Guitar: Start Playing Solo Guitar The Simple Way

Discover how to use the course for solo guitar by accessing chord and scale resources, PDFs, backing tracks, and ear-training for major, minor, and blues sounds.

Learn to hold the guitar pick properly, form a circle in the hand, slide the tip deep, tilt about 45 degrees, and practice downstrokes and upstrokes to cut through strings.

Develop picking feel and left-hand coordination with a one-finger-per-fret exercise starting on the third fret of the sixth string, across all strings, using down-up picking and finger releases.

Master hammer-ons and pull-offs to boost solo guitar technique; follow guided exercises, finger coordination, and step-by-step drills from third fret on the third string to smooth hammer-pull combos.

Master bending on guitar by using the thumb over the neck and two fingers to support the bend, focusing on pitch changes, halftone, and whole-tone bends on the third string.

Learn to add vibrato to notes by gently rocking the string with finger and thumb, exploring the fifth-fret and seventh-fret techniques on the third string to create a ringing tone.

Learn how to perform a guitar slide from the fifth fret to the seventh on the third string, keeping pressure and adding vibrato, by practicing across pentatonic shapes.

Learn the pentatonic scale, a five-note pattern that repeats across the fretboard, starting with the first shape. Practice with backing tracks to hear its versatility and feel while soloing.

Master the minor pentatonic shape to craft bluesy, major, and sad moods, then improvise melodies with hammer-ons, pull-offs, and bends using three backing tracks for daily practice.

Master five scale shapes across the fretboard, starting on the third fret, linking each shape to the next, and use backing tracks to cover the octave and all positions.

Learn how the five pentatonic shapes connect and move across the fretboard to fit a key or chord progression, using the starting note on sixth string to identify the key.

Identify a song's key from its tonic and roman numerals, then adapt your chord shapes to harmonize with the I, IV, V progression in that key, such as C major.

Explore how parallel major and parallel minor share the same chords in C major, and how highlighting major or minor tones, such as A minor, changes mood.

Take two quizzes to identify keys and their parallel minor using the included material; learn that the sixth degree is the parallel minor and prepare for the next lesson.

Explore solo guitar using two shapes, the minor and major shapes, to align riffs with any key, including minor progressions and parallel major/minor keys, while using pentatonic scales.

Learn to memorize the sixth-string natural notes to anchor your first pentatonic shape and match keys such as G minor or C minor, enabling you to improvise with confidence.

Discover blues fundamentals in G, unlocking major and minor pentatonic shapes plus the blue note, with practical licks and a backing track to start soloing confidently.

Learn practical blues licks and improvise with a backing track, using hammer-ons, pull-offs, bends, slides, and vibrato to create musical phrases from three notes.