Guitar
Dexterity, scales and positions, chord changes and expressive technique.
Fretboard Explorer
An interactive map of the whole neck: scales, modes and chords, with CAGED positions.
Warm-up & dexterity
Chromatic and spider exercises to loosen and coordinate the fingers.
Scales & positions
Pentatonic boxes and major scales to memorise the fretboard.
Arpeggios
Pick out chord tones one by one to gain right-hand precision.
Synchronisation & picking
Coordinate both hands with clean alternate picking.
Chord changes
Clean transitions between open and barre chords.
Legato & expression
Hammer-ons, pull-offs and slides for fluid phrasing.
CAGED & positions
The five scale positions along the neck and how to move from one to the next.
A minor pentatonic — position 1
Target tempo: 90 BPM
A minor pentatonic — position 2
Target tempo: 88 BPM
A minor pentatonic — position 3
Target tempo: 90 BPM
A minor pentatonic — position 4
Target tempo: 90 BPM
A minor pentatonic — position 5
Target tempo: 88 BPM
Connect box 1 and box 2
Target tempo: 84 BPM
Connect box 2 and box 3
Target tempo: 84 BPM
Connect box 3 and box 4
Target tempo: 80 BPM
Connect box 5 and box 1
Target tempo: 84 BPM
Diagonal pentatonic (across 4 positions)
Target tempo: 80 BPM
A minor pentatonic on one string
Target tempo: 80 BPM
G major scale — E shape
Target tempo: 84 BPM
G major scale — C shape
Target tempo: 84 BPM
Triads
Traverse all inversions of a triad up the neck and across string sets.
C major triads up the neck (strings 1-2-3)
Target tempo: 66 BPM
C major triads up the neck (strings 2-3-4)
Target tempo: 66 BPM
A minor triads up the neck (strings 1-2-3)
Target tempo: 64 BPM
C major triads up the neck (strings 3-4-5)
Target tempo: 66 BPM
C major triads up the neck (strings 4-5-6)
Target tempo: 63 BPM
A minor triads up the neck (strings 2-3-4)
Target tempo: 64 BPM
Diminished & augmented triads
Target tempo: 60 BPM
Chord voicings & shapes
The same chord played many ways: the five CAGED shapes, movable barre forms and open triads up the neck.
Chord qualities & extensions
How a chord’s colour changes when you add or alter one note: maj7, 7, m7, dim, add9, sus and drop-2 voicings.
From maj7 to dim7 one note at a time
Target tempo: 60 BPM
add9 and sus: recolouring a major chord
Target tempo: 66 BPM
Drop-2 voicings: the 4 maj7 inversions
Target tempo: 63 BPM
Drop-2 voicings: the 4 m7 inversions
Target tempo: 63 BPM
Shell voicings: root, 3rd & 7th
Target tempo: 72 BPM