Courses & Tutorials

The full library of Fretboard101 guitar theory and technique courses is included with the Music Theory for Guitar membership and all guitar lesson plans.

♫ Guitar Technique Essentials: Learn correct picking, strumming, and fret hand technique.
♫ Lead Guitar Essentials: Learn to take a great solo in any major or minor key.
♫ Guitar Mastery Roadmap: Map out your guitar goals and choose what to work on next.

♫ Lead Guitar System: including Scale Navigation, Rhythm & Style, and Practice Tracks.
♫ Chord Theory System: Learn how the chords fit together in major and minor keys.
♫ Pro Guitar Technique: comprehensive guitar Technique course.
♫ Song Breakdown: Learn how to identify the harmonic structure and arrangement of any song by ear.

Free Tutorials

I am creating a library of free intro courses and tutorials. You can sign up for the Lead Guitar in Any Key intro course below for free. More tutorials and intro courses on other topics coming soon!

Lead Guitar in Any Key!

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This quick and easy tutorial will show you the fastest and most efficient way to improvise in any major or minor key, using movable pentatonic scale patterns on the low E string and A string. The following 4 scenarios give you the flexibility to quickly find and successfully play in any major or minor key:

♫ Minor key on the E string
♫ Major key on the E string
♫ Minor key on the A string
♫ Major key on the A string

When you have mastered this simple system using these 2 pentatonic scale patterns, you can apply the same logic to the blues scale, diatonic scale, and harmonic minor scale depending on the musical style or vibe you’re going for.

Step 1: Find your note
This method relies on being able to find any note on the low E string or A string. Simply count up the string from the open note (E, or A) until you get to the note you’re looking for. The instructions will show you exactly how to do this.

Step 2: Place the Scale Pattern
Once you have successfully found your note on the low E or A string, simply slide the relevant scale pattern to that note. If you are playing a minor scale, place your index (pointer finger) on that note (shown by the yellow note on the scale diagram). If you are playing a major scale, place your pinky on that note (the orange note on the scale diagram). The guide includes both scale charts and instructions on how to use them.

♫ Lead Guitar Essentials

In this 5 day intro level course, I demonstrate how to take a great solo in any key using real song examples and jam tracks.

♫ Day 1: E String Scale
♫ Day 2: A String Scale
♫ Day 3: Open Scales
♫ Day 4: Flavor & Style
♫ Day 5: Choose Your Scenarios
♫ Bonus: Blues & Diatonic Scale Charts

♫ Guitar Technique Essentials

If you want some help with playing technique you can also check out my brand new Guitar Technique Essentials course that covers picking technique, strumming, and fret hand technique.