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.
Master the second set of movable chord shapes learned by most guitarists.
Practice scales musically around A-shape chords, landing chord tones on downbeats.
Every chord in a major key within a few frets, pairing E-shape and A-shape chords around the tonic.
Every chord in a minor key within a few frets, entering through the two doors that connect minor to major.
A clear and practical explanation of diatonic modes. Modes are names for the way the major scale fits around each chord in a key.
Major seventh, minor seventh, and diminished chords. Introducing drop 2 and drop 3 chord voicings.
Movable chords based on the CAGED C shape, with a strong closed root-position voicing.
Practice scales musically around C-shape chords, landing chord tones on downbeats.
Movable chords based on the CAGED G shape, played as separate bass and treble grips.
Practice scales musically around G-shape chords, landing chord tones on downbeats.
Movable chords based on the CAGED D shape, the only shape with a fourth-string root.
Practice scales musically around D-shape chords, landing chord tones on downbeats.
Voice leading and playing all major key chords in the same position on the neck.
Minor key voice leading and position playing.