This session deepens your grasp of the major pentatonic scale by adding the expressive b3 and applying it across multiple shapes. You’ll also build rhythmic control with funk strumming techniques and chord-based soloing over I–IV–V progressions.
Get into the groove with funk-inspired rhythm work from Soul Man while refining your outside picking and timing. Then explore major pentatonic fragments across the neck and turn them into expressive melodies over a I–IV–V progression.
This routine blends inside picking, funk rhythm mastery, and dominant scale application using the C shape. From Cheryl Lynn grooves to six Mixolydian licks, it’s all about turning technique into real musical vocabulary.
This shorter routine packs a punch with cross-picking, rhythmic displacement, and funky triad work inspired by Want You Back. You’ll also dive into the A-shape dominant scale and explore four creative licks to kickstart your phrasing.
Master dominant 7 arpeggios with a focus on different CAGED shapes, four-note fragments, and key navigation across the neck. This week’s routine emphasizes hearing, internalizing, and applying arpeggios in all 12 keys, along with a practice track to guide your progress.
This week dives into minor 7 arpeggios, comparing them to dominant 7s and exploring them across the CAGED system. We’ll work on sequencing ideas and finish by writing our own etudes to strengthen fretboard fluency and improvisational freedom.
This lesson focuses on major 7 arpeggios as a simple variation of dominant 7s, using the CAGED system to build familiarity and flow. We’ll also apply note-skipping patterns and finish with ii–V–I etudes to tie together all three arpeggio types.
This lesson introduces diminished 7 arpeggios, highlighting their symmetrical structure and practical use in jazz progressions. We’ll explore multiple fingerings, position shifts, and sweep picking techniques to expand both our fretboard fluency and expressive range.
We explore the deeper meaning of scale choice by contrasting derivative and parallel approaches, focusing on how sound—not just shape—defines our playing. Through G major and G minor pentatonic blending across positions, we train our ears, hands, and eyes to move beyond patterns into true tonal awareness.
We bring phrasing to the forefront by alternating directions, rhythms, and note groupings within pentatonic shapes. By blending technique with improvisation, we unlock new textures and melodic ideas rooted in familiar territory.
We dive into triads through a full song form, using the “la pompe” rhythm to drive classic progressions like I–V, II–V, and gospel-style turnarounds. Each section builds harmonic awareness, helping us hear and feel how chords function across a tune.
We reshape triads into dominant 7 chords using two streamlined methods, creating rich harmonic motion without adding complexity. Applying these sounds to a song progression trains our ears and hands to hear functional movement and play with greater harmonic intent.
We build melodic strength by targeting chord tones, especially 3rds, across E, C, and A triad shapes. Through focused phrases and smooth transitions, we learn to craft solos that outline harmony with intention and clarity.
This week we hit pause to reflect, reconnect with the material, and reassess our progress across 35 routines. Using triads from Signed, Sealed, Delivered as a musical anchor, we’re reminded that practice is about depth, not speed—and real growth comes from truly knowing, not just doing.
We lock in closed-voiced triads across E, C, and A shapes, shifting between major and minor to build fretboard fluency. By applying them to real progressions, we uncover how simple triads imply richer harmonies and function musically beyond their shapes.
We explore how placing a simple C major triad over different bass notes transforms its function and color, revealing rich harmonic possibilities. From dominant sus to Lydian and modern fusion sounds, this approach deepens our fretboard awareness and unlocks creative voicing options.
Triads and pentatonic scales come together to illuminate the I–IV progression across multiple positions. By outlining chord changes with melodic clarity and rhythmic flair, this session builds confidence in both soloing and harmonic navigation.
This session expands the I–IV progression across keys, blending triad movement with rhythmic vamps and major pentatonic lines. By cycling through fourths and layering in extended note choices, the material pushes both fretboard fluency and expressive phrasing.
Layering triads, pentatonics, arpeggios, and mixolydian scales across positions, this session deepens your grasp of how these elements connect. With key changes and directional drills, the goal is clarity—learning to recognize patterns, not memorize shapes, and turning that understanding into real musical movement.
This routine sharpens your grasp of I–V movement by connecting triads, pentatonics, and dominant arpeggios across familiar shapes. With a focus on targeting chord tones and hearing harmonic function clearly, the material bridges rhythm and melody in both practice and improvisation.
Major triads become minor with a single note shift, and this session explores that transformation across E, C, and A shapes to unlock the I–ii progression. Through triad-based licks, arpeggios, and chord applications, melodic phrasing becomes more intentional and harmonically grounded.
This workout locks in minor pentatonic shapes across the neck by tying each to its root and interval structure. Through progressive key shifts and no-gap transitions, it sharpens fretboard fluency, interval recognition, and the ability to move musically in any position.
Circle of 4ths meets the CAGED system in this routine designed to drill minor pentatonic shapes in all 12 keys. By layering rhythmic control with fluid transitions and smart root targeting, each exercise pushes fretboard visualization and real-time adaptability.
This session adds a fresh color to minor pentatonic vocabulary by weaving the 9th into all five positions. With lush harmony and fusion-inspired phrasing, the material strengthens fretboard fluency while opening up melodic options that are both tasteful and expressive.
Minor add9 and m9 arpeggios take center stage this week, offering lush colors and melodic depth across the fretboard. By using Ebmaj7 as a 3–9 substitution and connecting lines into G7alt resolutions, this routine builds modern phrasing and harmonic fluency from the ground up.
Melodic voice leading takes the spotlight as this routine connects G7 to C with root-based targeting, encirclement, and chord tone resolution. By exploring rhythmic variations and shifting positions, the material sharpens your ability to outline changes clearly and musically in real time.
This routine connects dominant to tonic using arpeggio-driven lines, clear voice leading, and rhythmic variation across multiple positions. By resolving strong tones like the 3rd or root with intention, each phrase trains both your ear and hand to outline harmony with confidence and control.
This lesson packs 32 G7–C6 lines into one focused workout, combining arpeggios and scales into ear-training gold. By breaking down each lick into two four-note ideas, you’ll quickly build fluency in linear harmony—and develop the instinct to create your own.
Week 52 wraps the year with a deep dive into functional harmony, focusing on recognizing and navigating progressions like I–vi–IV–V across keys. By mapping interval relationships and applying triads to familiar forms, this lesson strengthens your transpositional fluency and harmonic awareness—just in time for the next chapter.
This lesson breaks down drop 2 voicings and teaches how to construct, invert, and apply them across the neck. By the end, you’ll be voice-leading through II–V–I progressions with fluidity and fretboard awareness.
