Learn to read music

Guitarists

Notation, TAB & chords

Two courses, ten lessons each

Beginner → Intermediate

Foundations of Reading Music

Learn to read guitar music on both the stave and TAB, from zero. As a guitarist you should be able to read notes off a stave and on TAB, so every lesson shows both side by side and explains the differences. You'll cover the stave and clefs, how TAB lines and fret numbers match the notes on the stave, letter names on the stave, keyboard and fretboard, Middle C on the guitar, note values, rests and ties, the bass clef, accidentals, five-note finger practice, major scales in different positions and keys, triads and arpeggios, chord symbols and chord names, Drop D tuning and playing the same chord in different positions on the neck — and all the theory works for bass guitarists too — up to an intermediate standard.

Includes play-along & sing-along backing tracks in every course, with tempo & key control, a live score and record-yourself feedback from Jason.

01The Stave, Ledger Lines & Note Names

02Letter Names on the Stave & Your Instrument

03Crotchets, Minims & Time Signatures

+ 7 more lessons

Intermediate → Advanced

Advanced Sight-Reading & Theory

Position playing, barre chords, higher positions, arpeggios, CAGED and full score reading to an advanced level.

Includes play-along & sing-along backing tracks in every course, with tempo & key control, a live score and record-yourself feedback from Jason.

01Position Playing & Shifting

02Barre Chords & Symbols

03Higher Positions & Ledger Lines

+ 7 more lessons

Gospel courses · Beginner & Intermediate · 6 lessons each

£300 per course, or any two Gospel courses for £500 (mix levels or instruments).

Available once you've bought any standard course

Gospel Lick Library

Gospel Guitar — Beginner

Six lessons: gospel by numbers and the Cycle of Fifths, major and minor pentatonic, slash chords and passing notes, the blues scale and blues licks, passing chords, and gospel licks — because improvising doesn't mean guessing.

Gospel Guitar — Intermediate

Six lessons: upper extensions round the Cycle of Fifths, top-string triads and drop 2 chords, diminished scales and movements, alternate scales, modes and when to use them, and improvising with intention.

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Which level suits you?

Both syllabuses side by side. If most of the left column feels familiar, start with the right.

Beginner → Intermediate

Foundations of Reading Music

1The Stave, Ledger Lines & Note NamesThe stave, ledger lines, letter names A–G, clefs, Middle C & treble clef notes
2Letter Names on the Stave & Your InstrumentWhite notes, bass clef lines & spaces, notes beyond the stave
3Crotchets, Minims & Time SignaturesCrotchets, minims, bars, barlines & 4/4 3/4 2/4
4Semibreves, Dotted Minims, Quavers, Rests & Ties4-beat, 3-beat and ½-beat notes, rests & ties
5The Bass Clef, Octaves, Semitones & AccidentalsF clef, two clefs, octaves, tones, ♯ ♭ ♮
6Five-Note PracticeEvery finger / every pitch, C to G
7The Major Scale FormulaT T S T T T S & C major
8Major Scales in Different KeysG, F, D and key signatures
9Naming Scales: Numbers, Letters & Sol-fa1–8, A–G, Do–Do & new scales
10Triads, Block & Broken Chords, ArpeggiosTriads, block & broken chords, arpeggios & harmony