Description

Most guitar methods hand you chord shapes and tell you to memorize them. Volume II of The Awesome Guitar Series does something different.  It shows you why those shapes exist, how they connect across the neck, and how to move through them with real confidence.

Building on the foundations of Volume I, this volume introduces Phil Olson’s D-C-A-G-F-E system — a refined expansion of the traditional CAGED approach that reframes the entire fretboard as one connected map. You’ll work through chord voicings and structure in a way most players never encounter, learning how minor scales are built from major scales and how that relationship shapes everything you play.

The exercises in this volume are built around “The Circle of 4ths and 5ths” and divide chord shapes into four sets of three adjacent strings — a methodical, step-by-step approach to mastering 3-string shapes that makes the neck feel logical rather than overwhelming. You’ll also work through the “Half-Step Event Pattern” concept, a practical system for memorizing notes across the neck without brute-force repetition, alongside advancing single-note exercises that expose every possible natural 6-note combination within a 4-fret position.

By the time you finish Volume II, the fretboard isn’t a blur anymore. The shapes make sense, the patterns connect, and the framework Phil has spent 25 years refining is fully in your hands.

Now sold in 12 countries. Includes tablature and standard notation throughout — no music reading required to begin.