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.
This routine focuses on inside picking, funky strumming, and unlocking the sound of Mixolydian mode through practical licks and groove-based playing. You’ll refine technique, expand harmonic awareness, and apply new concepts in a full playalong performance.
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.
Technical refinement meets groove-based playing with shift slides, funk rhythms, and four-note sequences that build coordination and control. By connecting arpeggios and scales in musical ways, we sharpen our picking technique and deepen overall fluency.
Swing picking takes center stage this week as we blend rhythmic articulation with dominant scale fluency and stacked 3rd patterns. Through double and triple 3rd exercises, we expand harmonic depth while building technical control across the fretboard.
Swing picking gets a deeper workout this week as we move through slurred articulations, scalar ideas, and arpeggios across multiple positions. By maintaining consistent picking motion and applying rhythmic nuance, we sharpen timing, phrasing, and fretboard control.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
This session sharpens alternate picking through two-note-per-string pentatonic patterns, focusing on inside and outside string crossings for clean execution. With rhythmic variation, flipped mechanics, and full-range scale runs, the routine builds control, coordination, and picking-hand endurance from the ground up.
This routine blends picking precision with melodic variety by introducing direction changes and 9th extensions into classic two-note-per-string pentatonic shapes. With inside and outside string crossings, rhythmic offsets, and stretch licks, the focus is on refining control while expanding both sound and fretboard fluency.
This routine explores how to blend major and minor pentatonic vocabulary to create expressive, bluesy lines with rich tonal contrast. You’ll move through both familiar and fresh territory, developing phrasing that lives comfortably across both sounds.
This solo study channels Ace Frehley’s lead from Love Gun to sharpen your alternate picking and pentatonic fluency. You’ll work across all five shapes while developing speed, control, and real-world musicality.
Building on last week’s Autumn Leaves study, this lesson adds longer phrases and scale-based ideas to connect arpeggios fluidly. We’ll explore subtle harmonic shifts using G major and E minor to shape more lyrical, expressive lines.
This lesson reconnects major triads to their surrounding scale tones using E, C, and A shapes—with a bonus look at the G shape for diagonal movement. You’ll strengthen alternate picking, reinforce fretboard fluency, and train your ear to hear harmony and melody as one.
This routine expands triad practice into real harmonic and modal territory, using lowered roots and raised 5ths to imply 7th chords. By mapping triads to modes, you’ll start hearing deeper musical possibilities hidden inside familiar shapes.
This week’s routine puts the spotlight on Dorian, using triads and arpeggios to uncover the mode’s true sound—not just its shape. By targeting the 6th and blending it with minor harmony, you’ll train your ear to hear what makes Dorian feel distinct and musical.
This workout turns last week’s Dorian theory into real musical vocabulary through targeted lick practice. You’ll explore both pentatonic add9 and full Dorian licks across five positions, then connect it all with full-neck phrases to unlock the entire fretboard.
This session delivers 10 fresh, full-neck 16th-note phrases designed to push your melodic creativity. Rather than memorizing licks, the focus is on understanding how to build your own lines and break new ground.
