Intermediate
Fretboard and theory: Intermediate (8 weeks)
Learn the notes on the neck, intervals, the major scale, all five pentatonic boxes, CAGED, triads, diatonic chords and modes, one topic a week. For players who know their open chords and box 1 and want to understand what they play.
Week 1: Notes on the neck
4 sessions
Week 1: Notes on the neck
4 sessionsSession 131 min
- 1-2-3-4 across all stringsChromatic warm-up75 bpm · 5 min
- Read: Find every A6 min
- Every A on the neckFind every A50 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Read: Natural notes on the E and A strings7 min
- 🔒 Natural notes on the low E stringNatural notes on the E and A strings50 bpm · 6 min
Session 227 min
- 1-2-3-4 across all stringsChromatic warm-up75 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Natural notes on the A stringNatural notes on the E and A strings50 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Natural notes on the low E stringNatural notes on the E and A strings55 bpm · 8 min
- Every A on the neckFind every A60 bpm · 6 min
Session 332 min
- 4-3-2-1 back downChromatic warm-up75 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Octave shapes7 min
- 🔒 Octaves from the E and A stringsOctave shapes50 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 G, C, D and A on both stringsNatural notes on the E and A strings40 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Natural notes on the A stringNatural notes on the E and A strings60 bpm · 6 min
Session 434 min
- 1-2-3-4 across all stringsChromatic warm-up80 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Every C, every G6 min
- 🔒 Every C on the neckEvery C, every G50 bpm · 6 min
- 🔒 Every G on the neckEvery C, every G50 bpm · 6 min
- 🔒 Octaves from the D and G stringsOctave shapes50 bpm · 6 min
- 🔒 Natural notes on the low E stringNatural notes on the E and A strings65 bpm · 5 min
Week 2: Intervals
4 sessions
Week 2: Intervals
4 sessionsSession 132 min
- 🔒 Octaves from the E and A stringsOctave shapes60 bpm · 5 min
- Read: Octaves and fifths7 min
- Root, fifth, octaveOctaves and fifths60 bpm · 7 min
- Fifths as power chordsOctaves and fifths70 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 G and C, low to highEvery C, every G50 bpm · 6 min
Session 231 min
- 🔒 Every C on the neckEvery C, every G60 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Major and minor thirds7 min
- 🔒 Major and minor thirds on one stringMajor and minor thirds50 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Thirds across the A and D stringsMajor and minor thirds50 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Octave double-stopsOctave shapes60 bpm · 5 min
Session 330 min
- Root, fifth, octaveOctaves and fifths70 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Hear major against minorMajor and minor thirds60 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Thirds across the A and D stringsMajor and minor thirds60 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Octaves from the D and G stringsOctave shapes60 bpm · 6 min
- 🔒 Every G on the neckEvery C, every G60 bpm · 5 min
Session 431 min
- Fifths as power chordsOctaves and fifths80 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Fourths, sixths and sevenths7 min
- 🔒 Perfect fourths across the A and D stringsFourths, sixths and sevenths50 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Sixth, flat seventh, major seventh, octaveFourths, sixths and sevenths50 bpm · 6 min
- 🔒 Sixths on the G and e strings in CFourths, sixths and sevenths60 bpm · 6 min
Week 3: The major scale
4 sessions
Week 3: The major scale
4 sessionsSession 130 min
- Root, fifth, octaveOctaves and fifths75 bpm · 5 min
- Read: The one-octave shape7 min
- C major, up and downThe one-octave shape60 bpm · 7 min
- C major in thirdsThe one-octave shape50 bpm · 6 min
- 🔒 Major and minor thirds on one stringMajor and minor thirds60 bpm · 5 min
Session 230 min
- C major, up and downThe one-octave shape70 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Two octaves7 min
- 🔒 G major, two octaves up and downTwo octaves60 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 G major in groups of threeTwo octaves50 bpm · 6 min
- 🔒 Perfect fourths across the A and D stringsFourths, sixths and sevenths60 bpm · 5 min
Session 331 min
- C major, up and downThe one-octave shape75 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Three notes per string7 min
- 🔒 Low E and A strings loopThree notes per string50 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 G major, three notes per stringThree notes per string50 bpm · 7 min
- C major in thirdsThe one-octave shape60 bpm · 5 min
Session 435 min
- 🔒 G major, two octaves up and downTwo octaves70 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Moving to other keys7 min
- 🔒 A-string shape: C major, then D majorMoving to other keys60 bpm · 6 min
- 🔒 E-string shape: G major, then A majorMoving to other keys60 bpm · 6 min
- 🔒 C, F and G major in one lineMoving to other keys60 bpm · 6 min
- 🔒 Sixths on the G and e strings in CFourths, sixths and sevenths70 bpm · 5 min
Week 4: Pentatonics across the neck
4 sessions
Week 4: Pentatonics across the neck
4 sessionsSession 131 min
- Box 1 up and downBox 175 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Box 26 min
- 🔒 Box 2 up and downBox 260 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Read: Connecting the boxes6 min
- 🔒 Box 1 to box 2Connecting the boxes60 bpm · 7 min
Session 231 min
- Box 1 up and downBox 175 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Boxes 3, 4 and 58 min
- 🔒 Box 3 up and downBoxes 3, 4 and 560 bpm · 6 min
- 🔒 Box 4 up and downBoxes 3, 4 and 560 bpm · 6 min
- 🔒 Box 5 up and downBoxes 3, 4 and 560 bpm · 6 min
Session 335 min
- 🔒 Box 2 up and downBox 270 bpm · 5 min
- Read: The major pentatonic shape6 min
- G major pentatonic up and downThe major pentatonic shape60 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Read: The relative minor6 min
- 🔒 Same notes, two homes: A minor, then C majorThe relative minor60 bpm · 6 min
- 🔒 Box 1 to box 2Connecting the boxes70 bpm · 5 min
Session 434 min
- 🔒 Box 3 up and downBoxes 3, 4 and 570 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Box 1 as C major pentatonicThe relative minor60 bpm · 6 min
- 🔒 Open position: from E minor to G majorThe relative minor60 bpm · 6 min
- 🔒 Box 4 up and downBoxes 3, 4 and 570 bpm · 6 min
- 🔒 Box 5 up and downBoxes 3, 4 and 570 bpm · 6 min
- G major pentatonic up and downThe major pentatonic shape70 bpm · 5 min
Week 5: The CAGED system
4 sessions
Week 5: The CAGED system
4 sessionsSession 133 min
- 🔒 G major, three notes per stringThree notes per string60 bpm · 5 min
- Read: What is CAGED?6 min
- C major up and down the neck on the top three stringsWhat is CAGED?60 bpm · 6 min
- 🔒 Read: The C shape6 min
- 🔒 Open C chord, picked string by stringThe C shape60 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 C major scale around the C shapeThe C shape60 bpm · 5 min
Session 237 min
- 🔒 C major scale around the C shapeThe C shape70 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: The A shape6 min
- 🔒 C from the A shape, picked and strummedThe A shape60 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 C major scale in the A shapeThe A shape60 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: The G shape6 min
- 🔒 C from the G shape, low to highThe G shape60 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 C major scale in the G shapeThe G shape60 bpm · 5 min
Session 337 min
- 🔒 C major scale in the A shapeThe A shape70 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: The E shape6 min
- 🔒 C barre chord from the E shapeThe E shape60 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 C major scale in the E shapeThe E shape60 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: The D shape6 min
- 🔒 C from the D shapeThe D shape60 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 C major scale in the D shapeThe D shape60 bpm · 5 min
Session 441 min
- C major up and down the neck on the top three stringsWhat is CAGED?70 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Linking all five shapes7 min
- 🔒 C major in every shape, open position to fret 12Linking all five shapes60 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Scale run through the A, G and E shapesLinking all five shapes60 bpm · 6 min
- 🔒 Up the D shape, down the C shape at 12Linking all five shapes60 bpm · 6 min
- 🔒 The same shape at the 12th fretThe C shape60 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Two octaves in the G shapeThe G shape60 bpm · 5 min
Week 6: Triads and inversions
4 sessions
Week 6: Triads and inversions
4 sessionsSession 131 min
- 🔒 C major in every shape, open position to fret 12Linking all five shapes70 bpm · 5 min
- Read: Triads on the top strings7 min
- C major, then C minorTriads on the top strings60 bpm · 7 min
- One root-position shape: C, F, G, CTriads on the top strings60 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 C major scale in the E shapeThe E shape75 bpm · 5 min
Session 231 min
- C major up and down the neck on the top three stringsWhat is CAGED?75 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Inversions7 min
- 🔒 C major: root, 1st and 2nd inversionInversions60 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 A minor: three positions up the neckInversions60 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 C major scale in the D shapeThe D shape75 bpm · 5 min
Session 331 min
- 🔒 C major: root, 1st and 2nd inversionInversions70 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Triads over a progression7 min
- 🔒 C, Am, F, G without leaving frets 7-10Triads over a progression60 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 The same changes, pickedTriads over a progression60 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Scale run through the A, G and E shapesLinking all five shapes70 bpm · 5 min
Session 433 min
- 🔒 A minor: three positions up the neckInversions70 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 C, G, Am, F around fret 12Triads over a progression60 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 C, Am, F, G without leaving frets 7-10Triads over a progression70 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 The same changes, pickedTriads over a progression70 bpm · 7 min
- One root-position shape: C, F, G, CTriads on the top strings75 bpm · 6 min
Week 7: Diatonic chords
4 sessions
Week 7: Diatonic chords
4 sessionsSession 131 min
- C major, up and downThe one-octave shape85 bpm · 5 min
- Read: Harmonizing the major scale7 min
- The seven chords of C major, pickedHarmonizing the major scale60 bpm · 7 min
- Up and down the key, one chord per beatHarmonizing the major scale50 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 C major: root, 1st and 2nd inversionInversions75 bpm · 5 min
Session 232 min
- The seven chords of C major, pickedHarmonizing the major scale70 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Common progressions7 min
- 🔒 I - IV - V - I in CCommon progressions60 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 I - V - vi - IV in CCommon progressions60 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 ii - V - I in CCommon progressions60 bpm · 6 min
Session 331 min
- Up and down the key, one chord per beatHarmonizing the major scale60 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: The number system7 min
- 🔒 1 - 6 - 4 - 5 in CThe number system60 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 1 - 6 - 4 - 5 in GThe number system60 bpm · 6 min
- 🔒 2 - 5 - 1 in GThe number system60 bpm · 6 min
Session 431 min
- 🔒 G major, two octaves up and downTwo octaves80 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 I - V - vi - IV in CCommon progressions75 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 ii - V - I in CCommon progressions75 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 1 - 6 - 4 - 5 in GThe number system75 bpm · 6 min
- 🔒 C, Am, F, G without leaving frets 7-10Triads over a progression80 bpm · 6 min
Week 8: Modes
4 sessions
Week 8: Modes
4 sessionsSession 130 min
- C major, up and downThe one-octave shape90 bpm · 5 min
- Read: What modes are7 min
- C to C, then D to D: same notes, new homeWhat modes are60 bpm · 7 min
- A to A from the open stringWhat modes are60 bpm · 6 min
- The seven chords of C major, pickedHarmonizing the major scale75 bpm · 5 min
Session 231 min
- C to C, then D to D: same notes, new homeWhat modes are70 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Dorian7 min
- 🔒 D Dorian, one octaveDorian60 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 The Dorian vamp: Dm7 to GDorian70 bpm · 6 min
- 🔒 Dorian line over a D droneDorian60 bpm · 6 min
Session 331 min
- 🔒 D Dorian, one octaveDorian70 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Mixolydian7 min
- 🔒 G Mixolydian in open positionMixolydian60 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 I - bVII - IV - I: G, F, C, GMixolydian70 bpm · 6 min
- 🔒 Line that leans on the flat 7Mixolydian60 bpm · 6 min
Session 436 min
- 🔒 G Mixolydian in open positionMixolydian70 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Phrygian and Lydian8 min
- 🔒 E Phrygian from the open EPhrygian and Lydian60 bpm · 6 min
- 🔒 Phrygian riff on the low EPhrygian and Lydian70 bpm · 6 min
- 🔒 F Lydian, up and back to the sharp 4Phrygian and Lydian60 bpm · 6 min
- 🔒 Dorian line over a D droneDorian70 bpm · 5 min