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- Video39:22Jul 1, 2026
Stuck in the Box 10: Dr. Molly Gebrian on effective practice
InterviewPractice MethodologyWorking Memory✓ Included - Video40:43Jun 24, 2026
Stuck in the Box 09: Jon Finn on learning to improvise
InterviewJon FinnThe Warp✓ Included - Video37:58Jun 10, 2026
Stuck in the Box 08: Jake Lizzio on learning improvisation
InterviewLearning to ImproviseUnderstanding vs. Memorizing✓ Included - Video42:43May 27, 2026
Stuck in the Box 07: Tom Collins on alternate tunings
InterviewTuningTom Collins✓ Included - Video42:06May 20, 2026
Stuck in the Box 06: Tomo Fujita on learning improvisation
InterviewLearning to ImproviseTomo Fujita✓ Included - Video37:35May 13, 2026
Stuck in the Box 05: Adam Levy on Learning Improvisation
InterviewLearning to ImproviseAdam Levy✓ Included - Video31:26May 6, 2026
Stuck in the Box 04: Jens Larsen on Learning Improvisation
InterviewLearning to ImproviseJens Larsen✓ Included - Video27:35Apr 29, 2026
Stuck in the Box 03: Christian (LoG) Logaglio on Learning Improvisation
InterviewLearning to ImproviseChristian Logaglio✓ Included - Video36:53Apr 22, 2026
Stuck in the Box 02: Alex Skolnick on Learning Improvisation
InterviewAlex SkolnickMusical Context✓ Included - Video + PDF14:35Apr 19, 2026
David Gilmour Solo Breakdown: Another Brick in the Wall
Another Brick in the WallDavid GilmourMinor Pentatonic✓ Included - Video28:03Apr 15, 2026
Stuck in the Box 01: Chris Sherland on Learning Improvisation
InterviewMindsetNote Hierarchy✓ Included - Video49:03Jan 9, 2026
Interview: Max Konyi (Sonofield) on ear training
InterviewMax KonyiEar-Training Apps✓ Included - Video53:33Dec 13, 2025
In Conversation with Adam Levy: On Effective Practice
InterviewAdam LevyPractice Methodology✓ Included - PDFDec 6, 2025
How to solo over: "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2"
Another Brick in the WallDavid GilmourChord-Tone Soloing🔒 Silver+ - Video5:12Nov 15, 2025
My new favorite ear-training app
Ear-Training AppsEar TrainingPractice Methodology✓ Included - Video + PDF13:05Nov 8, 2025
Diatonic Harmony: Mapping Triads and Seventh Chords Across the Fretboard
Diatonic HarmonyMajor TriadsMinor Triads🔒 Silver+ - Video + PDF4:42Nov 8, 2025
Easy Arpeggios with the rectangle and stack
Rectangle & StackTriad ArpeggiosSeventh-Chord Arpeggios🔒 Free - Video9:01Oct 18, 2025
How to practice bending…*in tune*
BendingEar TrainingVisualization🔒 Silver+ - PDFOct 11, 2025
The Elephant in the Room: Why Multiple Perspectives Make Better Guitar Players
Understanding vs. MemorizingVisualizationCAGED🔒 Silver+ - Video + PDF21:06Oct 4, 2025
Inside the Solo: Pink Floyd “Time”
David GilmourTimeChord-Tone Soloing✓ Included - PDFSep 21, 2025
A Rectangle-and-Stack Approach to the Dominant Pentatonic Scale
Dominant PentatonicRectangle & StackMinor Pentatonic🔒 Silver+ - Video + PDF7:35Sep 20, 2025
Your Metronome is Holding You Back: Here's the Fix
MetronomeTimingDeliberate Practice✓ Included - Video + PDF4:47Sep 13, 2025
Everything Is Pentatonic: How to Play (Just About) Everything with Just the Pentatonic Scale
Minor PentatonicMajor PentatonicGear Shifts🔒 Silver+ - PDFAug 23, 2025
Reverse Engineering Voicings: Name That Chord!
Chord ConstructionFretboard GeometryChord Inversions🔒 Silver+ - PDFAug 16, 2025
More Landmarks for Instant Guitar Harmony
Harmonic LandmarksDiatonic HarmonyThirds🔒 Silver+ - PDFAug 9, 2025
The Other Pentatonic Diagonal
Diagonal PathwaysMinor PentatonicMajor Pentatonic🔒 Silver+ - Video13:17Aug 2, 2025
There are no shortcuts? Here are three that actually work
Rectangle & StackChord-Tone SoloingUnderstanding vs. Memorizing✓ Included - Video6:36Jul 26, 2025
Building an Effective Practice Habit
Practice HabitsPractice MethodologyMindset🔒 Silver+ - PDFJul 19, 2025
How to Solo Over…Friend of the Devil
Friend of the DevilSong StudiesGear Shifts🔒 Silver+ - Video + PDF15:14Jul 3, 2025
Every scale everywhere all at once
Rectangle & StackMinor PentatonicMajor Pentatonic✓ Included - PDFJun 21, 2025
Using Soundslice Video Examples
SoundsliceLooper PracticeBacking Tracks🔒 Free - Video9:25Jun 13, 2025
One note unlocks improvisation
Chord-Tone SoloingRectangle & StackGear Shifts✓ Included - PDFMay 31, 2025
How to Solo Over…Hotel California
Hotel CaliforniaSong StudiesChord-Tone Soloing🔒 Silver+ - PDFMay 24, 2025
Pentatonics on Two Strings
Two-String PlayingHorizontal PlayingFretboard Geometry🔒 Silver+ - PDFMay 10, 2025
The Andalusian Cadence and the Phrygian Dominant Scale
Andalusian CadencePhrygian DominantHarmonic Minor🔒 Silver+ - PDFMay 3, 2025
Spread Triads
Spread TriadsChord ConstructionChord Inversions🔒 Silver+ - PDFApr 19, 2025
Yet Another (Better?) Dominant Pentatonic Scale
Dominant PentatonicRectangle & StackMajor Pentatonic🔒 Silver+ - PDFApr 5, 2025
Pentatonic Gear Shift Overdrive: "Hidden in Plain Sight" Revisited
Gear ShiftsRectangle & StackMinor Pentatonic🔒 Silver+ - PDFMar 29, 2025
Pentatonic Gear Shift Overdrive: Horizontal Shifts
Horizontal PlayingGear ShiftsMinor Pentatonic🔒 Silver+ - Video + PDF14:59Mar 15, 2025
Pentatonic gear shifts
Gear ShiftsOne Note Per ChordMajor Pentatonic✓ Included - PDFMar 8, 2025
Easy Pentatonic Shifts for Soloing Over Chord Changes
Minor PentatonicMajor PentatonicOne Note Per Chord🔒 Silver+ - Video + PDF7:43Mar 1, 2025
Playing Melodically on One String (Part 1)
One-String PlayingMelodyIonian🔒 Silver+ - PDFFeb 22, 2025
How to Find the Key of Any Song from Its Chord Progression
Circle of FifthsDiatonic HarmonyModal Harmony🔒 Silver+ - PDFFeb 8, 2025
Three Landmarks for Instant Guitar Harmony
Harmonic LandmarksDiatonic HarmonyThirds🔒 Silver+ - PDFFeb 5, 2025
Modal Chord Progression Backing Tracks
The ModesModal HarmonyModal Improvisation🔒 Free - PDFFeb 1, 2025
Don't Wait Until You Think You're Ready: Start Jamming Today
JammingMindsetMusical Context🔒 Free - Video8:23Jan 25, 2025
Inside the solo: The Beatles “Something”
SomethingGeorge HarrisonSong Studies✓ Included - PDFJan 24, 2025
Fretboard Knowledge: Triad Targets in the Rectangle and Stack
Target NotesRectangle & StackDiatonic Harmony🔒 Gold+ - Video4:27Jan 11, 2025
Diagonal Rectangle Pathways: A New Way to Navigate the Fretboard
Diagonal PathwaysRectangle & StackFretboard Geometry🔒 Silver+ - PDFJan 4, 2025
Creating Chord Voicings with Barre and Shell Chords
Barre ChordsShell VoicingsDominant Seventh Chords🔒 Free - PDFDec 28, 2024
Chord Name Decoder Ring
Chord ConstructionMajor TriadsMinor Triads🔒 Silver+ - Video + PDF13:21Dec 18, 2024
If I Could Teach Only One Lesson: Improvisation
Chord-Tone SoloingSong StudiesMinor Pentatonic✓ Included - Video + PDF12:12Nov 6, 2024
David Gilmour Solo Breakdown: Pink Floyd’s “Mother”
MotherDavid GilmourChord-Tone Soloing✓ Included - PDFOct 19, 2024
Beyond Cowboy Chords: Seventh Chords
Dominant Seventh ChordsMajor Seventh ChordsMinor Seventh Chords🔒 Silver+ - Video6:04Sep 14, 2024
Inside the Solo: Jimi Hendrix “Little Wing”
Little WingSong StudiesJimi Hendrix🔒 Silver+ - PDFSep 7, 2024
Playing Melodically on One String (Part 2)
One-String PlayingRectangle & StackMinor Pentatonic🔒 Silver+ - Video + PDF5:32Aug 10, 2024
Inside the Solo: Led Zeppelin “Stairway to Heaven”
Stairway to HeavenSong StudiesChord-Tone Soloing🔒 Silver+ - PDFAug 3, 2024
What Scale Should I Play?
Chord–Scale RelationshipsDiatonic HarmonyHarmonic Landmarks🔒 Silver+ - PDFJul 29, 2024
Chord Tone Targets in the Blues
Chord-Tone SoloingTarget NotesBlues Harmony🔒 Silver+ - PDFJul 27, 2024
Chord Tone Soloing: Little Wing (Part 2)
Chord-Tone SoloingLittle WingSong Studies🔒 Silver+ - PDFJul 13, 2024
Chord Tone Soloing: Little Wing (Part 1)
Little WingSong StudiesChord-Tone Soloing🔒 Silver+ - PDFJul 6, 2024
Unlock the Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scales with the Rectangle and Stack
Harmonic MinorMelodic MinorRectangle & Stack🔒 Silver+ - PDFJun 15, 2024
Essential Tools: A Looper
Looper PedalLooper PracticeDAW🔒 Silver+ - Video + PDF19:44Jun 2, 2024
How to instantly turn 5 chords into 500 and never need a chord chart again
CAGEDOpen ChordsMajor Triads✓ Included - PDFJun 2, 2024
The Dickey Betts Hexatonic Scale
Dickey Betts HexatonicHexatonic ScalesRectangle & Stack🔒 Silver+ - Video + PDF18:01Mar 22, 2024
Guitar Improvisation: Here's the Big Picture
Chord-Tone SoloingNote HierarchyModal Improvisation✓ Included - Video + PDF23:34Dec 28, 2023
How to memorize the fretboard
Fretboard MemorizationPosition PlayingFretboard Geometry✓ Included - Video + PDF10:38Nov 6, 2023
The ONLY pentatonic scale lesson you'll EVER need
Rectangle & StackMinor PentatonicMajor Pentatonic✓ Included - Video + PDF15:54Oct 9, 2023
Instant Harmony: Just Add Thirds
ThirdsSixthsDiatonic Harmony✓ Included - Video + PDF20:06Jul 16, 2023
Intervals: Guitar's Secret Decoder Ring
Fretboard GeometryInterval ComplementsOctave Shapes✓ Included - Video + PDF7:43Mar 31, 2023
This hack makes learning the modes ridiculously easy
The ModesModal HarmonyMajor Pentatonic✓ Included - Video + PDF18:25Mar 27, 2023
Unlock the fretboard with three notes per string: Learn the 3nps system with 85% less memorization
3 Notes Per StringDiatonic HarmonyIonian✓ Included - Video + PDF8:43Mar 9, 2023
Demystifying the modes on guitar: It doesn't get any simpler than this
The ModesIonianDorian✓ Included - Video + PDF15:46Feb 8, 2023
The CAGED System and Triads Simplified
CAGEDMajor TriadsMinor Triads✓ Included - Video + PDF8:16Jan 2, 2023
Stop memorizing modes, learn the pattern instead
The ModesDorianRectangle & Stack✓ Included - Video + PDF8:25Dec 12, 2022
How to visualize chords and scales: a simple, step-by-step method
The WarpFretboard GeometryMinor Pentatonic✓ Included - Video + PDFNov 28, 2022
Smokin' Fast Modes
The ModesIonianDorian✓ Included - Video5:59Complete Scale Fluency
6-3 · Same Sequence, New Rhythm: Subdivision
🔒 Gold+ - Video8:06Complete Scale Fluency
6-2 · The Anatomy of a Melodic Sequence
🔒 Gold+ - Video4:01Complete Scale Fluency
6-1 · What Makes a Melody Compelling?
🔒 Gold+ - Video6:00Complete Scale Fluency
5-8 · Integrating the Lenses
🔒 Gold+ - Video7:38Complete Scale Fluency
5-7 · Diagonal 3NPS Pathways
🔒 Gold+ - Video10:18Complete Scale Fluency
5-6 · Horizontal navigation with 3NPS
🔒 Gold+ - Video14:31Complete Scale Fluency
5-5 · 3-Note-Per-String: A Lens, Not a Cage
🔒 Gold+ - Video5:15Complete Scale Fluency
5-4 · Diagonal Major Scale Mode Pathways
🔒 Gold+ - Video8:02Complete Scale Fluency
5-3 · In-Position Major Scale Modes: Hidden in Plain Sight
🔒 Gold+ - Video10:40Complete Scale Fluency
5-2 · Three Pentatonics Hidden in the Major Scale
🔒 Gold+ - Video8:17Complete Scale Fluency
5-1 · Introduction to the major scale modes
🔒 Gold+ - Video5:35Complete Scale Fluency
4-2 · Intervals, Revisited
🔒 Gold+ - Video4:13Complete Scale Fluency
4-1 · Now's the Time to Learn the Fretboard
🔒 Gold+ - Video5:31Complete Scale Fluency
3-10 · A Family of Scales
🔒 Silver+ - Video17:22Complete Scale Fluency
3-9 · Pentatonic Variants: Expanding the Framework
🔒 Silver+ - Video7:35Complete Scale Fluency
3-8 · The Major Pentatonic Scale: Same Shapes, New Anchors
🔒 Silver+ - Video9:38Complete Scale Fluency
3-7 · Horizontal Pentatonic Movement 2: Two-String Shapes and Melodic Sequences
🔒 Silver+ - Video7:57Complete Scale Fluency
3-6 · Horizontal Pentatonic Movement 1: Playing Along One String
🔒 Silver+ - Video6:06Complete Scale Fluency
3-5 · Diagonal Pentatonic Pathways
🔒 Silver+ - Video6:02Complete Scale Fluency
3-4 · In-Position Pentatonics: Melodic Sequences
🔒 Silver+ - Video6:23Complete Scale Fluency
3-3 · In-Position Pentatonics: Building Blocks
🔒 Silver+ - Video7:19Complete Scale Fluency
3-2 · The Rectangle and Stack, and the Fundamental Geometry of the Fretboard
🔒 Silver+ - Video9:12Complete Scale Fluency
3-1 · Why the Minor Pentatonic Comes First
🔒 Silver+ - Video8:39Complete Scale Fluency
2-3 · Three-Note Fragments and Melodic Motion
✓ Included - Video6:50Complete Scale Fluency
2-2 · The Major Scale on One String
✓ Included - Video7:50Complete Scale Fluency
2-1 · The Major Scale as a Reference System
✓ Included - Video5:19Complete Scale Fluency
1-5 · Why Ear Training Matters (and Two Tools to Start Using)
✓ Included - Video4:42Complete Scale Fluency
1-4 · Some Basic Terminology
✓ Included - Video5:22Complete Scale Fluency
1-3 · How to Practice Effectively
✓ Included - Video3:34Complete Scale Fluency
1-2 · What Does It Mean to Truly Learn a Scale?
✓ Included - Video3:13Complete Scale Fluency
1-1 · Complete Scale Fluency: Why This Course Exists
✓ Included - Video3:18Improv 101
9-1 · Where to Go from Here
🔒 Gold+ - Video6:56Improv 101
8-6 · Improvisation: Blues in A
🔒 Gold+ - Video6:17Improv 101
8-5 · Fretboard Practice: Blues Target Notes and Mixing Minor and Major Pentatonic
🔒 Gold+ - Video6:28Improv 101
8-4 · Fretboard Knowledge: Blues Scale and Target Notes
🔒 Gold+ - Video5:57Improv 101
8-3 · Memorize the Fretboard: Sharps and Flats
🔒 Gold+ - Video3:30Improv 101
8-2 · Music Theory: Blues Harmony
🔒 Gold+ - Video4:08Improv 101
8-1 · Big Picture: What Scale Should I Use?
🔒 Gold+ - Video5:39Improv 101
7-6 · Improvisation: "Little Wing"
🔒 Gold+ - Video9:27Improv 101
7-5 · Fretboard Practice: Triad Target Overlays
🔒 Gold+ - Video5:46Improv 101
7-4 · Fretboard Knowledge: Triad Targets Inside the Rectangle and Stack
🔒 Gold+ - Video1:08Improv 101
7-3 · Memorize the Fretboard: F
🔒 Gold+ - Video3:58Improv 101
7-2 · Music Theory: The Nashville Number System
🔒 Gold+ - Video6:17Improv 101
7-1 · Big Picture: How to Learn from Great Solos
🔒 Gold+ - Video7:12Improv 101
6-6 · Improvisation: Modal Vamps
🔒 Gold+ - Video8:04Improv 101
6-5 · Fretboard Practice: One Octave Modal Scales
🔒 Gold+ - Video1:33Improv 101
6-4 · Memorize the Fretboard: C
🔒 Gold+ - Video4:09Improv 101
6-3 · Fretboard Knowledge: Modes on the Fretboard
🔒 Gold+ - Video2:42Improv 101
6-2 · Music Theory: Modes Are Just Pentatonic Scales with Two "Extra" Notes
🔒 Gold+ - Video7:28Improv 101
6-1 · Big Picture: Major Scale and Modes
🔒 Gold+ - Video4:05Improv 101
5-6 · Improvisation: Slow I–V–vi–IV in D
🔒 Gold+ - Video9:33Improv 101
5-5 · Fretboard Practice: Switching Pentatonic Scales for Each Chord
🔒 Gold+ - Video1:09Improv 101
5-4 · Memorize the Fretboard: G
🔒 Gold+ - Video3:34Improv 101
5-3 · Fretboard Knowledge: Overlaid Pentatonics
🔒 Gold+ - Video4:29Improv 101
5-2 · Music Theory: Triads in the Diatonic Scale
🔒 Gold+ - Video3:24Improv 101
5-1 · Big Picture: One Scale Per Chord
🔒 Gold+ - Video5:59Improv 101
4-6 · Improvisation: Building Phrases That Target Two Chords
🔒 Gold+ - Video4:04Improv 101
4-5 · Fretboard Knowledge: Triad Targets in the Rectangle and Stack
🔒 Gold+ - Video7:40Improv 101
4-4 · Fretboard Practice: The Pentatonic Scale Along One String
🔒 Gold+ - Video6:49Improv 101
4-3 · Music Theory: Triads
🔒 Gold+ - Video1:55Improv 101
4-2 · Memorize the Fretboard: B
🔒 Gold+ - Video3:30Improv 101
4-1 · Big Picture: Chord Tone Soloing
🔒 Gold+ - Video6:15Improv 101
3-6 · Improvisation: D7 Vamp with the Rectangle and Stack
🔒 Gold+ - Video6:08Improv 101
3-5 · Fretboard Practice: D Pentatonic Scales
🔒 Gold+ - Video7:40Improv 101
3-4 · Fretboard Knowledge: The Major and Minor Rectangle and Stack
🔒 Gold+ - Video2:21Improv 101
3-3 · Memorize the Fretboard: D
🔒 Gold+ - Video9:43Improv 101
3-2 · Music Theory: Interval Basics
🔒 Gold+ - Video + PDF7:49Improv 101
3-1 · Big Picture: Techniques for Effective Practice
✓ Included - Video8:21Improv 101
2-7 · Exploring Consonance and Dissonance with a "Freeze" Pedal
🔒 Gold+ - Video5:24Improv 101
2-6 · Improvisation: A7 Vamp with Major Stack
🔒 Gold+ - Video2:48Improv 101
2-5 · Fretboard Practice: A Major Pentatonic Stack
🔒 Gold+ - Video2:24Improv 101
2-4 · Fretboard Knowledge: Octave Pathways
🔒 Gold+ - Video1:15Improv 101
2-3 · Music Theory: The Major Pentatonic Stack
🔒 Gold+ - Video1:16Improv 101
2-2 · Memorize the Fretboard: A
🔒 Gold+ - Video1:43Improv 101
2-1 · Big Picture: Good Phrasing…Practice Makes Permanent
🔒 Gold+ - Video7:20Improv 101
1-6 · Improvisation: E7 Vamp with the Minor Stack
✓ Included - Video4:43Improv 101
1-5 · Fretboard Practice: E Minor Pentatonic Stack Across the Fretboard
✓ Included - Video3:18Improv 101
1-4 · Memorize the Fretboard: E
✓ Included - Video4:45Improv 101
1-3 · Fretboard Knowledge: The "Warp," Octaves, and the Minor Pentatonic Stack
✓ Included - Video2:35Improv 101
1-2 · Music Theory: Octaves, Chords, and Scales
✓ Included - Video3:58Improv 101
1-1 · Big Picture: Working Memory and Limitation Exercises
✓ Included - Video3:39Improv 101
0-5 · Essential Tools: A Stem Splitter
✓ Included - Video5:04Improv 101
0-4 · Essential Tools: A Looper
✓ Included - Video1:00Improv 101
0-3 · How to Get the Most Out of This Course
✓ Included - Video2:29Improv 101
0-2 · Why Is Improvisation Hard to Learn?
✓ Included - Video2:09Improv 101
0-1 · Welcome to Fret Science: Improv 101
✓ Included