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66 chapters · 292 lessons

01

Foundations

Free

Read tab, train both hands, and play your first chords and strums.

7 chapters

28 lessons

01First StepsReading tab, warming up and playing in time.
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02Picking HandAlternate picking, muting and clean string changes.
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03Open ChordsYour first chords and how to change between them.
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04Power ChordsTwo-note rock chords and octaves you can move anywhere.
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05StrummingSteady strumming patterns, from quarter notes to sixteenths.
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06Barre ChordsMovable full chords: the E and A shapes, major and minor.
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07Practice RoutinesHow to practice, plus ready-made 10, 20 and 45-minute sessions.
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02

Technique

Bends, vibrato, legato, slides and clean speed.

5 chapters

22 lessons

01Bending to PitchBends that land in tune, every time.
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02VibratoMake sustained notes sing with controlled finger vibrato.
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03LegatoHammer-ons and pull-offs for fast, smooth runs.
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04SlidesGlide between notes and positions with clean, in-time slides.
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05Speed PickingBuild fast, clean alternate picking one burst at a time.
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03

Theory & the Fretboard

See the whole neck and know why things sound the way they do.

10 chapters

39 lessons

01Notes on the NeckFind any note, anywhere, without counting frets.
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02IntervalsSee and hear the distance between any two notes.
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03The Major ScaleThe scale behind almost every melody and chord, in shapes you can move.
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04Minor Pentatonic: The BoxesThe five boxes of A minor pentatonic, starting with box 1.
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05Major PentatonicThe bright, sweet side of the pentatonic for country, rock and soul.
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06The CAGED SystemFive open chord shapes that map the whole neck.
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07TriadsThree-note chords on the top strings, anywhere on the neck.
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08Diatonic ChordsThe seven chords of a key, and the progressions they make.
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09ModesSame notes, new home: the colors of the major scale.
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10ArpeggiosChords played one note at a time, from triads to first sweeps.
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04

Gear & Tone

Free

What every effect does, how to build a pedalboard, and how famous tones were made.

5 chapters

38 lessons

01Effects ExplainedWhat each family of effects does to your sound, and when to reach for it.
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02Building a PedalboardSignal chain order, power, cables and bypass: a board that works and stays quiet.
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03Classic Pedals & BrandsThe iconic pedals in each category, the major brands, and why players keep choosing them.
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04Pedalboards by GenreA starter board for each style, with chain order and settings to begin from.
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05Famous TonesFamous guitar sounds broken down into approximate pedal recipes you can try.
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05

Blues

Shuffles, the blue note, classic licks and slow-blues feel.

6 chapters

25 lessons

01Shuffle BoogieThe long-short swing feel behind blues and boogie.
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02The Blues ScaleMinor pentatonic plus one note: the flat five.
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03Blues LicksBends, double-stops and phrases that talk.
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04Turnarounds, Intros and EndingsHow to start a blues, loop it and finish it.
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05Slow BluesThe 12/8 feel, space and the major-minor sound.
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06Blues ÉtudesThree short blues pieces that put the whole part to work.
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06

Rock

Riffs, driving rhythm, lead licks and tapping.

5 chapters

21 lessons

01Rock RiffsSingle notes, power chords and open strings that drive a song.
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02Rock RhythmSteady eighths, colorful chords and pushes that make a band groove.
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03Rock LeadLicks, runs, double-stops and how to shape them into a solo.
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04TappingRight-hand taps for fast, smooth arpeggios.
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05Rock ÉtudesThree short rock pieces that put riffs, rhythm and leads together.
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07

Folk & Acoustic

Fingerpicking, Travis picking and singer-songwriter strumming.

4 chapters

16 lessons

01FingerpickingThumb on the bass, fingers on the top: patterns that make chords ring.
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02Travis PickingA steady alternating bass with melody dancing on top.
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03Folk StrummingOpen-chord strumming with hammer-ons, sus chords and bass runs.
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04Folk ÉtudesThree complete fingerstyle pieces, from easy to advanced.
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08

Funk

Sixteenth-note scratching, ninth chords and tight single-note lines.

3 chapters

12 lessons

01Funk RhythmSixteenth-note scratching, ninth chords and the power of the one.
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02Funk LinesTight single-note riffs, octaves and pentatonic funk licks.
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03Funk ÉtudesThree full funk pieces that put scratches, ninth chords and lines together.
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09

Metal

Gallops, tremolo picking, dark scales and fast runs.

3 chapters

12 lessons

01Metal RhythmGallops, tremolo picking and tight chromatic riffs on the low strings.
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02Metal LeadHarmonic minor, fast pentatonic runs and pedal-point licks.
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03Metal ÉtudesThree complete metal pieces, from first chugs to fast harmonic-minor runs.
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10

Country

Boom-chick rhythm, pedal-steel bends and chicken pickin'.

3 chapters

13 lessons

01Country RhythmBoom-chick bass, walkups and the train beat.
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02Country LeadMajor pentatonic licks, steel bends and chicken pickin'.
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03Country ÉtudesThree full country pieces, from porch strum to hybrid-picked runs.
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11

Jazz

Shell voicings, the ii-V-I and your first bebop lines.

3 chapters

14 lessons

01Jazz ChordsShells, drop 2 voicings and comping through the ii-V-I.
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02Jazz LinesArpeggios, approach notes and enclosures, then your first bebop line.
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03Jazz ÉtudesThree original pieces that put shells, ii-V-Is and bebop lines to work.
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12

Play Like the Legends

Original exercises in the style of famous players.

12 chapters

52 lessons

01Play like Billy GibbonsTexas boogie, greasy bends and squealing pinch harmonics.
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02Play like Jimi HendrixThumb-over chords, R&B double-stops, wild bends and octave lines.
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03Play like Stevie Ray VaughanHard-driving Texas shuffle, raked bends and open-E fire.
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04Play like Eric ClaptonSinging box-1 blues, smooth repeating runs and major-minor color.
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05Play like B.B. KingFew notes, sung like a voice, with a shimmering vibrato.
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06Play like Albert KingHuge multi-step bends, stinging attack and lots of space.
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07Play like Jimmy PageLoose pentatonic pull-off runs, ringing open-string riffs and bends held to the edge.
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08Play like David GilmourSlow singing bends, long notes, and melodies that leave plenty of space.
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09Play like Mark KnopflerFingerstyle lead: snapped notes, pinches, double-stops and clean major-pentatonic hooks.
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10Play like Brian MayMelodies in harmony, smooth trills and legato, and bends that sing like a voice.
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11Play like SlashBluesy minor licks, wide vibrato and a dark harmonic-minor twist.
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12Play like Kirk HammettFast pentatonic runs, wah-drenched repeating licks and galloping E minor riffs.
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