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Fretboard Visualization

Fretboard landmarks I
Fretboard landmarks II
Visualization Through Improvisation
Adjacent String Labeling (with 3rds)
Non-Adjacent String Labeling (with 6ths)

CAGED | Diagrams | Exercises

CAGED Overview
CAGED - Major Scales and Triads
CAGED - Minor Scales and Triads
CAGED - Major 7 Arpeggios and Chords
CAGED - Minor 7 Arpeggios and Chords

CAGED Vertical Paired Pentatonic Forms Exercise
CAGED Vertical Paired Forms - Major Pentatonic Scales
CAGED Vertical Paired Forms - Minor Pentatonic Scales

CAGED Vertical Paired Arpeggio Forms Exercise
CAGED Vertical Paired Forms - Major 7 Arpeggios
CAGED Vertical Paired Forms - Minor 7 Arpeggios
CAGED Vertical Paired Forms - Dominant 7 Arpeggios
CAGED Vertical Paired Forms - Minor 7b5 Arpeggios

CAGED Vertical Paired Modal Forms Exercise
CAGED Vertical Paired Forms - Ionian Scales
CAGED Vertical Paired Forms - Dorian Scales
CAGED Vertical Paired Forms - Phrygian Scales
CAGED Vertical Paired Forms - Lydian Scales
CAGED Vertical Paired Forms - Mixolydian Scales
CAGED Vertical Paired Forms - Aeolian Scales
CAGED Vertical Paired Forms - Locrian Scales

CAGED Horizontal Adjacent Modal Forms Exercise
CAGED Horizontal 5 Forms - Ionian Scales

CAGED Horizontal 5 Forms - Dorian Scales
CAGED Horizontal 5 Forms - Phrygian Scales
CAGED Horizontal 5 Forms - Lydian Scales
CAGED Horizontal 5 Forms - Mixolydian Scales
CAGED Horizontal 5 Forms - Aeolian Scales
CAGED Horizontal 5 Forms - Locrian Scales

CAGED Horizontal Adjacent Arpeggio Forms Exercise
CAGED Horizontal 5 Forms - Major 7 Arpeggios
CAGED Horizontal 5 Forms - Minor 7 Arpeggios
CAGED Horizontal 5 Forms - Dominant 7 Arpeggios
CAGED Horizontal 5 Forms - Minor 7b5 Arpeggios

CAGED Linear Connections (Horizontal + Vertical)

CAGED Horizontal + Vertical Major Pentatonic Scales

CAGED Horizontal + Vertical Minor Pentatonic Scales
CAGED Horizontal + Vertical Major Scales


Modes of the Major Scale
Introduction to Modes

Relative (Modal) Arpeggios Exercise
All 7 Relative Arpeggios in 1 Position - (C-Form Major)
All 7 Relative Arpeggios in 1 Position - (A-Form Major)
All 7 Relative Arpeggios in 1 Position - (G-Form Major)
All 7 Relative Arpeggios in 1 Position - (E-Form Major)
All 7 Relative Arpeggios in 1 Position - (D-Form Major)

Relative (Major Modes) Chord / Scale / Arpeggio Exercise
All 7 Relative Modes in 1 Position - (C-Form Major)
All 7 Relative Modes in 1 Position - (A-Form Major)
All 7 Relative Modes in 1 Position - (G-Form Major)
All 7 Relative Modes in 1 Position - (E-Form Major)
All 7 Relative Modes in 1 Position - (D-Form Major)

Modes of the Melodic Minor Scale
Introduction to Melodic Minor

CAGED Vertical Paired Melodic Minor Modal Forms Exercise
CAGED Vertical Paired Forms - Melodic Minor (Ionian b3) Scales
CAGED Vertical Paired Forms - Dorian b2 Scales
CAGED Vertical Paired Forms - Lydian Augmented Scales
CAGED Vertical Paired Forms - Lydian Dominant Scales
CAGED Vertical Paired Forms - Mixolydian b6 Scales
CAGED Vertical Paired Forms - Locrian #2 (Semi Locrian) Scales
​CAGED Vertical Paired Forms - Altered (Super Locrian) Scales

Relative (Melodic Minor Modes) Chord / Scale / Arpeggio Exercise
All 7 Relative Modes in 1 Position - (C-Form Melodic Minor)
All 7 Relative Modes in 1 Position - (A-Form Melodic Minor)
All 7 Relative Modes in 1 Position - (G-Form Melodic Minor)
All 7 Relative Modes in 1 Position - (E-Form Melodic Minor)
All 7 Relative Modes in 1 Position - (D-Form Melodic Minor)

Modes of the Harmonic Minor Scale
Introduction to Harmonic Minor

 

CAGED Vertical Paired Harmonic Minor Modal Forms Exercise
CAGED Vertical Paired Forms - Harmonic Minor Scales
CAGED Vertical Paired Forms - Locrian #6 Scales
CAGED Vertical Paired Forms - Ionian +5 Scales
CAGED Vertical Paired Forms - Dorian #11 Scales
CAGED Vertical Paired Forms - Phrygian b7 Scales
CAGED Vertical Paired Forms - Lydian #2 Scales
​CAGED Vertical Paired Forms - Locrian bb7 Scales

 

Lesson Materials and Supplements
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Additional resources for your practice. Here you will find a combination of scale, chord, and arpeggio diagrams as well as exercises, theory, and music philosophy. 

Feel free to ask any questions regarding the currently available materials.
 
If the topic is not available now, it will hopefully be released in the coming months. Regardless, I would enjoy chatting with you about these topics and more. 

Chords | Diagrams | Exercises

Triads

Closed Triad Horizontal Inversions 321 Exercise

Horizontal Triad Inversions - Major String Set 321

Horizontal Triad Inversions - Minor String Set 321

Horizontal Triad Inversions - Diminished String Set 321

Horizontal Triad Inversions - Augmented String Set 321

Horizontal Triad Inversions - Sus4 String Set 321

Horizontal Triad Inversions - Sus2 String Set 321

Closed Triad Horizontal Inversions 432 Exercise

Horizontal Triad Inversions - Major String Set 432

Horizontal Triad Inversions - Minor String Set 432

Horizontal Triad Inversions - Diminished String Set 432

Horizontal Triad Inversions - Augmented String Set 432

Horizontal Triad Inversions - Sus4 String Set 432

Horizontal Triad Inversions - Sus2 String Set 432

Closed Triad Horizontal Inversions 543 Exercise

Horizontal Triad Inversions - Major String Set 543

Horizontal Triad Inversions - Minor String Set 543

Horizontal Triad Inversions - Diminished String Set 543

Horizontal Triad Inversions - Augmented String Set 543

Horizontal Triad Inversions - Sus4 String Set 543

Horizontal Triad Inversions - Sus2 String Set 543

Closed Triad Horizontal Inversions 654 Exercise

Horizontal Triad Inversions - Major String Set 654

Horizontal Triad Inversions - Minor String Set 654

Horizontal Triad Inversions - Diminished String Set 654

Horizontal Triad Inversions - Augmented String Set 654

Horizontal Triad Inversions - Sus4 String Set 654

Horizontal Triad Inversions - Sus2 String Set 654

Drop 2 Chords

 

Drop 2 Horizontal Inversions 4321 Exercise

Horizontal Drop 2 Inversions - Maj6 String Set 4321

Horizontal Drop 2 Inversions - Maj7 String Set 4321

Horizontal Drop 2 Inversions - Dom7 String Set 4321

Horizontal Drop 2 Inversions - Min6 String Set 4321

Horizontal Drop 2 Inversions - Min7 String Set 4321

Horizontal Drop 2 Inversions - minMaj7 String Set 4321

Horizontal Drop 2 Inversions - Min7b5 String Set 4321

Horizontal Drop 2 Inversions - Dim7 String Set 4321

Drop 2 Horizontal Inversions 5432 Exercise

Horizontal Drop 2 Inversions - Maj6 String Set 5432

Horizontal Drop 2 Inversions - Maj7 String Set 5432

Horizontal Drop 2 Inversions - Dom7 String Set 5432

Horizontal Drop 2 Inversions - Min6 String Set 5432

Horizontal Drop 2 Inversions - Min7 String Set 5432

Horizontal Drop 2 Inversions - minMaj7 String Set 5432

Horizontal Drop 2 Inversions - Min7b5 String Set 5432

Horizontal Drop 2 Inversions - Dim7 String Set 5432

Drop 2 Horizontal Inversions 6543 Exercise

Horizontal Drop 2 Inversions - Maj6 String Set 6543

Horizontal Drop 2 Inversions - Maj7 String Set 6543

Horizontal Drop 2 Inversions - Dom7 String Set 6543

Horizontal Drop 2 Inversions - Min6 String Set 6543

Horizontal Drop 2 Inversions - Min7 String Set 6543

Horizontal Drop 2 Inversions - minMaj7 String Set 6543

Horizontal Drop 2 Inversions - Min7b5 String Set 6543

Horizontal Drop 2 Inversions - Dim7 String Set 6543

Drop 3 Chords

 

Drop 3 Horizontal Inversions 5321 Exercise

Horizontal Drop 3 Inversions - Maj6 String Set 5321

Horizontal Drop 3 Inversions - Maj7 String Set 5321

Horizontal Drop 3 Inversions - Dom7 String Set 5321

Horizontal Drop 3 Inversions - Min6 String Set 5321

Horizontal Drop 3 Inversions - Min7 String Set 5321

Horizontal Drop 3 Inversions - minMaj7 String Set 5321

Horizontal Drop 3 Inversions - Min7b5 String Set 5321

Horizontal Drop 3 Inversions - Dim7 String Set 5321

Drop 3 Horizontal Inversions 6432 Exercise

Horizontal Drop 3 Inversions - Maj6 String Set 6432

Horizontal Drop 3 Inversions - Maj7 String Set 6432

Horizontal Drop 3 Inversions - Dom7 String Set 6432

Horizontal Drop 3 Inversions - Min6 String Set 6432

Horizontal Drop 3 Inversions - Min7 String Set 6432

Horizontal Drop 3 Inversions - minMaj7 String Set 6432

Horizontal Drop 3 Inversions - Min7b5 String Set 6432

Horizontal Drop 3 Inversions - Dim7 String Set 6432

Freddie Green Chords

 

Freddie Green Chord Inversions Exercise

Freddie Green Chords - Major Triad Inversions

Freddie Green Chords - Minor Triad Inversions

Freddie Green Chords- Maj6 Chord Inversions

Freddie Green Chords - Min6 Chord Inversions

Freddie Green Chords - Dom7 Chord Inversions

Freddie Green Chords - Maj7 Chord Inversions

Freddie Green Chords - Min7 Chord Inversions

Freddie Green Chords - Min7b5 Chord Inversions

Freddie Green Chords - MinMaj7 Chord Inversions

Music Theory | Analysis | Fretboard Mechanics

Introduction to Music Theory

000 | Intro - 4 Fundamentals

100 | Rhythm 1 - Intro to rhythmic intervals
101 | Rhythm 2 - Intro to time signatures
110 | Melody 1 - Melodic Intervals
111 | Melody 2 - Scales / Algorithm
112 | The Cycle of 4ths and 5ths
120 | Harmony 1 - Harmonic Intervals
121 | Harmony 2 - Triads

200 | Key - Scale vs Key vs Set
201 | Harmonized Scale
210 | Relative Maj/Min
211 | Parallel Maj/Min
220 | 7th chords
230 | Triad Inversions
231 | Slash Chords

300 | Tonic, Pre-Dominant, Dominant Functions 
301 | Chord Progressions - Using and Breaking the Rules
310 | Borrowed Chords 
311 | Secondary Dominant Chords
320 | Extensions
321 | Alterations

330 | The Major Modes

Improvisation Techniques

Concepts in Improvisation | Introduction

Concepts in Improvisation | Repetition and Sequencing

Concepts in Improvisation | Sequencing 3 Note Pentatonic Phrases

Transcription

000 | Introduction to Transcription

Transcription and Analysis I - A Systematic Approach

Introduction to Fretboard Theory

Fretboard Theory I - Visualizing the Fretboard

Fretboard Theory II - Practicing Scales Vertically

Fretboard Theory III - Practicing Scales Horizontally

Fretboard Theory IV - Linear Connections of Vertical Positions

Fretboard Theory V - Practicing 2 and 3 Octave Scales

Fretboard Theory VI - Practicing Intervals

Introduction to Harmonic Theory

Chordal Theory I - Closed Triads

Chordal Theory II - Open Triads

Chordal Theory III - Closed 7th Chords

Chordal Theory IV - Drop 2 7th Chords

Chordal Theory V - Drop 3 7th Chords

Chordal Theory VI - Drop 2, 4 7th Chords

Chordal Theory VII - Quartal Chords

Technique

Whole Step Bends

Miscellaneous Theory

Developing Time Feel

Popular Fretboard Visualizations

  • CAGED System

  • 3 Notes Per String (3nps) System

  • Berklee (7 Position) System

Philosophy

Cycle of Sound

3 Types of Guitar Instructors

Music School Pro's and Con's

Visualization vs Reading TAB vs Reading Standard Notation

Practice Regimen 

Meditation and Music

Reddit AMA's

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