The road map.
Not sure which course is for you? Start here.
I built this page for one job. Tell me roughly where you are, and I'll point at the one to take next.
To make it as useful as possible, I've included not just my own courses but also ones from my friend and business partner Colin Daniel at RiffNinja.com. Those are marked, and their links open on his site, so the road covers more ground than either of us could on our own.
Find yourself.
If you just picked up the guitar, the road map starts with the basics. There's a path through that, too.
If you can already play, but the fretboard feels like a big blurry mess and you don't know why one chord follows the next, you're where most of my students start. Theory is your next course.
If theory makes sense and you want to play more, the road branches. Rhythm courses are over here. Soloing courses are over there. Jam tracks come last, when you want to use what you know.
Two ways in: jump to by experience level or by topic.
By experience level.
Total beginner.
You just picked up the guitar. Start with the basics.
Beginner's Guide to Acoustic Guitar
A complete foundation for the total beginner: open chords, strumming, and how the guitar actually works.
Electric Blues Kickstart
Your first real steps into electric blues, built from the ground up.
How To Use A Capo
Transpose any song and reach easier voicings with a capo.
Experienced beginner.
You're past the very basics and building real skills.
Beginner's Guide to Acoustic Guitar
A complete foundation for the total beginner: open chords, strumming, and how the guitar actually works.
Electric Blues Kickstart
Your first real steps into electric blues, built from the ground up.
How To Use A Capo
Transpose any song and reach easier voicings with a capo.
Bar Chords Made Simple
A systematic way to finally hold and use barre chords.
Secrets of Expressive Strumming
Strumming techniques and dynamics that turn flat, robotic rhythm into feel.
Essentials of Strumming & Rhythm
How rhythm works, how to count it, and 20+ strum patterns matched to real songs.
Easy Strum Classics
Ten all-time hit songs: an easy, fun way to grow your repertoire.
Guitar Theory Unlocked
Finally understand why chords and scales work, and what to play when you solo.
Guitar Scale Patterns
Three scale patterns that map the whole fretboard, plus how to connect them.
Toolbox for D Major
Merge your scale with your chords for melodic chord variations, all in the key of D.
Rhythm Player's Guide to Picking
Flat picking, hybrid picking, and melodic surge picking that make rhythm sing.
Box 1 Blues Soloing
Musical, expressive solos built from a single scale shape.
30 Easy Blues Riffs
Fun, accessible blues riffs inspired by the greats.
The Blues Solo Blueprint
A repeatable blueprint for building a blues solo, start to finish.
Electric Blues in Eb
A full electric blues piece in Eb, learned start to finish.
Essentials of Slide Guitar
Open up the unique voice of slide guitar with cool rhythm and lead ideas.
Decoding The Bass
Music theory applied to the bass: understand what you're playing down low.
Intermediate.
Solid on chords and rhythm, ready to go deeper and specialise.
Guitar Theory Unlocked
Finally understand why chords and scales work, and what to play when you solo.
Chord Hacking 101
Take chords you already know and bend them into richer, more interesting voicings.
Guitar Scale Patterns
Three scale patterns that map the whole fretboard, plus how to connect them.
Following The Chords
How to follow the chords with your licks so every note lands right.
Toolbox for D Major
Merge your scale with your chords for melodic chord variations, all in the key of D.
Rhythm Player's Guide to Picking
Flat picking, hybrid picking, and melodic surge picking that make rhythm sing.
Dynamic Rhythm Guitar
The complete rhythm course: everything to carry you to a confident rhythm player.
Bag of Tricks: Chords
New voicings for the chords you already use all the time.
Rhythms & Riffs of Early Rock & Roll
Three classic rock 'n' roll songs plus 40+ bread-and-butter rock riffs.
Box 1 Blues Soloing
Musical, expressive solos built from a single scale shape.
Slow Blues Solo in A
Learn a full slow blues solo note for note, phrase by phrase.
Open Riffs in G
Open-string riffs that ring out in the key of G.
Guitar Improvising Secrets
A great place to start improvising: the scale you need plus plenty of riffs.
The Blues Solo Blueprint
A repeatable blueprint for building a blues solo, start to finish.
Play Like the Legends
Eight blues greats analysed for the why behind their sound, so you can steal it.
Ultimate Blues: Chords
The chord foundation and theory under every blues tune. Stage 1 of the Ultimate Blues series.
Ultimate Blues: Scales
The pentatonic scale across the fretboard, plus the chromatic moves blues players use.
Ultimate Blues: Rhythms
Six blues tunes and all their rhythm parts, so the 12-bar stops sounding the same.
Ultimate Blues: Solos
The capstone of the Ultimate Blues series: tons of great blues licks and full solos.
Rhythms & Riffs of Classic Electric Blues
Three classic electric blues songs: the feels, the rhythms, and the lead.
Electric Blues in Eb
A full electric blues piece in Eb, learned start to finish.
Bag of Tricks: Drone Riffs
Big-sounding riffs built over a ringing drone string.
Decoding The Bass
Music theory applied to the bass: understand what you're playing down low.
Late intermediate.
Strong across the board, refining your taste and range.
By topic.
Theory.
Understand why the music works.
How To Use A Capo
Transpose any song and reach easier voicings with a capo.
Guitar Theory Unlocked
Finally understand why chords and scales work, and what to play when you solo.
Chord Hacking 101
Take chords you already know and bend them into richer, more interesting voicings.
Guitar Scale Patterns
Three scale patterns that map the whole fretboard, plus how to connect them.
Following The Chords
How to follow the chords with your licks so every note lands right.
Ultimate Blues: Chords
The chord foundation and theory under every blues tune. Stage 1 of the Ultimate Blues series.
Chords.
More shapes, voicings, and ways to use them.
Beginner's Guide to Acoustic Guitar
A complete foundation for the total beginner: open chords, strumming, and how the guitar actually works.
How To Use A Capo
Transpose any song and reach easier voicings with a capo.
Bar Chords Made Simple
A systematic way to finally hold and use barre chords.
Chord Hacking 101
Take chords you already know and bend them into richer, more interesting voicings.
Toolbox for D Major
Merge your scale with your chords for melodic chord variations, all in the key of D.
Bag of Tricks: Chords
New voicings for the chords you already use all the time.
Ultimate Blues: Chords
The chord foundation and theory under every blues tune. Stage 1 of the Ultimate Blues series.
Rhythm & strumming.
The thing you spend most of your time playing.
Beginner's Guide to Acoustic Guitar
A complete foundation for the total beginner: open chords, strumming, and how the guitar actually works.
Bar Chords Made Simple
A systematic way to finally hold and use barre chords.
Secrets of Expressive Strumming
Strumming techniques and dynamics that turn flat, robotic rhythm into feel.
Essentials of Strumming & Rhythm
How rhythm works, how to count it, and 20+ strum patterns matched to real songs.
Easy Strum Classics
Ten all-time hit songs: an easy, fun way to grow your repertoire.
Toolbox for D Major
Merge your scale with your chords for melodic chord variations, all in the key of D.
Rhythm Player's Guide to Picking
Flat picking, hybrid picking, and melodic surge picking that make rhythm sing.
Dynamic Rhythm Guitar
The complete rhythm course: everything to carry you to a confident rhythm player.
Rhythms & Riffs of Early Rock & Roll
Three classic rock 'n' roll songs plus 40+ bread-and-butter rock riffs.
Ultimate Blues: Rhythms
Six blues tunes and all their rhythm parts, so the 12-bar stops sounding the same.
Rhythms & Riffs of Classic Electric Blues
Three classic electric blues songs: the feels, the rhythms, and the lead.
Soloing.
Riffs, licks, and solos that sound musical.
Electric Blues Kickstart
Your first real steps into electric blues, built from the ground up.
Guitar Scale Patterns
Three scale patterns that map the whole fretboard, plus how to connect them.
Following The Chords
How to follow the chords with your licks so every note lands right.
Rhythms & Riffs of Early Rock & Roll
Three classic rock 'n' roll songs plus 40+ bread-and-butter rock riffs.
Box 1 Blues Soloing
Musical, expressive solos built from a single scale shape.
Slow Blues Solo in A
Learn a full slow blues solo note for note, phrase by phrase.
Open Riffs in G
Open-string riffs that ring out in the key of G.
Secrets of Tasty Riffs & Solos
Use thirds and triads to build riffs and solos that genuinely sound tasty.
30 Easy Blues Riffs
Fun, accessible blues riffs inspired by the greats.
Guitar Improvising Secrets
A great place to start improvising: the scale you need plus plenty of riffs.
The Blues Solo Blueprint
A repeatable blueprint for building a blues solo, start to finish.
Play Like the Legends
Eight blues greats analysed for the why behind their sound, so you can steal it.
Ultimate Blues: Scales
The pentatonic scale across the fretboard, plus the chromatic moves blues players use.
Ultimate Blues: Solos
The capstone of the Ultimate Blues series: tons of great blues licks and full solos.
Rhythms & Riffs of Classic Electric Blues
Three classic electric blues songs: the feels, the rhythms, and the lead.
Electric Blues in Eb
A full electric blues piece in Eb, learned start to finish.
Bag of Tricks: Drone Riffs
Big-sounding riffs built over a ringing drone string.
Slide.
A whole different voice on the guitar.
Jam tracks.
Backing tracks to put it all to use.
30 Blues Jam Tracks Vol. 1
Thirty studio blues backing tracks to solo over, plus a bonus pentatonic lesson.
30 Blues Jam Tracks Vol. 2
Thirty more blues tracks with a different feel, in mixed keys and tempos.
30 Rock Jam Tracks
Thirty rock backing tracks for soloing, with a 100-minute bonus lesson.
Bass.
Theory and technique for the low end.
Still on the fence?
Email me and tell me where you're at on the guitar. I'll point you at the one to take.
Email me.