Double Vision (A – Lick – FLP)
Today’s lick is one of those that will have you thinking “didn’t I just do that?” The answer to that question is actually yes, but the way you…
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Hulkamania (C – Lick – FP)
It’s all about utilizing double stops today with this lick. Focusing on the high two strings, this lick offers some punch and has a unique timing tw…
Nancy Kerrigan (E – Scale – FLP)
The scale today will be a challenge no doubt about it. You will have your fill of hammer ons, pull offs and as a result triplets. This is an E major s…
Gravy Boat (E – Scale – FP)
Today’s scale is a two for one special. Here you will connect two E minor pentatonic scales to create a serious understanding of the higher part of …
Deja Vu (A – Scale – FLP)
Two scales, same shape… different results. Today you will get a look at two types of pentatonic scales. The first one will be a major pentatonic and…
Hacksaw Jim Duggan (C – Scale – FP)
The scale for today is all about double stops on the high two strings. This scale is in the key of C and it features some punchy little two note pinch…
Tonya Harding (E – Rhythm – FLP)
This chord progression is one that isn’t strange by any means, however it has an interesting rhythmic treatment. The initial bass note of both the E…
Buckets of Butter (E – Rhythm – FP)
Adding a percussive beat is the name of the game today. This chord progression is one that isn’t necessarily that difficult, in fact there are only …
Ketchup and Mustard (A – Rhythm – FLP)
The classic combination of ketchup and mustard happens to make a perfect name for a classic rhythm and chord progression to play as well. This chord p…
The Ultimate Warrior (C – Rhythm – FP)
This chord progression is a very useful one in the key of C. You will become familiar with the chords in the key of C all the while using a three fing…
KC9 Minor (Key of Bm)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
KC9 Major (Key of Bm)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
KC9 Accidentals (Key of Bm)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
KC9 Mixed (Key of Bm)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
The Musical Alphabet
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E to D Pattern
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E to G Pattern
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A to G Pattern
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A to B Pattern
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D to B Pattern
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Developing Note Finding Fluency
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WU9 Finger Duos (FLP)
Your fingers will work in dynamic duos for today's warmup. This warmup is one that will not only build strength for your fretting digits, but it will …
WU9 Finger Duos Speed Challenge (FLP)
You will get another crack at the warmup from week 1 of this month today, but this time the tempo will be increased :-) The warmups are designed to bu…
WU12 Ring Finger Roll (FP)
This warmup is one of mythical proportions. This will engage your picking hand as well as your fretting hand in a test of strength, balance, and grace…
WU12 Ring Finger Roll Speed Challenge (FP)
You will get another crack at the warmup from week 2 of this month today, but this time the tempo will be increased :-) The warmups are designed to bu…
Blues Barnacle (E – Lick – FLP)
This lick will put you in the mood for the blues no doubt about it. It combines the open high E string with a triplet, and then a descending run into …
Blue Locomotive (E – Scale – FLP)
The scale today is one that I have used for survival in the past, and it is one that I continue to use even when I am not in jam survival mode. This s…
Big Fluffy Pillow (E – Rhythm – FLP)
Big fluffy pillows and blues aren’t often used in the same situation, but today we will collectively rewrite the history books. The chord progressio…
KC10 Major (Key of Dm)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
KC10 Minor (Key of Dm)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
KC10 Mixed (Key of Dm)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
KC10 Accidentals (Key of Dm)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
Pledge Power (D – Lick – FP)
This lick is one that will catapult you into the beauty that is open D tuning. This lick as I mentioned, is one that utilizes open D tuning (DADF#AD).…
Scrubbing Bubbles (D – Scale – FP)
Today’s scale is one that utilizes the options that open D tuning presents. You will be executing a single string major scale on the low D string as…
Arm & Hammer (D – Rhythm – FP)
Open D tuning delights again today, and this chord progression shows off how simplistic yet beautiful a common chord progression can be in this tuning…
You Hoser (G – Lick – FLP)
Man oh man, is a lick in store for you today!!! This lick in the key of G has two things going for it. The first is that it is as bluesy as they come,…
Great White North (G – Scale – FLP)
Triplets, the rare mythical beast that they are, come into sight again today. Today you will learn a G minor pentatonic scale across the G string and …
Elsinore (G – Rhythm – FLP)
The chord progression today is one in the key of G and it has a very cool bass technique that you can integrate into your playing nearly immediately. …
Thumpty Dumpty (A – Lick – FP)
This lick originates from a blues bass line and is morphed into a utility lick that you can use in a blues progression in the key of A. This is a move…
Octomorphasis (A – Scale – FP)
Taking a pretty typical pentatonic scale shape and adding octave patterns is exactly what is in store for today. This iteration of the A minor pentato…
Thumptoctotron (A – Rhythm – FP)
This chord progression is really more of a series of riffs threaded together to make an awesome iteration of a 12 bar blues. Really what you will do h…
Long Journey Home (Key of D)
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WU15 Connecting Pairs (FLP)
This warmup is truly a double whammy… almost a triple whammy even. This warmup will give you confidence in your alternating picking pattern, and als…
WU8 Backward Roll (FP)
The backward roll is just as useful as the forward roll when it comes to fingerpicking, and this warmup will help you refine and absolutely dominate t…
WU6 Forward Roll (FP)
The forward roll is an essential move in the dance that is finger style. It is borrowed from the banjo world, but makes itself right at home on the gu…
WU15 Connecting Pairs Speed Challenge (FLP)
You will get another crack at the warmup from week 1 of this month today, but this time the tempo will be increased :-) The warmups are designed to bu…
WU6 Forward Roll Speed Challenge (FP)
You will get another crack at the warmup from week 3 of this month today, but this time the tempo will be increased :-) The warmups are designed to bu…
KC15 Major (Key of D Barre)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
KC15 Minor (Key of D Barre)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
KC15 Mixed (Key of D Barre)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
Goodnight Irene (Section 1)
The "Goodnight Irene" song challenge is underway!!! Over the next two weeks you will be piecing this song together and by the end of the challenge you…
Goodnight Irene (Section 2)
The "Goodnight Irene" song challenge is underway!!! Over the next two weeks you will be piecing this song together and by the end of the challenge you…
Goodnight Irene (Section 3)
The "Goodnight Irene" song challenge is underway!!! Over the next two weeks you will be piecing this song together and by the end of the challenge you…
Goodnight Irene (Section 4)
The "Goodnight Irene" song challenge is underway!!! Over the next two weeks you will be piecing this song together and by the end of the challenge you…
Goodnight Irene (Section 5)
The "Goodnight Irene" song challenge is underway!!! Over the next two weeks you will be piecing this song together and by the end of the challenge you…
Goodnight Irene (Section 6)
The "Goodnight Irene" song challenge is underway!!! Over the next two weeks you will be piecing this song together and by the end of the challenge you…
Goodnight Irene (Section 7)
The "Goodnight Irene" song challenge is underway!!! Over the next two weeks you will be piecing this song together and by the end of the challenge you…
Goodnight Irene (Section 8)
The "Goodnight Irene" song challenge is underway!!! Over the next two weeks you will be piecing this song together and by the end of the challenge you…
Real American Hero (D – Lick – FLP)
There are two things that you will combine today that make for what feels like a magical combination. Actually, now that I think about it you will com…
Cobra Commando (D – Scale – FLP)
You will get a double dose of D awesomeness today. You will learn the D major scale on your dropped D string as well as your standard D string. This i…
GI Joe (D – Rhythm – FLP)
The beauty of power chords will be explored today. The extra double awesome bonus is you will learn to play a power chord with only one finger… with…
Argos the Power Dog (E – Lick – FLP)
The lick awaiting you today is one that originates from a chord shape and then uses the tale end of a descending scale sequence to finish up. The beau…
Bonsai the Ninja Master (E – Scale – FLP)
Today’s scale is one in the key of E major and it is a “standard” scale, meaning that there are no fancy techniques used here, but what it does …
Koda the Pro Napper (E – Rhythm – FLP)
This chord progression will utilize power chords. In fact, it will only use one power chord shape, and a not so common one at that. The power chord sh…
Burt Reynolds (G – Lick – FP)
Today’s lick has a few things going for it, but before I even get to why this lick will change your perspective of guitar I have to tell you about t…
Groucho Marx (G – Scale – FP)
What happens when a banjo and a guitar collide??? This scale, this scale is exactly what happens. For today’s G major scale you will embrace open G …
Tom Selleck (G – Rhythm – FP)
The chord progression in store for today is one that will utilize open G tuning with banjo picking hand techniques. What you will learn today is actua…
Way Over Yonder (Key of B)
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5 Day Finger Stretch Challenge 1 – Index Stretch
The index stretch exercise is one that will start to help you see what your fretting hand is capable of. Through this exercise you will expand what ea…
5 Day Finger Stretch Challenge 2 – Pairs Stretch
The pairs stretch exercise not only reinforces how far each fretting finger is capable of stretching, but it also builds strength and confidence in ea…
5 Day Finger Stretch Challenge 3 – Vertical Stretch
Often when fingers stretch across the fretboard it is perceived as a horizontal direction, but there is also the vertical direction to be considered a…
5 Day Finger Stretch Challenge 4 – Every Other Stretch
There can be some very odd closed position scale shapes that you may encounter on the fretboard, and this exercise will insure that you are ready for …
5 Day Finger Stretch Challenge 5 – Blues Stretch
Your fingers are all stretched out, ready to go, and what better way to show off your new found elasticity than with a 12 bar blues progression. This …
WU18 Ring Finger Staircase (FP)
The exercise on tap for today is one that will increase the strength of communication between your fingerpicking hand and your fretting hand. This war…
WU18 Ring Finger Staircase Speed Challenge (FP)
You will get another crack at the warmup from week 2 of this month today, but this time the tempo will be increased :-) The warmups are designed to bu…
WU11 Strong Pairs (FLP)
The warmup today is centered around pairs of fingers that are commonly used when executing scale patterns. You will focus on your index finger and rin…
Cement Mixer (C – Lick – FP)
The power of one hand position will be revealed today. Just by holding a basic C major open chord and combining that with some pull offs, hammer ons a…
Construction Zone (C – Scale FP)
The C major harmonized scale is up on tap today and this one really focuses on the lower strings and it integrates sixteenth notes as well. This scale…
Orange Safety Cones (C – Rhythm – FP)
The rhythm technique used in this chord progression is one that really provides a huge punch on the one beat of the first measure of each rhythmic seq…
Zombie Walk (Am – Lick – FLP)
This lick is one that once you get it down you will 100% absolutely love it. This lick has it all, moving up and down the neck, three different chord …
Skull and Crossbones (Am – Scale – FLP)
A roller coaster of a ride is in store for you today as you navigate through this combination of two different A minor scale shapes. These two scale s…
Brain Stew (Am – Rhythm – FLP)
This chord progression reveals an extremely important pattern on the fretboard and a beautiful connection that barre chords have to offer. All of the …
Ditka (D – Lick – FP)
Ok so this lick is one that may sound very familiar. It is from a song that I loved growing up and still love to this day… I will just leave that th…
Coach Q (D – Scale – FP)
The scale that you will learn and use today is in the key of D major and it is a harmonized scale. By taking the 1st and 3rd degree of each chord in t…
Phil Jackson (D – Rhythm – FP)
You will welcome a new technique into your home today with this lesson. This chord progression is in the key of D and it utilizes a bare hand strummin…
KC12 Major (Key of G Barre)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
KC12 Minor (Key of G Barre)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
KC12 Mixed (Key of G Barre)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
Learn & Practice The E Chord
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Learn & Practice The A Chord
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Learn & Practice The Dm Chord
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Learn & Practice The “Mini” F Chord
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Learn & Practice The F Barre Chord
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Learn & Practice The B Barre Chord
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Congratulations
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WU17 Even Crosspicking (FLP)
This warmup helps you get comfortable with crosspicking, as well as exposes you to the idea of “even” crosspicking, which is essentially picking a…
WU30 Triplet Roll (FP)
The warmup that is on schedule for today is the triplet roll warmup. You will execute this warmup in a finger style fashion and combine in with a “r…
Crosspicking Week – Crosspicking Calamity (FLP)
This warmup is one that will show you both sides of the crosspicking coin and get you comfortable with switching between the two most common styles of…
WU30 Triplet Roll Speed Challenge (FP)
You will get another crack at the warmup from week 2 of this month today, but this time the tempo will be increased :-) The warmups are designed to bu…
Synchronized Success (C – Lick – FLP)
The lick for today is one that you can access by just making a chord. The beauty of this lick is that all you have to do is hold down a C chord and yo…