Self-paced guitar courses - Fretboard Foundation

Online courses covering the building blocks of the Fretboard Foundation method. Step-by-step lessons, completed at your own pace.

Anyone can improvise on guitar

Learn how to improvise solos on your favorite songs, from your very first lesson.
Practice using your ears and learn to play what you hear in your head.
Play up and down the entire length of the fretboard.
Discover how to get oriented on the fretboard, and how to quickly determine the key.
Learn the fundamentals of major and minor key harmony from first principles.
Explore simple improvised chord melody.
Suitable for all levels, from absolute beginners to advanced guitarists.

Treble triads are simple, three-note triad chords on the upper, “treble” strings.
These core treble triad shapes are contained within almost all chord shapes on the fretboard.
Treble triads are useful for quick changes, chord improvisation, harmonizing melody lines, and internalizing the fundamentals of tonal harmony.

A step-by-step walkthrough of the Practical CAGED grips chapter of the Fretboard Foundation book.

A step-by-step walkthrough of the Major key harmony chapter of the Fretboard Foundation book.

A step-by-step walkthrough of the Minor key harmony chapter of the Fretboard Foundation book.

A step-by-step walkthrough of the Introduction to scales, Major scales, and Minor scales chapters of the Fretboard Foundation book.