Aeolian Pt. 1
This week we dig into Aeolian—the natural minor scale—and explore its pure, unembellished minor sound across E, C, and A positions using chords, arpeggios, scales, and triad-based phrases. Simple concept, powerful results.
Start Routine
Aeolian Pt. 2
We’re turning Aeolian theory into sound this week with a moody synth-rock progression and a batch of lyrical licks that move from simple 8ths to punchy 16ths. It’s all about locking into that natural minor vibe—and using it to craft your own phrases.
Aeolian Pt. 3
We’re wrapping up Aeolian with a driving 140bpm groove and a set of flowing licks that lean into the mode’s signature ♭6 and ♭7. With a classic i–♭VI–♭VII progression as your playground, it’s time to connect positions and lock in the sound.
Locrian Pt. 1
We’re wrapping up the modes with Locrian—a tense, unstable sound built on the m7♭5 chord. This lesson helps you hear and play Locrian clearly, using arpeggios, scales, and targeted melodic shapes.
Locrian Pt. 2
This lesson explores Locrian using a creative modal progression (Ab/C to Gb/C), with 10 expressive licks designed to stretch your technique and ear. Learn the phrases, then use them as inspiration to shape your own.
A MAJOR Arpeggio Workout
This week shifts our focus from learning to practicing, with 12 arpeggio-based workouts designed to build rhythmic clarity and control. It’s all about deepening your groove, not just adding more information.
Arpeggio Workout 2
These 10 licks build on last week’s cross-picking foundation, blending C, F, and G arpeggios into more fluid, melodic phrases. The focus is rhythmic control and harmonic color—not just running shapes.
Minor + Major Triad Lines
This week we’re breaking minor vamp triad pairs into melodic vocabulary, using Cm and Bb as our core shapes. Starting with warmups and moving through arpeggios, rhythmic groupings, pentatonic integrations, and non-adjacent fingerings, we learn to weave these triads fluidly into real lines—no shifting, no guesswork, just pure fretboard fluency.
Arpeggio April 3
This week’s all about building speed and consistency with ascending dominant 7 arpeggios—A7, D7, E7—played at 60, 75, and 90 bpm to train stamina, control, and smooth alternate picking across tempos.
Arpeggio April 3: Upper Structure Arpeggios
This session explores colorful arpeggio fragments within A13 harmony—starting from each chord tone of A7—to create melodic movement and expand beyond basic shapes. We’ll connect these fragments in three positions and finish with a musical line to lock in the concept.
Arpeggio April 3: Eugene’s Trick Bag Pt. 1
We’re tackling the iconic intro arpeggios from Eugene’s Trick Bag—but with strict alternate picking to build precision, consistency, and motion control. Over a six-chord progression (Am–E7–A7–Dm–Bdim7–Am), we’ll explore different fingerings and picking pathways to help internalize both the harmony and the technique.
Arpeggio April 3: Eugene’s Trick Bag Pt. 2
We’re diving deeper into Eugene’s Trick Bag, focusing on the remaining arpeggios—especially the tricky Dm shape. The goal is to alternate pick everything, no matter how awkward it feels. This is strength training for your picking hand, so resist the urge to sweep. Watch the fingerings, choose what works for you, and keep it consistent. We’re almost there—next week, we tie it all together.
Arpeggio April 3: Eugene’s Trick Bag Pt. 3
This week, we’re tying it all together—every arpeggio from Eugene’s Trick Bag in one full alternate picking workout. No new shapes, no surprises—just refining everything we’ve covered so far and pushing toward fluency and control. Watch your transitions, your tension, your technique. This is the moment where it all starts to click.
Obtuse Arpeggios
This week’s workout explores unusual 112 arpeggio shapes to challenge your picking and shifting control across all string sets. The goal is full-neck mobility—developing the freedom to move through arpeggios effortlessly, from position to position.
Voice Leading Arpeggios
We’re shifting from arpeggio patterns to voice leading—connecting chords through smooth, melodic motion. This week’s routine builds fluency by outlining a I–vi–ii–V progression with stepwise arpeggio transitions.
Ar-Greg-ios
Practice Greg Howe-esque arpeggios with me to work:
- Technique
- Fretboard Knowledge
- Co-ordination
7th Chord Arpeggio Workout
The 7th Chord Arpeggio Workout course is designed to build fluency, technique, and fretboard awareness through focused major 7 arpeggio practice. We work step by step through the essential CAGED positions, exploring variations and learning how to connect them across the neck. Each routine develops alternate picking, interval recognition, and the ability to hear and apply chord tones in real time.
The Modes
*More Modules To Come
The Modes course takes the mystery out of modal playing by showing how to hear each sound, apply it over real chord movement, and connect it directly to the fretboard. Beginning with Mixolydian and now expanding into Dorian, the lessons focus on chord context, arpeggio connection, and non diatonic movement so each mode feels like a usable colour rather than a memorised pattern. This series will continue to grow, gradually expanding to cover all seven modes and build a complete, practical modal foundation.
