Learn Guitar With Steve Stine: Level 3

Explore scale positions on the fretboard, starting on the root for the first position and on the second note for the second, using the G major scale.

Learn guitar scale position three in the B starting position, identify g's and root notes across positions, and practice moving in and out to target the root for solos.

Explore the fourth scale position on the guitar, starting on c, outlining the notes c d d f g a e, and locate g notes across the position.

Master the fifth position by starting on D and playing d e f g a b c d e f sharp, and visualize the same notes of G across fretboard.

Master the sixth position scale from e to g, locate g notes across the fretboard, and use open strings for creative licks and tapping in the key of G.

Master the gallop rhythm, a down-down-up pattern with the first upstroke skipped, to create a rock groove. Practice slowly on a single note or power chord to build wrist technique.

Explore chord expansions by embellishing open and barre chords with added or removed notes, focusing on sus chords and practical, creative application without deep theory.

Learn how B major and B minor fifth string barre chords form the basis for sus4 and sus2 shapes, using movable patterns with a pinky and careful string muting.

Master Csus4 by adding the pinky to the fourth string third fret, then switch to Csus2 by lifting the first finger, revealing two expressive C chord variants.

Discover building G sus2 and G sus4 voicings by using two fingers, muting strings, and adapting open and barre chord shapes to create suspended notes.

Explore chromatic chords and chromatic motions that connect chords with half-step movements in blues progressions, practice timing on the one, four, and five chords, and add practical embellishments.

Practice power chords by adding the pinky one fret higher, up to ten, across chords. Vary rhythm for straight and shuffle feels, and explore bar chords to expand your sound.

Learn the toward the ceiling guitar pattern, starting from the base note and moving the remaining strings upward with thumb and 3-2-1 fingerings, and practice both ceiling and floor patterns.