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These are the lessons that should be done first. The lessons here cover the basics of playing guitar or bass. The information in these lessons ranges from stringing and tuning your guitar or bass to positioning and many other playing techniques.
1. Introduction 2. About Diagrams 3. String-locks	4. Guitar Stringing 5. Guitar Tuning	6. The Chromatics 7. Basic Chords

This is the place to start learning scales. In this section of lessons we will cover the pentatonics. Pentatonic scales are five note scales that are fairly easy and an excellent introduction into the world of scales. Then we cover phrasing to start soloing and improvising with the pentatonics.
7. Pentatonic Minor 8. The 5 Positions	9. Coming Soon ! 10. Coming Soon !	11. Phrasing 12. Transposing

Welcome to the section on the modal scales. If you have not finished the previous lessons yet, it is strongly recommended that you do so first. This section of guitar and bass lessons is based on the standard modes, a group of seven note scales. We will learn how to use them, as well as how they all relate to each other, and how they all work together to achieve one goal.
13. Intro To Modes 14. Key Construction 15. The Ionian Mode 16. Ionian (part 2)	17. The Modes 18. Modal Diagrams 19. Modal Formulas 20. Order Of Flats	21. Using The Modes 22. Analyzing Songs 23. Analyzing (part II) 24. Analyzing (part III)

Miscellaneous music lessons covering a wide range of things. This section of lessons will include chords, harmony, melody, techniques, and much more that generally should be done last.
22. Coming Soon !	24. Coming Soon !	26. Coming Soon !