Chapter 1: Getting Started Open Position Chords Barre Chords Reading Music and Tablature Blues Progressions and Strumming Pentatonic Scale Fingerings
The "A" Lessons - Chords and Harmony The "B" Lessons - Improvisation
Chapter 2 Lesson 1A: Basic Theory The Chromatic Scale The Major Scale Key Signatures Intervals The Cycle of 4ths(or 5ths) Reading Roman Numerals Lesson 1B: Major Scale Fingerings Major Triad Theory Major Triad Inversions
Lesson 2A: Triad Theory & Root Position Fingerings Minor, Diminished and Augmented Triads and Their Inversions The Four Basic String Sets Root Position Triad Fingerings Etude #1: Root Position Triads Lesson 2B: Two More Major Scale Fingerings
Lesson 3A: First-Inversion Triads on Four Strings Etude #2: First Inversion Triads Lesson 3B: Two More Major Scale Fingerings
Lesson 4A: Second-Inversion Triads on the Four String Sets Etude #3: Second-Inversion Triads Lesson 4B: Major Scale Etude Etude #4: The Major Scale
Chapter 3 Lesson 1A: Constructing Larger Chords How Larger Chord Formulas Work Extensions Inverting Larger Chords Voicings Lesson 1B: Major Scale Etude Etude #5: The Major Scale
Lesson 2A: 6th Chords Major 6th Chords Minor 6th Chords Etude #6: 6th Chords Lesson 2B: Connecting Major Scales
Lesson 4A: 9th Chords Extensions & Chord Families Major 9th Chords Minor 9th Chords Dominant 9th Chords Etude #8: 9th Chords, Etude #9: More 9th Chords Lesson 4B: More Three-Octave Scales Neighbor Tones Approaching the Root
Lesson 5A: Other Chords You Need to Know Minor 11th Chords Dominant 11th Chords Major 13th Chords Minor 13th Chords Dominant 13th Chords Major Add9 Chords, Minor Add9 Chords Min7b5 (Half-Diminished) Chords Diminished 7th Chords Dominant 7th Suspended Chords Minor (Maj7) Chords Dominant 7th Augmented Chords Etude #10: More Chords Lesson 5B: Two Tunes Using the Major Scale Noah's Groove, Blues for Maggie
Chapter 4 Lesson 1A: The Harmonized Major Scale Lesson 1B: Improvising with the Major Scale What It's All About Diatonic Thinking
Lesson 2A: Major Chord Scales Lesson 2B: Two Tunes Based on the Major Scale Ruby, My Deerfly, Fly Like a Beagle
Lesson 3A: More Major Chord Scales Lesson 3B: Two More Tunes Based on the Major Scale Noisy Nights, The Creature
Lesson 4A: More Major Chord Scales Lesson 4B: Two More Tunes Based on the Major Scale Julie in Wonderland, Samba de Shauna
Chapter 5 Lesson 1A: Roman Numerals and Transposition Lesson 1B: Modes of the Major Scale - The Basics
Lesson 2A: More About Roman Numerals and Transposition Lesson 2B: Modes of the Major Scale - Parallel-Approach Fingerings D Dorian E Phrygian F Lydian G Mixolydian A Aeolian B Locrian Practice Progressions
Lesson 3A: Vertical Chord Scales Lesson 3B: Modes of the Major Scale - Derivative Approach
Lesson 4A: More Vertical Chord Scales Lesson 4B: Two Modal Tunes Nosh 4 Josh, Chocolate Tuna Enchiladas
Lesson 5A: More Vertical Chord Scales Lesson 4B: Two Modal/Diatonic Tunes Modelicious, Blue Tofu
Coda - A Medley of Suggestions and Musical Concepts How Jazz Works
Technique Basic Left and Right Hand Technique Posture Basic Strumming Technique Fingerstyle Chords Pick and Fingers Technique
Practice The Value of Practicing Slowly Learning Difficult Chords and Changing Chords Learning Scales Two Strings at a Time The Value of Locked Positions Practice the Major Scales Limiting Rhythmic Options Using Melodic Patterns
Soloing Form: Using an Opening Body and Conclusion Form Based on Motif and Variation The Use of Repetition in Your Solos