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Visual Guitar Mastery
Rating: 4.1 out of 5(9 ratings)
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Visual Guitar Mastery

Mastering the Fretboard with Innovative Visual Tools and Daily Practice
Last updated 11/2024
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What you'll learn

  • Identify modes, scales, intervals, and chords using an Excel-based fretboard tool.
  • Visualize the fretboard from a player's perspective, applying flipped visual aids to enhance understanding.
  • Apply music theory concepts to create practical drills for fretboard navigation.
  • Analyze guitar shapes, chord structures, and intervals to deepen theoretical knowledge.
  • CreaEvaluate progress through precise terminology and accurate ste visual stories and mnemonic devices to aid in the memorization of complex fretboard patterns.

Course content

1 section56 lectures72h 19m total length
  • Dorian Mode - Position 1 09.10.2447:34

    visual guitar mastery focuses on dorian mode in shape one (g shape) within the cage system, integrating intervals, absolute mode numbering, and fretboard visualization to build a multi-angle practice routine.

  • Phrygian Mode - Position 1 09.11.241:04:27

    Explore Phrygian mode in position one, G shape, and related Aeolian materials; practice intervals, two-note-per-string, and square double-stop shapes.

  • Lydian Mode - Position 1 09.12.241:11:25

    Explore the lydian mode through shape one, box theory, and interval work to map the fretboard and relate lydian to related modes.

  • Mixolydian Mode - Position 1 09.13.241:21:10

    Explore the mixolydian mode at position one on the guitar, linking G-shape and cage shapes, and analyze intervals, flat seven, and major and minor relationships through bluesy and Spanish progressions.

  • Aeolian Mode - Position 1 09.14.241:08:35

    Explore the Aeolian mode in position one and its relation to the major scale and pentatonic overlays, using the double-stop box and hamburger shapes.

  • Ionian Mode - Position 1 09.15.241:14:47

    Explores the Ionian mode in position one of the C major scale, compares major scale intervals and the pentatonic shapes, including the box, hamburger, and barbell patterns, to build technique.

  • 09.16.24 Guitar Practice Session1:06:12

    Practice position two on the fretboard, exploring the dorian within absolute mode two and its relation to ionian major scale, intervals, and related modes, with practical drills and noodling.

  • Dorian Mode - Position 2 09.17.241:17:56

    Visual Guitar Mastery explores the Phrygian mode in shape two, its absolute mode relationships to Ionian and Aeolian, and interval-based fingering and naming strategies.

  • 09.18.24 Guitar Worksheet1:06:57

    Explore the Lydian mode as absolute mode four, map it across shapes with a visual worksheet, and build a practical guitar routine through verbalized practice and interval awareness.

  • 09.19.24 Guitar Worksheet1:14:33

    Explore the mixolydian mode on the guitar, using absolute mode numbers linked to the major scale, while mapping whole/half steps and cage- and note-based shapes.

  • 09.20.24 Guitar Worksheet1:18:59

    Master the Aeolian minor mode in Visual Guitar Mastery, relating it to the major Ionian scale using box and pentatonic shapes, double-stop and hamburger visuals, and absolute mode numbering.

  • 09.21.24 Guitar Worksheet1:18:37

    Practice the major scale and Ionian mode through guitar shapes built from pentatonic foundations, using the Caged system and the hamburger and barbell stories to connect modes and intervals.

  • 09.22.24 Guitar Worksheet1:08:25

    Explore the Dorian mode and absolute mode numbering through dual perspectives, combining pentatonic and seven-note scales with cage system shapes, house double-stop, and hamburger-barbell concepts.

  • 09.23.24 Guitar Worksheet1:20:24

    Explore the Phrygian mode on a visual fretboard, using Caged shapes and a pentatonic skeleton with hamburger and barbell analogies to map absolute mode intervals from Ionian onward.

  • 09.24.24 Guitar Worksheet1:13:49

    Visual guitar mastery explores the lydian mode through five shapes and two-note-per-string patterns, using the hamburger and barbell pentatonic analogies to map the fretboard and improve understanding.

  • 09.25.24 Guitar Worksheet1:33:53

    Explore shape three of the Mixolydian mode within a five-shape fretboard system, using pentatonic patterns and the hamburger, barbell, and house analogies to map intervals and improvisation.

  • 09.26.24 Guitar Worksheet1:13:31

    Explore Aeolian and Ionian modal shapes using a guitar worksheet and visual analogies. Learn how two- and three-note groupings, pentatonic ideas, and absolute mode numbering map the fretboard.

  • 09.27.24 Guitar Worksheet1:40:56

    Explore the major scale and modes (Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian) with interval awareness, shapes, pentatonic versus major scale concepts, and open and barre chords.

  • 09.28.24 Guitar Worksheet1:43:09

    Explore the Dorian mode using absolute mode numbers, open position and position four shapes, and pentatonic concepts. Build major/minor chords from scale notes and practice three-chord progressions across modes.

  • 09.29.24 Guitar Worksheet1:22:49

    Explore guitar mode theory and practical application through a worksheet, linking Phrygian, Mixolydian, Lydian, and Aeolian to major and minor chords with Caged and pentatonic visuals.

  • 09.30.24 Guitar Worksheet1:28:27

    Visual guitar mastery through focused fretboard practice, studying Phrygian and related modes within a major scale, and exploring movable two-note-per-string patterns and open-position options.

  • 10.01.24 Guitar Worksheet1:19:43

    Engage in a structured guitar practice session that uses five 4- to 5-fret shapes and three-note-per-string concepts (three pillars), exploring Lydian mode and related modes to build chords and progressions.

  • 10.02.24 Guitar Worksheet1:31:07

    Visualize the fretboard to master Mixolydian and related modes via five shapes, three-note-per-string patterns, and house and hamburger analogies, in 10–20 minute chunks.

  • 10.03.24 Guitar Worksheet1:26:19

    Guitar practice in the visual guitar mastery course focuses on mixolydian position four, two- and three-note per string shapes, and the house, hamburger, barbell analogies to navigate modes.

  • 10.04.24 Guitar Worksheet1:25:55

    Explore the Aeolian mode and guitar fretboard shapes in visual guitar mastery, using two-note-per-string and three-note-per-string shapes, pentatonic barbell and hamburger analogies, and interval-based scale construction.

  • 10.05.24 Guitar Worksheet1:29:36

    Explore the Aeolian minor scale and modes with an Excel fretboard worksheet, focusing on relative positions, intervals, and seven-note house and hamburger analogies with two-string and three-string patterns.

  • 10.06.24 Guitar Worksheet1:23:14

    Master the guitar fretboard by visualizing the Ionian major scale and related modes, using house and pentatonic shapes to map intervals and chords.

  • 10.07.24 Guitar Worksheet1:26:20

    Master fretboard navigation in visual guitar mastery by practicing shape four within the major scale, Ionian mode, and related intervals, while exploring two- and three-note-per-string patterns and Caged-based concepts.

  • 10.08.24 Guitar Worksheet1:45:02

    Master movable guitar shapes and interval relationships across Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, and Mixolydian modes on the fretboard. Visualize scales with three-note-per-string and pentatonic perspectives to navigate chords and inversions.

  • 10.09.24 Guitar Worksheet1:38:18

    Explore visual guitar mastery through practical modal theory, learning the major scale as Rosetta Stone, five fretboard shapes, intervals, and arpeggios to build movable chord shapes and pentatonic patterns.

  • 10.10.24 Guitar Worksheet1:25:27

    Explore the Dorian mode through shape five, three-note-per-string and two-note-per-string approaches, intervals and interval-formula mapping to build chords and visualize the fretboard.

  • 10.11.24 Guitar Worksheet1:26:51

    Practice session explores Dorian and Mixolydian shapes within the major scale as a reference, using three-note-per-string and five-note patterns to build chords and explore intervals.

  • 10.12.24 Guitar Worksheet1:01:55

    Explore guitar fretboard visualization through mode-based practice, focusing on Dorian, Mixolydian, Lydian, and Phrygian, building triads and extended chords from interval relationships and position five shapes.

  • 10.13.24 Guitar Worksheet1:14:01

    Explore dorian and other modes through absolute numbering, learn to build chords with 7, 9, 11, and 13 intervals, using color-coded shapes and behind-the-guitar layouts.

  • 10.14.24 Guitar Worksheet1:12:09

    Visual Guitar Mastery teaches fretboard navigation using shape five and mode three. It covers phrygian, lydian, and mixolydian chords and modal chord naming with ionian and aeolian references.

  • 10.15.24 Guitar Worksheet1:18:46

    Explore Phrygian mode with absolute numbering, connect to Ionian major scale, and build mode-specific chords from triads to 13th across fretboard positions using worksheets.

  • 10.16.24 Guitar Worksheet1:11:20

    Develop a practical guitar worksheet approach to building triads and modal chords across the fretboard. Then extend to seven, nine, eleven, and thirteen using Dorian, Phrygian, Mixolydian, and Lydian.

  • 10.17.24 Guitar Worksheet1:08:35

    Explore how to build major and minor triads across the fretboard, relate modes to the major key, and voice extensions (7th, 9th, 11th, 13th) with systematic string-by-string chord voicings.

  • 10.18.24 Guitar Worksheet1:11:24

    Explore a systematic method to locate every relative third and fifth on the guitar across strings, enabling major and minor triads, inversions, and modal chords.

  • 10.19.24 Guitar Worksheet1:11:24

    Develop techniques to locate every major and minor third and perfect fifth across the fretboard, using inversions and open strings, while connecting triads to related modes.

  • 10.20.24 Guitar Worksheet1:14:11

    Study the major scale as a Rosetta Stone to map Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, and Mixolydian modes to major and minor chord shapes, including the nine, eleven, and thirteen.

  • 10.21.24 Guitar Worksheet1:05:17

    Explore building chords and melodies using the major key as a Rosetta Stone, map one, four, five major chords to modes, and apply seven, nine, eleven, thirteen intervals.

  • 10.22.24 Guitar Worksheet1:20:54

    Master modal harmony and the 13th interval across fretboard shapes. Link major scale ideas to 7, 9, 11, and 13 chord constructions for practical voicings.

  • 10.23.24 Guitar Worksheet1:06:19

    Explore Mixolydian modal theory, chord construction with seventh, nine, eleven, and thirteen intervals, and fretboard mapping using a Rosetta Stone approach to relate modes to a major key.

  • 10.24.24 Guitar Worksheet1:19:32

    Explore the Mixolydian mode and related chords by mapping major-scale positions to modes, building major, minor, and dominant seventh chords, and visualizing fretboard relationships.

  • 10.25.24 Guitar Worksheet1:02:09

    Explore visual guitar mastery by using the major scale as Rosetta Stone to map related modes and build chords, including 7, 9, 11, and 13, with augmented 11th emphasis.

  • 10.26.24 Guitar Worksheet1:14:57

    Practice session explores the Lydian mode and related major scales, uses Rosetta Stone reference to map 7, 9, 11, 13 chord intervals across Ionian, Mixolydian, Dorian, and Aeolian.

  • 10.28.24 Guitar Worksheet57:09

    Explore how to map major and minor triads on the fretboard using the Ionian and Aeolian modes, compare related modes, and apply interval patterns to build chords.

  • 10.29.24 Guitar Worksheet1:19:23

    Explore the Aeolian minor scale, its relation to the major scale and modes, and practice modal chord construction across the fretboard.

  • 10.31.24 Guitar Worksheet1:20:42

    Master the aeolian minor mode and its fifths on the fretboard, then build chords from the major scale as a Rosetta Stone, adding seven, nine, eleven, and thirteen in modes.

  • 11.01.24 Guitar Worksheet1:15:15

    Explores Ionian and Aeolian modes, uses the major scale as Rosetta Stone to relate modes, and builds chords and arpeggios across the guitar’s bottom strings, focusing on the fifth interval.

  • 11.02.24 Guitar Worksheet1:18:34

    Explore Aeolian mode and related scales on guitar, study major and minor chord constructions with seventh, nine, eleven, and thirteen extensions, and map modal relationships across the fretboard.

  • 11.03.24 Guitar Worksheet58:58

    Explore the Aeolian mode in the minor key, map the seventh interval across the fretboard, and build movable one four five chords with sevenths, comparing major and minor modal relationships.

  • 11.04.24 Guitar Worksheet1:21:37

    Practice-focused guitar lesson uses a worksheet to map major and minor scales, modes (Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian), and nine, eleven, thirteen intervals to build chords.

  • 11.05.24 Guitar Worksheet1:20:12

    Explore movable guitar shapes to locate the ninth interval in Aeolian mode and relate it to major scale positions while building triad and ninth chords from relative mode positions.

  • 11.07.24 Guitar Worksheet1:20:49

    Practice session explores the Aeolian mode (minor scale) and the 11th interval, linking modal theory to fretboard positions and chord construction for practical guitar playing.

Requirements

  • Basic Guitar Knowledge – Students should have a fundamental understanding of guitar anatomy, basic chords, and simple strumming techniques.
  • Familiarity with Music Theory – A basic grasp of music theory concepts such as scales, intervals, and chord progressions is helpful, though not mandatory.
  • Access to a Guitar – Participants will need a guitar (electric or acoustic) for daily practice sessions.
  • Microsoft Excel or Equivalent Software – Students will need access to Excel or a compatible spreadsheet program to utilize the interactive fretboard worksheet provided in the course.
  • Computer/Device with Internet Access – For video lessons, downloads, and accessing course materials.

Description

Welcome to Visual Guitar Mastery, a unique guitar course designed to deepen your understanding of the fretboard through daily hands-on practice and innovative learning techniques. Unlike traditional methods, this course flips the perspective to match the view from your playing position, ensuring that all tools—worksheets, videos, and drills—are designed to help you fully visualize the guitar as you see it behind the instrument.

We’ll be using an adjustable Excel worksheet to map out the fretboard, offering interactive resources for modes, scales, intervals, and chords. Our approach places the low (heavy) string at the top of the worksheet for easier comprehension. Video recordings will be flipped, simulating a left-handed guitar setup so that you can better align the visual experience with your own playing perspective.

Throughout the course, you’ll learn how to navigate the fretboard, explore modes and guitar shapes, and master chord construction and interval identification, all while applying music theory directly to your playing. Detailed drills and exercises will deepen your theoretical understanding, and we will focus on developing precise terminology to guide your fretboard navigation. Creative visual storytelling techniques will also be used to enhance memorization, helping you internalize complex patterns and concepts.

This course is designed for anyone looking to enhance their guitar-playing skills while learning to approach the fretboard with clarity and precision.

Who this course is for:

  • Beginner to Intermediate Guitarists who have foundational guitar skills and want to advance their knowledge of the fretboard and music theory.
  • Self-Taught Musicians looking for structured learning to fill in gaps in their fretboard knowledge and improve technique.
  • Aspiring Guitarists who wish to develop a deeper understanding of modes, scales, chords, and intervals in a practical, visual manner.
  • Visual Learners who prefer innovative tools and flipped perspectives to align the learning experience with how they see and play the guitar.
  • Guitarists Seeking Daily Practice routines that blend music theory and practical drills for continuous improvement.