Most guitar methods teach you where to put your fingers. This one teaches you why.
Most guitarists hit the same wall. You learn a handful of chords, memorize a few songs, and then… you stall. The neck still feels like a mystery — six strings and a sea of frets with no map. You can play, but you don’t really understand why what you’re playing works. Years go by, and you’re still stuck in the same five frets you started in.
That’s the exact problem this series solves. The Awesome Guitar Series is a non-traditional, ground-up method built on a simple truth I wish someone had shown me when I started: the guitar is full of repeating patterns, and once you can see them, the entire fretboard opens up. At the heart of the series is my D-C-A-G-F-E system, an expansion of the traditional CAGED approach that ties chord shapes, scales, and patterns together so the whole neck becomes one connected map instead of a pile of disconnected facts.
Whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been playing for years and know you’re missing something, this series will give you what most never get: a real understanding of your instrument.
A Complete Guide to the Guitar – Volume I: A Non-Traditional Guide to Help Guitarists Gain Insight of Neck Repetition
Where everything starts and where most guitar methods fall short. You’ll learn the real fundamentals: how the neck works, how notes repeat across the fretboard, and how scales, keys, and chords are actually built. No music-reading required.
The Awesome Guitar Series: A Complete Method for the Guitar – Volume II: Beginning Insights to Chordal Structure and Shapes
Volume II is where the method clicks into place. You’ll map chord shapes across the entire neck using the D-C-A-G-F-E system, work through major and minor structures string by string, and start seeing the fretboard as a connected whole rather than a collection of memorized positions.
The Awesome Guitar Series: A Complete Method for the Guitar – Volume III: An In-Depth Study on Major/Minor Shapes & Patterns
Volume III puts everything from the first two volumes to work. Every major and minor three-string shape, the scale patterns surrounding them, chord progressions in every key, and the full connection of the neck into one unified system. This is where it all opens up.
The Awesome Guitar Series: A Complete Method for the Guitar – Volume IV: Concluding the Study of Major/Minor Shapes & Patterns
It all comes together. The series concludes the study of major and minor shapes and patterns, leaving you able to move across the whole neck with real confidence and command.