Guitar Theory
& Technique

Covers the major, minor, pentatonic, blues and modal scales

The most important scale for rock and blues. Features 5 positions, licks, and soloing tips.

The foundation of Western music theory. Includes modes, harmonisation, and application.

Add the b5 'blue note' to your pentatonic playing for authentic blues expression.

The seven-note Aeolian mode behind rock, metal, and classical music. Diatonic chords, relative major, and how it differs from harmonic minor.

The dramatic neoclassical scale; raised 7th, augmented 2nd, used by Yngwie Malmsteen and Bach alike.

Minor with raised 6th and 7th ascending; the jazz and fusion player's essential scale.

Minor with a raised 6th; the jazz and funk mode behind Santana, Miles Davis, and countless minor 7th grooves.

Major scale with a flat 7th; purpose-built for dominant 7th chords, blues, and classic rock riffs.

Dark, Spanish-flavoured mode built on the ♭2. The sound of flamenco and heavy metal.

Major scale with a raised 4th; dreamy, cinematic, the brightest of all modes.

All seven modes of the major scale (Ionian through Locrian) with interval formulas, sounds, genre uses, and how to improvise with each.

Major and minor pentatonic in full; all five positions, connecting positions, blues application, and practical improvisation technique.

Every essential scale grouped by difficulty, from minor pentatonic to advanced modes and jazz scales, with interactive fretboard links.

How chords are built from intervals. Triads, 7ths, sus, and how to use them.

The 8 essential open shapes: G, C, D, E, A, Em, Am, F.

Two-finger moveable shapes — root and fifth. The foundation of rock, punk, and metal rhythm guitar.

Moveable E-shape and A-shape barre forms that unlock every key on the neck.

I–IV–V, ii–V–I, I–V–vi–IV, 12-bar blues, and vi–IV–I–V. Why they work, which genres use them, and which scales to solo over each.

Learn every note on the neck and build a mental map of the fretboard.

The building blocks of scales and chords.

Five chord shapes that map the entire guitar neck. The framework behind barre chords, scale positions, and fretboard navigation.

Select any key to see its notes, all seven diatonic chords with harmonic functions, relative key, and links to every related scale.

Select notes to find every guitar scale that contains them.

Pick notes to identify matching chords and their names.

Interactive key signature reference. Click any key to explore its scale.

Compare any two scales side by side; shared notes, interval differences, and how each one sounds over the same root.

Visualise any interval across the fretboard, with a trainer mode to test your recognition speed.

Major, minor, diminished and augmented triads; root position, inversions, and string sets.

Enter any chord progression to detect the key, roman numerals, and scale suggestions.

Animated voice leading between chords; see common tones, smallest movements, and smooth transitions.

Interactive CAGED system; toggle positions, see how five shapes connect across the neck.

All seven diatonic chords of any major or minor key with harmonic function and scale suggestions.

Overlay scales, chords, pentatonics, and target notes on a single fretboard to see how theory connects.

Move any scale pattern across all 12 keys; same fingering, different position. Animated key cycling.

How to structure sessions, set goals, and build consistent technique that sticks.

Structured journeys for Beginner, Blues, Jazz, and Lead guitar. Step-by-step progression with lessons and tools.