Dynamic Guitar: More Tools to Go Beyond Strumming

Dynamic Guitar is a practical, inspiring guide for guitarists who want to move beyond basic strumming and create more expressive, engaging arrangements. In this book and companion video course, acclaimed guitarist and educator Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers presents a wide range of tools for shaping chord progressions, deepening grooves, and expanding your harmonic vocabulary. Designed for intermediate players looking to add nuance and musicality, the lessons encourage creativity while remaining highly approachable.

Across six in‑depth lessons, you’ll learn how to build dynamics within an arrangement, play bass lines on the guitar, and enrich your sound using slash chords and cluster chords. Musical examples are inspired by classic songs, helping you hear how these techniques work in real‑world contexts. Along the way, Rodgers demonstrates how subtle changes in both fretting‑hand and picking‑hand technique—and sometimes playing less—can dramatically enhance your musical impact. The course includes written instruction, standard notation, tab, and more than two hours of accompanying video instruction, with all musical examples performed by the author.

Key Features

• Go beyond block‑chord strumming with dynamic guitar techniques
• Learn bass‑line playing, slash chords, and cluster chords
• Six structured lessons focused on groove, dynamics, and arrangement
• Includes notation, TAB, and over two hours of online video instruction
• Musical examples inspired by classic songs
• Ideal for intermediate guitarists seeking greater expression and depth