Scales are the foundation of Western music. Learn how to make them sound musical instead of like a robot running up and down the stairs.
If you're not sure what to learn next, work through the lesson series in order. They're also designed to be studied in any order.
Scales are the foundation of Western music. Learn how to make them sound musical instead of like a robot running up and down the stairs.
A beginner-friendly approach to the first barre chords learned by most guitar players.
Make scales sound musical by orienting them around chords, starting with the familiar movable E shape.
How chords and scales compose into songs, explored through movable E shapes.
Learn the fundamental building blocks of music, and where to find interval shapes on the guitar.
A step-by-step procedure for developing fluency with any new chord shape.
An introduction to the fundamentals of major key harmony by exploring the guitar fretboard with interactive animations and sound.
(In development) Master the second set of movable chord shapes learned by most guitarists.
(In development) Practice scales musically around A-shape chords, landing chord tones on downbeats.
(In development) The moody and sophisticated counterpart to major harmony.
(In development) Learn extended fretboard positions using A-shape and E-shape chords.
(In development) A clear and practical explanation of diatonic modes. Modes are names for the way the major scale fits around each chord in a key.
(In development) Major seventh, minor seventh, and diminished chords. Introducing drop 2 and drop 3 chord voicings.
(In development) Movable chords based on the CAGED C shape.
(In development) Movable chords based on the CAGED G shape.
(In development) Movable chords based on the CAGED D shape.
(In development) Voice leading and playing all major key chords in the same position on the neck.
(In development) Minor key voice leading and position playing.