So you’ve gotten through the Essentials list and you haven’t started soloing yet. What’s the deal?

Scroll down to follow along the Basic Soloing path and use the following helpful links if you get stuck, or need a brief change of pace:

- Sign up here
- Start discussions about various topics
- Upload homework assignments (with visuals and audio)
- Ask questions, and engage in general guitar/music theory discussions with other members
- Try asking a question on the latest Office Hours post here.
- Need some encouragement?
- I might have a Practice Thought lesson just for you. Check out the series here.
- Looking for some one-on-one lesson time? You can book a private lesson here

Pentatonic/CAGED

I strongly recommend that you review the following free videos from my YouTube Channel.

5 Levels Of Soloing

My 5 levels of soloing youtube video lays out a path for gradually leveling up your solos. Level 1 is about getting comfortable with Pentatonic Scales.

CAGED Basics II

This series helps you learn to “see” how the CAGED chord shapes are a skeleton of the CAGED pentatonic shapes.

Minor Pentatonic CAGED

This video helps you see how the major and minor pentatonic scales are the same set of notes with a different root note.

Congratulations!

Now that you’ve made it through my Basic Soloing collection and have a better understanding of the CAGED System, take some time to consider what topics you’re most interested in pursuing from here.

Browse the Lesson Archive.

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