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Guitar - 12 Strumming Patterns You Must Know For Guitar (Udemy.com)

Learn How To Play 12 Guitar Strumming Patterns That Will Work On One Million Guitar Songs In Less Than An Hour!

Created by: Henry Olsen

Last updated April 2025

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What you will learn

  • Play 12 different strumming patterns
  • Learn to make up new strumming patterns
  • Feel much more confidence playing the guitar
  • Strum to any new song with ease
  • Feel a real breakthrough playing the guitar
  • Special Gift- 42 page picture chord included

How it compares

Against the other 183 rated Udemy courses in Guitar on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 46% of them
  • Reviews96#121 of 184 by number of reviews
  • Length1 hourshorter than 92% of them
  • Last updatedApril 2025more recently than 87% of them

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Course Description


This course begins with an explanation of how to make best use out of the course.

You´ll realize that most of the top hit songs use simple strumming patterns that are at your access right now.

I walk you through all the elements that you´ll need to know in order to play along with ease.

Each short, intense (and sometimes funny) lecture helps you learn about different aspects you will need to make strumming to any song easy and Fun!

Every lecture has a supported guitar playalong, so that you can watch and listen to me, while playing along at home. This way, you´ll never get lost, and you can listen to the track as many time as you need to.

You have the opportunity to become the guitar player you have always dreamed of. The lessons in the course are designed to teach the strumming patterns that will fit Millions of songs and give YOU confidence to come up with new ones of your own. After taking this course, friends and family will be begging you to "play just one more, please!"

Throughout the course, you'll have the opportunity to ask me questions and get quick support. This way you´re never alone, I´m always cheering you on!

By the end of this course, you'll have a clear understanding of how easy strumming really is!

I have tested and refined this method on hundreds of real “one on one" students and I can't wait to help you too!

You´ll be provided a 42 page picture e-book as a special GIFT. This is my way of saying “thanks" for joining the course. The book alone is valued at $50,- and it will teach you how to master the guitar fretboard in the most simple and easy way possible!

This is a no brainer, get in now and you will be happy you did :-)

To your success!

See ya on the inside :-)

-Henry

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Instructor Details

Henry Olsen

Henry Olsen is a professional guitarist with 20 years of playing experience and 10 years of professional teaching experience. Henry provides one-on-one private guitar classes in Austria and offers online guitar courses – both free and paid – to students who sign up on his website. He also has a constantly expanding YouTube Channel with over 17000 subscribers.

Henry is a teacher proud of sharing his expertise, and knowledge and he has thousands of teaching hours to his credit. He has trained 100.000+ students to date and has consistently gotten 5-star reviews for his work. He currently teaches 14 guitar courses (all available on Udemy)
Henry was born and raised in San Francisco where he lived his early childhood years. He later moved to Croatia where he spent his teenage years. Henry currently lives in Austria with his family of three; a beautiful wife and two adorable sons.

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Reviews

4.6

96 ratings on Udemy

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By Barbara King on 3/8/2024

I can’t get the audio to work properly.It cuts in and out.FRUSTRATING!Please help

By Johnrobertson on 11/7/2019

I like the complete course you give great breakdown on the strumming but I think if you added one more thing a twenty second mp3 for each strum so we can make a loop of it too seriously lern the timeing if I could loop it I could practice for two minutes to start building strength and the timeing I need not to lose focus and it become natural Thanks John

By Sandeep Khanwalker on 9/17/2018

THIS COURSE IS VERY GOOD AND HELPS FOR LEARNING STRUMMING PATTERNS. THOUGH I HAVE NOT YET EXPERIENCED ANY BREAK THROUGH STILL I ENJOYED THE COURSE . I SHALL KEEP PRACTICING THE PATTERNS AND AM SURE TO UNDERSTAND RHYTHM OF ANY SONG. I ALSO VERY MUCH LIKE VERY FRIENDLY ATTITUDE OF THE INSTRUCTOR AND HIS INFORMAL WAY TO TEACH. THANKS

By Tanya Aggarwal on 5/7/2018

This is my first course at Udemy. Although I know the chords, I've been stranded at strumming pattern number 2 for a long time. With Henry Olsen's explanation of new neural pathways opening up to new patterns through the faculty of hearing, I am confident that I will be able to diversify my current strumming monotony.

By Laura Gibb on 11/8/2017

He demonstrates various strumming patterns well. I would like to have seen a brief demo of each pattern played with a portion or more of a song.

By Paul Caesar on 7/1/2017

I really needed this. I have been learning on my own for 2 years and not getting anywhere in a hurry so I needed some set basic skills to learn. Can you suggest the best course nowe for me to take so that I can start applying these new strumming skills to simple songs? Thanks

By Bob on 4/24/2017

Easy to flow along. Henry has a nice way of presenting the information. One lesson goes so well that it makes the next one that much better. I went through the first 8 before I realized it. It's a lot of fun and I feel I'm learning a lot. Thanks!!!

By Sherman Cox on 10/8/2016

Love this course. I have been learning guitar on my own, but few talk specifically about strumming patterns....I like how he quickly gives you the pattern... I wish he gave us a bit about what kinds of songs or maybe run each pattern on a song...but beside that...I like the instructor's courses....straight and to the point....

By Mike Howard on 9/8/2016

It's a good course! The instructor does a really good job teaching the strum patterns. I am more of an intermediate player, but my strumming was a bit weak, this course definitely helped improve it and fast! The only reason I'm giving it 4.5 stars instead of 5 is that $85 (CAD) seems a bit steep for the course compared to some of the other course on here (no longer valid - 5 STARS!!!). Aside from that it's fun, creative and the instructor is great! Keep up the good work!

By Christine Reid on 2/20/2016

Excellent instruction concerning achieving strumming mastery for students! Many instructors fail to teach students how to play diverse strumming patterns which stymies the students' progress and ability to jam with other musicians. The play-alongs help students to slowly master the strumming patterns individually. Fabulous course, Henry!

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