80 skills in 5 areas and 10 stages, from your very first day to your own voice. Each skill takes a few hours of practice and ends with a check. Tap any skill to see what it covers.
BeginnerStages 0–3 · about 5 months
IntermediateStages 4–6 · about 6 months
AdvancedStages 7–8 · about 5 months
ProStages 9 · ongoing
FreePlayerProLines show which skills lead to which.
Stage
Chords & RhythmStrumming, chord shapes, grooves and accompaniment
TechniqueWhat your hands can do, from clean notes to speed
Fretboard & TheoryKnowing the neck and how music fits together
EarHearing music and playing what you hear
Songs & ImprovisingPutting it to use: songs, riffs, solos, your own ideas
BeginnerStages 0–3
Stage 0Free
Getting Started
Tune up, hold the guitar and pick, and play clean notes.
MilestoneTune the guitar and play a clean note on every string.
≈ 2 weeks
Stage 1Free
First Chords
Five chords, strumming in time and your first song.
MilestoneChange chords in time and play a whole song.
≈ 4 weeks
Free ends after Stage 1. Stages 2–6 are in the Player plan.
Stage 2Player
Rhythm & Songs
Strumming patterns, the open-chord family and real songs.
MilestonePlay a four-chord song from start to finish with a strumming pattern.
≈ 8 weeks
Stage 3Player
First Riffs & Solos
Power chords, riffs, the blues and your first solo.
MilestonePlay a riff, a 12-bar blues and a short solo of your own.
≈ 8 weeks
IntermediateStages 4–6
Stage 4Player
Barre Chords & Groove
Any chord anywhere, and grooves in 16th notes.
MilestonePlay any major or minor chord and hold a 16th-note groove.
≈ 8 weeks
Stage 5Player
Scales & Keys
The major scale, keys and the pentatonic across the neck.
MilestoneName the chords in any key and solo with the pentatonic anywhere on the neck.
≈ 8 weeks
Stage 6Player
Lead Guitar
Bends, vibrato and phrasing that sound like a real guitarist.
MilestonePlay a solo with in-tune bends, vibrato and clear phrases.
≈ 2 months
Player ends after Stage 6. Stages 7–9 are in the Pro plan.
AdvancedStages 7–8
Stage 7Pro
Playing the Changes
Chord tones, modes and the rhythm feel of every style.
MilestoneSolo over a progression and hit the chord tones as the chords change.
≈ 2 months
Stage 8Pro
Advanced Vocabulary
Tension, speed and the sounds of modern players.
MilestoneTranscribe a full solo and improvise with tension and release.
≈ 2 months
ProStage 9
Stage 9Pro
Artistry
Your own voice, in any key and style, with other musicians.
MilestonePlay professionally: any key, any style, with a band.