Fretboard→Chords→Rhythm→Songs + writing
REFERENCE LIBRARY
Look it up.
Then use it.
Forty-eight concise reference lessons live here. This is intentionally separate from the guided path: search when you have a question, then return to the instrument.06 / THE KNOWLEDGE VAULT
The whole map.
Doors unlocked.
12 PILLARS · 48 CORE LESSONS
This is the complete working foundation: neck knowledge, harmony, scales, rhythm, technique, lead, bass, ear training, songs, tone, setup, and practice. Search the library or follow a goal path.
Fretboard→Scales→Lead playing→Ear training
Fretboard→Rhythm→Bass→Ear training
Harmony→Rhythm→Songs + writing→Tone + instrument
FRETBOARD / CORE KNOWLEDGE
Know where you are without counting from open strings.
Understand it. Do it with your instrument. Pass the gate before pretending the word “learned” has happened.
The musical alphabet is A A♯/B♭ B C C♯/D♭ D D♯/E♭ E F F♯/G♭ G G♯/A♭. B–C and E–F are the only natural-note neighbors.
Choose one string and say every note from open to fret 12, then reverse direction.
1Choose one string and say every note…2reverse direction.
You can begin from any fret instead of restarting at the nut.
QUICK REFERENCE / KEEP THIS OPEN
The formulas beneath the shapes.
♭2 1 · 2 2 · ♭3 3 · 3 4 · 4 5 · ♭5 6 · 5 7 · ♭6 8 · 6 9 · ♭7 10 · 7 11 · 8ve 12
Major 1–3–5 · Minor 1–♭3–5 · Dim 1–♭3–♭5 · Aug 1–3–♯5 · Sus2 1–2–5 · Sus4 1–4–5
7 1–3–5–♭7 · Maj7 1–3–5–7 · m7 1–♭3–5–♭7 · m7♭5 1–♭3–♭5–♭7
Major 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 · Natural minor 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7 · Minor pentatonic 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7 · Blues +♭5
Guitar E A D G B E · Drop D D A D G B E · Bass 4 E A D G · Bass 5 B E A D G · Bass 6 B E A D G C
I major · ii minor · iii minor · IV major · V major · vi minor · vii° diminished