From Theory
to Songs
for guitarists who write rock, metal and pop
A complete course in music theory, harmony, composition and arrangement.
Every lesson has something to click, hear and play. Piano comes along as a second instrument.
How it works
1. Read the idea
Each lesson explains one concept in plain words.
2. See and hear it
Interactive fretboard, piano, players and ear trainers sit inside the lessons.
3. Do the exercises
The exercises are the course. Everything you read should be under your fingers within 24 hours.
Course contents
Introduction1 lesson
Intervals: The Atoms of Music start here!3 lessons
Scales: Your Melodic Vocabulary5 lessons
Chords: Building Every Chord You Need3 lessons
Diatonic Harmony: How Chords Work Together5 lessons
Rhythm, Meter and Riffcraft3 lessons
Melody: Writing Lines People Remember4 lessons
Song Form and Structure2 lessons
Beyond the Key: Color, Borrowed Chords and Modulation4 lessons
Arrangement and Production Thinking3 lessons
Lyrics and the Complete Songwriting Workflow a finished song!2 lessons
Appendices4 lessons
10 modules, 34 lessons
Go in order. Each module uses what the one before it taught.
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A taste of lesson 3.3
Power chords
The idea
A power chord is two notes: a root and the perfect fifth above it, seven semitones up. A5 is A and E. With no third, it is neither major nor minor, which is why it stays clear under heavy distortion.
Read the whole lesson →A5 on the fretboard
D|--7--| A|--7--| E|--5--|
root: 6th string, 5th fret
