ZOOM INFO: Sep 25 2025 Group Coaching Call: Soloing Around an IDEA
When you're really focused on the right things, a whole KILLER solo can come out of one simple idea.On this call I'm going to help you identify WHICH THINGS those
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VIP Challenge #29: Freeform Etude in F minor (Combined Skills Strategy + Obscure Keys Strategy + Lesson!)
This week's VIP challenge is all about getting you using different skills together so you can break out of merely doing one-off "tricks" and really integrate your skills into your
ZOOM INFO: Sep 18 2025 Group Coaching Call: Shred-Friendly Patterns
When writing a solo, it's all too easy to overthink it.While sometimes it's important to really carefully plan your melodies one note at a time, quite often, that's not really
PDF Fretboard Guide: Minor Pentatonic “Tetrachords” (2NPS)
This short guide will help you identify the handy tetrachords (4-note scale fragments) within the minor pentatonic scale, on any string combination.Based on a 2NPS (2 Note Per String) approach
VIP Challenge #28: Simple ‘Template’ Mini-Solo (Sequence-Fueled Solo + Full Lesson + Creativity Challenge!)
Now the rubber meets the road — this VIP Challenge goes beyond just the TAB and backing track, and challenges you to use these same sequences to write your own
Modular Soloing Map
This represents a 16-bar solo in E minor, in 6/8 time, with a measure-by-measure approach to constructing a solo. The chord progression repeats every 4 measures.Above the chords at the
ZOOM INFO: Sep 11 2025 Group Coaching Call: Growing Your Soloing Vocabulary
If you keep finding yourself reaching for the same phrases all the time, or thinking "I don't know what to do/play here," then you don't want to miss tonight's live
🎸Backing Track: “See You in Hell” (v1) (B minor, 4/4, 147 BPM)
As part of Project: Write A Solo, this backing track is specially edited for composing a solo.
🎸Backing Track: “Chains of Agony” (F minor, 4/4, 161 BPM)
As part of Project: Write A Solo, this backing track is specially edited for composing a solo.
VIP Challenge #27: Staggering Arpeggio Tones (Alternate Fingering Study + Full Lesson)
What happens when you try to apply the Sequence of Thirds to an ARPEGGIO? Well, if you try to use the standard "sweep" finger combinations, you end up with your