Here we look at one of the most versatile and useful tools in music. The 3-6-2-5 progression is definitely something that you want to know. This lesson will hopefully give you some insight on how to use this valuable tool!

Alright folks! Here’s one that should be a fun way to take on a new perspective for scale shapes this time using what I am calling the 2/5 pictures. This one is advanced in concept, but not in playability, so if nothing else, try it as a scale exercise.

Alright, folks! Here’s one that should be a fun way to take on a new perspective for scale shapes. This one is advanced in concept, but not in playability, so if nothing else, try it as a scale exercise.

Here’s one that breaks down scale shapes to 3 strings at a time. This is another perspective on helping understand modes. If you have already gone over our other scales videos and are still having difficulty understanding the concept, check out this video. If you haven’t checked out the other vid...

Okay, I get a lot of questions on how I learn songs by ear. Here I take on the challenge of hearing a song for the first time and trying to figure it out. Keep in mind that this is a lesson on listening and not a “look at what I can do” sort of thing. I hope this helps clarify what to listen for ...

This week's lesson is a guided practice on the Blues Scale and the Mixolydian (Fifth degree) through the cycle of Fourths.

Here’s one that teaches the Dom connection between our C and A pictures. If you get familiar with the idea of positional playing, it gives you a unique template for improvising, however, this is just one way of viewing the fretboard. Hope you like it!

Here’s one that teaches the Dom Scale Shapes connection between our F and D pictures. If you get familiar with the idea of positional playing, it gives you a unique template for improvising. However, this is just one way of viewing the fretboard. Hope you like it!

Here’s one that teaches the Dom Scale Shapes connection between our A and G pictures. If you get familiar with the idea of positional playing, it gives you a unique template for improvising. However, this is just one way of viewing the fretboard. Hope you like it!

Here’s one that teaches the Dom Scale Shapes connection between our D and C pictures. If you get familiar with the idea of positional playing, it gives you a unique template for improvising. However, this is just one way of viewing the fretboard. Hope you like it!

Here’s one that teaches the Dom Scale Shapes connection between our G and F pictures. If you get familiar with the idea of positional playing, it gives you a unique template for improvising. However, this is just one way of viewing the fretboard. Hope you like it!

We’re calling this one the “6th Chord Hack in the Circle of Fourths”. As the title indicates, we’re going through the circle using 6th chords. It makes for a great exercise that will make a great foundation for next week's scales lesson. Hope you’re up for the challenge!

Here’s another exercise to get you to the point where scales in relation to chords become second nature. Go slowly with this one. Better slow and correct than practicing mistakes. Hope you like this one.

Here’s a “guided practice” for the connection between the C-A scale “pictures”. You want to take notes on this one. You can either tab it out or use notation or any other means to help you remember the exercise. Once you have your notes, you can go through the practice section with me at your own...

Today's lesson is on the scale shapes. While it is far more important to be able to hear the intervalic connections than visualize them, we need to have somewhere to start, right? Here we have a way to visualize the scales while we teach our ear to recognize the intervalic relationships.

Aloha, Folks! We’re continuing our Scale Shapes this week, this time looking at the G-F shape connection. Remember to take notes the first time through so you are better able to follow along. Tab, notation, doesn’t matter, long as you understand your own notes.

Aloha, Folks! We’re continuing our Scale Shapes this week, this time looking at the F-D shape connection. Remember to take notes the first time through so you are better able to follow along. Tab, notation, doesn’t matter, long as you understand your own notes.

Aloha, Folks! We’re continuing our Scale Shapes this week, this time looking at the D-C shape connection. Remember to take notes the first time through so you are better able to follow along. Tab, notation, doesn’t matter, long as you understand your own notes.

Here’s one for the adventurous types! Playing the ii-V progression through the cycle of 4ths is not only practically applicable, but also makes for a fun finger work out!