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Guitar Lessons

Over the years I’ve created dozens of diagrams in Adobe Illustrator to help students of all ages learn how to play guitar. It has been a dream of mine to offer these for free to anyone who is interested. In the first quarter of 2025 I will have all of the lessons posted here. Please enjoy!

Guitar Lessons
May 28, 2026

Perception Shifter

This is a game I've been developing that teaches your brain how to tune into music on a higher level. I think of it as basic interval training, but part…
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Guitar Lessons
March 7, 2025

Diatonic Cycle of Fourths

I'm not sure what to say about this, but it's cool. I learned it from Ted Greene.
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Guitar Lessons
March 7, 2025

G Major Diatonic Chords

These are the chords derived from a G Major Scale.
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Guitar Lessons
March 7, 2025

Claw Chords

I call these "Claw Chords" because they are easy to grab like an eagle grabbing a fish.
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Guitar Lessons
March 7, 2025

A Minor Chords

Here are 7 shapes to learn and practice. These are the 7 diatonic chords in the key of A minor.
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Guitar Lessons
March 7, 2025

A Major Chords

Here are 7 shapes to learn and practice. These are the 7 diatonic chords in the key of A major.
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Guitar Lessons
February 2, 2025

A Major Scale Patterns

This is basically the major scale mapped out in 3 common positions on the fret board. As far as familiarizing yourself with these patterns goes just start with the first…
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Guitar Lessons
January 23, 2025

A Dominant 7 Arpeggios

These are the four shapes I use when improvising over dominant 7 chords. Getting a handle on each one will help you know what notes to play over dominant chords.…
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Guitar Lessons
January 23, 2025

CAGED Shapes

The CAGED concept is basically a way to visualize chord shapes across the fret board. The next level of this concept is to teach yourself where the scale notes are…
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Guitar Lessons
January 23, 2025

A Minor Scale Patterns

Here are the 3 most important minor scales I begin students with. I start with the natural minor and move on to the other two shapes. I teach students how…
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