Advanced Players...

Your 12-week course starts here:

This page includes four detailed video guitar lessons and all the corresponding tab, sheet music, and pdf downloads.

Be sure to scroll down to see all this week's lesson materials -- and to get the link to the 11 weeks of remaining lessons, plus a bonus 20-page book and the 30-minute online video guitar lesson: "25 Riffs You Must Know"

Lesson 1

In Lesson 1 I'll explain the concept of "Three Layer Soloing," and why you must be absolutely fluent at this -- among other skills and concepts -- to play at an advanced level. You may already know some or all of the necessary elements of the Three Layers, but might not have thought of them this way before.

I hope this video will either enlighten you to a completely new way of seeing your fretboard, or will solidify and confirm your previous understanding of this essential concept. Either way, this lesson -- and this week's four video lessons -- are essential pre-reqs for everything I'll show you in the weeks ahead.

Be sure to find the link to the remaining 11 weeks of lessons and the free book at the bottom of this page!

Lesson 1

Lesson 2

OK, let's break the Three Layers down. I'll start with the must-know pentatonic scale patterns. As the term "penta" suggests, there are five of them. Chances are you've already put all of them to use in your playing, even if you haven't completely locked them into your mental map of the fretboard.

Here's your chance to completely own these patterns!

Tablature for Lesson 2:

Exercise 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How To Read Guitar Tab (Tablature)

I realize you may not be sure how to read guitar tab (short for "tablature").

If you need some help, go ahead and open, read, and save this free 29-page book:

How To Read Guitar Tab

 

Lesson 2

Lesson 3

The Three Layers, part 2: The Diatonic Scale Patterns

There are seven diatonic scale patterns, one beginning on each note of the major (or minor) scale. If you've skipped over these in the past, you really need to know and master all seven.

Certainly you'll find, over time, that some are less useful than others. But when I play guitar I want the whole truth, and nothing but the truth -- it makes for a more logical understanding of the fretboard.

Some teachers will only show you five diatonic scale patterns, but that ain't the truth. There are seven, and at some point, each and every one of them will enter into your playing.

Don't skip any of them. Watch the video...

Tablature for Lesson 3:

Exercise 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lesson 3

Lesson 4

The Three Layers, Part 3: The CAGED arpeggio patterns

Maybe you already know there are only five basic chord shapes: C, A, G, E, and D -- hence the "CAGED System." If you've thought it through then, you know there are five must-know arpeggio shapes, one corresponding to each of those CAGED shapes.

And have you then placed them over their corresponding scale patterns and put them to use in your solos and melodies?

While a lot of really good players are pretty fluent -- blazing hot, even -- with their pentatonic and diatonic riffs, they often lack in experience with arpeggios. Dig into these and the effects on your playing will quickly become very noticeable!

Just watch the video!

Tablature for Lesson 4:

Exercise 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lesson 4

Click the Link Below to Access the Rest of the Course...

...And get your free copy of my 20-page book "25 Riffs You Must Know," plus the 50 minutes of detailed video lessons demonstrating the 25 Riffs!

OK, I'll admit it, a lot of what I've shown you in this first week of the Advanced level course has been somewhat basic -- at least for an experienced guitarist. But I had to lay the groundwork for the more complicated -- and really cool -- riffs, tricks, and tips I'll demonstrate and explain to you in the remaining 11 weeks of this free online guitar course.

In the Advanced Guitar lessons to come I'll thoroughly explain modes and modal guitar playing. I'll get you solidly grounded in the use of all kinds of intervals and intervallic scales. I'll help you digest numerous exotic scales and help you add them to your arsenal of riffs. I'll even get you going with chord scales and chord melody playing, fun blues turnarounds, and much more.

Oh, and did I mention that there is absolutely no charge

-- of any kind --

for any of these free online guitar lessons?

Click the link below to gain no-strings-attached access to everything I've got to share with you -- including the "25 Riffs You Must Know" book and the special Members Only online video lessons teaching the 25 Riffs -- for FREE!