Master the CAGED System, Pentatonic Scales + Gain yourself a Repertoire
Learning to play electric guitar isn’t just about memorising shapes or playing scales—it’s about musicality and context. In this course, you’ll develop a deep, intuitive understanding of the fretboard by mastering CAGED barre chords for rhythm and pentatonic scales for expressive licks and solos.
You’ll explore 13 legendary tunes in bite-sized lessons, each taught with a live band context—not metronome clicks—for a richer, more inspiring learning experience.
By the end, you’ll not only be able to craft compelling guitar parts, but you’ll also gain essential Motown/Soul roots—perfect if you’re serious about playing in a band.
While the course offers unlimited access, we recommend following its structured sequence. Each song unfolds over eight progressive lessons, designed to build technique and musicality step by step.
Why This Course Works for Intermediate Players
- Musical Context Over Metronome Drills
Every lesson is anchored in live-band loops, ensuring you internalise groove, feel, and timing, not just theoretical patterns. - Master the Fretboard Holistically
By combining the CAGED system (barre chords and shapes) with pentatonic scales across multiple positions, you’ll develop the ability to improvise and navigate the fretboard confidently. - Genre-Rich, Real-World Repertoire
The 13 tunes are iconic Motown and Soul classics—such as Rescue Me, You Can’t Hurry Love, Soul Man, and Respect—giving you both historical context and stylistic depth. - Progressive, Digestible Learning Structure
Each song is broken into eight manageable steps. You’ll build skills gradually—from learning chord shapes to playing full arrangements with the band. - Technique Meets Creativity
The lessons focus on practical skills—like riff adaptation, chord voicing, timing, pull-offs, hammer-ons, and solos—while encouraging you to develop your own rhythm parts and solos.
Your first 13 Intermediate Electric Tunes
#1 – Rescue Me
In the first series of lessons, we learn how to play Rescue Me while simultaneously discovering and applying the CAGED system across the fretboard.
Practice chord shapes, riffs, and licks all over the neck, playing along with the band until you’re performing the full song in step 8.
#2 – You Can’t Hurry Love
Step-by-step, you’ll learn every section of You Can’t Hurry Love and practice all your CAGED dom7 shapes.
Mastering these shapes gives you the freedom to move around the neck, vary your voicings, and improvise your own rhythm part with confidence and creativity.
#3 – Can I Get A Witness
#4 – Be My Baby
Be My Baby by The Ronettes may seem straightforward at first, but mastering each section requires focused practice with the live band loops to truly lock in the groove.
The real challenge is linking verse, bridge, chorus, and solo without hesitation to create a natural performance.
#5 – Soul Man
Soul Man is a masterclass in groove and restraint, built around a tight one-bar riff that demands precision and feel to carry the verse with authority.
When the chorus and middle 8 arrive, the complexity ramps up. Can you stay locked in through step 8?
#6 – Money (That’s What I Want)
Money (That’s What I Want) isn’t just about its unforgettable riff—it’s a goldmine for developing your skills in rhythm, lead, and song structure.
You’ll explore turnarounds, chord variations, and soloing concepts—a key lesson for building your own lead parts.
#7 – I Heard It Through The Grapevine
I Heard It Through The Grapevine is a masterclass in using subtle variation to keep a rhythm part engaging and dynamic throughout the song.
Improvise your part using minor pentatonic licks and alternate chord shapes—especially in the instrumental section.
#8 – Get Ready
When playing The Temptations’ Get Ready, you’ll learn how to move and adapt riffs around the fretboard.
For the solo, you’ll copy horn and string lines from the original—perfect for improving pull-offs, hammer-ons, and timing.
#9 – Son Of A Preacher Man
No prominent guitar part? No problem. You’ll learn to create your own parts by listening to the rest of the band.
I’ll give you ideas to develop your own role before playing with the full band in the final step of this Son Of A Preacher Man lesson series.
#10 – My Guy
Get ready for jazzy chord voicings and plenty of variations when you study and learn how to play My Guy.
You’ll learn to adapt and combine them so you can improvise confidently when playing the full song.
#11 – Respect
A Soul classic where we draw inspiration from horns, vocals, and guitar to create our part is what’s available when we learn how to play Respect.
The solo is a note-for-note transcription of the original saxophone solo adapted for the guitar—a true challenge!
#12 – Jimmy Mack
Your introduction to chord substitutions is what is on offer as you learn how to play Jimmy Mack.
Once you grasp the concept, you’ll see how it can transform even the simplest progressions—something that can keep you inspired for years to come.
#13 – Master Blaster (Jammin’)
We end the course with this improvisation-heavy masterpiece – Stevie Wonder’s Master Blaster (Jammin’).
Learn to navigate the minor pentatonic confidently as you jam through its instrumental sections with the band.
Intermediate Electric Course | Unlimited Access
🎯 As a member, you have unlimited access to all courses, the SEPR and the two eBook’s The Guitar Conspiracy and 12 Rules for Band Life!
