if you don't already have one) and grant you access to the course. Then, you'll receive an email confirming your login details and how to get started.

Your course includes video lessons, downloadable PDFs, and backing tracks — accessible anytime on the Rock Like The Pros website or app.

Questions or need help getting in? Just reply to your confirmation email and we'll take care of it.

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