Real Rhythm Guitar: Level 1

Do you struggle with keeping time, or feel like your strumming patterns are boring and repetitive?

Real Rhythm Guitar is a comprehensive video course that teaches you everything you need to know about rhythm, timing, and strumming technique.

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What You'll Learn

This course takes you from the fundamentals of rhythm all the way to advanced techniques. Whether you're a beginner learning to count or an experienced player looking to tighten up your timing, you'll find valuable lessons here.

Counting
Master Counting & Timing — Learn to count quarter notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, and more
Technique
Proper Strumming Technique — Hand positioning, palm mutes, up strums, and dynamics
Patterns
Popular Strumming Patterns — Syncopation, ties, rests, and rhythms used in real songs
Grid
The Rhythm Grid — Understand how rhythms are structured and written
Chord Changes
Faster Chord Changes — Techniques for smooth transitions between chords
Reading
Reading Chord Sheets — Interpret and perform from professional chord charts

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  • 22 video lessons with Jake Lizzio
  • Physical workbook with QR codes
  • Printable PDF exercises
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$65.00
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Online Access Only

  • 22 video lessons with Jake Lizzio
  • Printable PDF exercises and worksheets
  • Lifetime access to course content
  • Learn at your own pace
$45.00

Book Only

  • Physical workbook companion
  • QR codes linking to lesson pages
  • Exercises and practice material
  • Online course sold separately
$20.00

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Watch a full lesson on Accents and see Jake's teaching style. Learn how dynamics transform your strumming before you buy.

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Take a look at what you'll learn in Real Rhythm Guitar. From counting basics to advanced strumming patterns, this course covers everything you need to master rhythm guitar.

Complete Curriculum

22 video lessons + exercises • Fundamentals to advanced rhythm techniques

Lesson 1 The Basics
Lesson 2 Eighth Notes
Lesson 3 Accents
Lesson 4 Downbeats, Upbeats & Syncopation
Lesson 5 Using Your Hands
Lesson 6 Palm Mutes
Lesson 7 Up Strums
Lesson 8 Changing Chords Faster
Lesson 9 Alternate Strumming
Lesson 10 Ties
Lesson 11 Dotted Note Values
Lesson 12 Syncopated Chord Changes
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+ Exercises, printable PDFs, and conclusion

For Beginners And Advanced Players

Real Rhythm Guitar is perfect whether you're just picking up the guitar or you've been playing for years but want to tighten up your rhythm skills.

Build Strong Foundations

  • ✓ Learn to count any rhythm
  • ✓ Develop proper strumming technique
  • ✓ Understand quarter, eighth & sixteenth notes
  • ✓ Master palm mutes and accents
  • ✓ Build muscle memory for common patterns

Level Up Your Playing

  • ✓ Syncopation and advanced timing
  • ✓ Complex strumming patterns
  • ✓ Reading and performing chord sheets
  • ✓ Rhythm concepts for lead guitar
  • ✓ Writing and notating your own rhythms

Perfect For

Guitarists

Acoustic & Electric Guitarists

Master the strumming techniques that work for any style of guitar

Beginners

Beginners Struggling with Rhythm

Finally understand timing and build a solid rhythmic foundation

Intermediate

Intermediate Players

Break out of repetitive patterns and add variety to your playing

Performers

Performers & Band Members

Play tighter with drummers and lock in with the rest of your band

What Students Are Saying

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(408 reviews)

Older reviews are from the original Signals Rhythm Course, which was upgraded with new PDFs and layout into Real Rhythm Guitar: Levels 1 & 2.

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fakeplasticriff
February 5, 2026

Excellent!

Excellent course that cover all the important stuff about rhythm

Alex Stephany
November 15, 2025

Jake is pure music

Jake is what you call a guitar teacher. No flashy lights, over saturated marketing or spreading specific lessons across 50 different videos just to cash in on people. He gets right down to business where it’s on the table for us to improve at the instrument. He really trims the fat and gets to the lean mean protein of the food of musical knowledge.Thanx Mr. Lizzio, rock on brother!!

Jérémie Nicaise
November 11, 2025

Best online course ever

I've been playing guitare for more than 10 years and Jake is, the best teacher ever. Everything is so well explain. This course bring you to the next level for sure. We want more online classes Jake !!!!

BrianLit
October 24, 2025

Alternate ways of think and pattern following are great.

It is fairly easy to follow. I especially like all the tips and special advice for learning each rhythm

Abdulaziz Aljaafari
October 9, 2025

this is exactly what i was looking for!

Jake Lizzio’s Real Rhythm Guitar course is absolutely fantastic. It’s clear, informative, and straight to the point, no unnecessary fluff, just pure guitar wisdom. I learned so much from it, and it really helped me understand how to play the songs I love using guitar tabs. Jake’s teaching style makes everything click, and I finally feel confident about my rhythm playing.

Gary Allen
September 16, 2025

Rhythm tutor AND application to guitar

Agrees with many other ideas on rhythm out there, nicely put together

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22 Video Lessons + Printable Exercises