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	C Movable Scale Form The C Scale Form moves up the board. Tab & Notation. [+]
	B Chord Lesson B, B7, Bm, Bm7. Cycle of forms. Fragments built from E & A chord forms. [+]
	Guitar Capo Chart for all keys. Put the capo at fret…play in… [+]
	Music Tone Inventories What every tone means to every other in 15 keys. [+]
	Chromatic Scale Musical Ruler. The 12 tones. Summary of 12 half-steps. [+]

Ground

Ground

Topic/Title	Description	Perspective
Guitar Tuning	Using a Tuner, the 5-0 (4-0) & Harmonic Methods	RL
Tuning using Reference Tones	Audio Reference tones	N
Tuning using other Methods	Octaves, Audio, or a Chord	N
Online Metronome	Explanation and rhythmic figures	N
Chord Frames	Horizontal & Vertical Explanations	RL
Tablature	Explanation on how to interpret symbols	N
Circle of 5ths	The traditional key signature clock	N
Open String Exercises	Picking workout on open strings - same as Exercises	N
Chromatic Exercises	1234 Cycles	N
Chromatics Complete	Every possible combination	N
Chord Puzzle Directions	I Love Guitar innovation in connecting chords	N
Harmonics	Explanation of terms & fret location map	N
Using a Guitar Capo	Charts for every key in every position	N

Perspective

For perspective R = Right, L = Left, N = Neutral (neutral is hand perspective independent, such as tablature notation, text, topics not using grids or frames). Where you see the R only, is where work will be done. Inline, we use the terms Motor Hand for strumming/picking hand, & Fretting Hand for fretting.

Theory

Theory

Chromatic Scale	Musical ruler - 12 colors	N
Major Scale Pattern	Phone number - 221-2221	N
Building Chords	EON [build chords Every Other Note]	RL
Formulas	Paralleling to Major	N
Musical Tone Inventories	15 tones	N
Harmonic Map	Example in A Major	N

Chords

Chords

Topic/Title	Description	Perspective
Chord Puzzle Directions		N
Chord Frames		RL
Basic Guitar Chords		N
Chord Fingerings - Progressions	Chord Puzzle	N
E Form Power Chords	Shapes with Progressions	RL
A Form Power Chords	Shapes with Progressions	R
Chord Numbering System	I, IV, V in all Keys	R
Chord Progressions	Roman Numerals - Diatonic & Nondiatonic	N
CAGED
The 5	With a focus on the C Form	R
CAGED System	Moving each chord form up one fret	RL
Linear CAGED Cylce	For C Major Triad	RL
CAGED Forms with Mods	Each form with Parallels	R
Music Theory Formulas	Paralleling to what is Major	N
E, A, D Chord Forms	with MODS - chord compare	R
E Form	How it fragments into smaller, movable shapes	R
Chords by Key	Chart for 13 keys	N
	C G D A E B F# Gb Db Ab Eb Bb F	All R, Geez. I might just put a Lefty Donate Paypal Button right here. Please comment.
Chords in minor
Triads in A minor	3 forms - Natural, Harmonic, Melodic	R
A minor Triads in Notation	Explanation, complete set, Notation, Tab	N
minor Key 7th chords	Explanation, complete set	N
Strumming
Basics	Quarter notes, Range, Drivers	N
Mutes & 8ths	with the breakdown	N
First Chord Change	Em to G6	N
Tips 1	Words	N
Tips 2	more words	N
Beginner Strumming Patterns	Learning to miss	N
Extras
12 Bar Blues Progressions	Series of changes	N
Blues Chords	C, A, E, D forms, Tritones, Root Movement	RL
Jazz Chords	E, A, & D Forms	RL
Cool Progression	Just a little 80's ballad moment	N
Creative Exercise	A Given Map	R
D Major Chord Scales	Overlapping triads on 3, 2, 1 strings - fun!.	R
E Major Chord Scale	Diatonic triads built on 5, 4, 3 strings using E form	R
Good Songwriting Voicings	E Form Build	R
Triad Chord Inversions	Examples in C	N
7th Chord Inversions		N

Scales

Scales

Topic/Title	Description	Perspective
CAGED Scales	C, A, G, E, and D Scales at nut, Tab	N
C Major	First position, Audio Jam file	R
Movable C Scale Form	Moving the C Scale form up a fret to D-flat Major	RL
7 Major Scale Patterns		R
5 Pentatonic Frames	The 5 Frames	R
5 Frames Tone Names	Pentatonics in Tone Names in C Major / A minor	R
E minor / G Major Pentatonic		R
Scale to Chord Linking	E minor / G Major Pentatonic - Em & G6 Chords	RL
E Major - Linear		R
E Major Guitar Scale	Derivative vs. Parallel	N
E Natural minor		R
E minor Cascades	Cross stringing	N
A Harmonic minor		R
Blues Scales		N

In the coming months, you'll see our lessons move to show both left & right perspectives for grids (frames/charts/fingerboard/fretboards). The left-handed version will be located just how you got to this, in a tab. Our online guitar lesson library indicates perspective neutral lessons. The list of completed I Love Guitar Lessons which include lefty lessons is here.

Please use our contact form - errata if you see mistakes on any of the grids. Just as one of our site guests commented: "looking at right handed chord charts is like always having to read words in a mirror." [Well, I'm a righty building them, so I feel the flip.]

At first, I was considering moving only to Tab & Notation, since they are both perspective neutral. Yet, I've learned so much about standard tuning by making these maps (the grids), that the decision was made to make the maps accessible to everyone looking to figure out how guitarchitecture works.

I often recommend to my students to get busy with a pencil & blank fretboard, drawing out pictures, relationships, shapes/forms, & scale choices, etc. We can learn a lot from this process. We offer some blanks for this in our file section.