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Your career

Five years of guitar or bass, chapter by chapter.

Today Your career Routines Exercises Trainers Tools

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5

Year 5 opens when Year 4's last checkpoint passes. Look around; nothing here plays yet. The steps may still change. Back to Year 1

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About Grade 7 to 8

Chapter 1: Sweep pickingWeeks 1 to 10 · 6 steps · 2 B-sides
Chapter 2: TappingWeeks 11 to 20 · 7 steps · 5 B-sides
Chapter 3: The modes to improvise inWeeks 21 to 32 · 7 steps · 3 B-sides
Chapter 4: Writing a songWeeks 33 to 44 · 7 steps · 3 B-sides
Chapter 5: The headline setWeeks 45 to 52 · 8 steps · 5 B-sides

End of Year 5

35 steps to go.

Three-string sweeps: A minor, G, F and E

Year 5 · Sweep picking · Step 1 of 6

100 bpmTechnique

Play it clean at 100 bpm or faster: 90%, four-fifths through.

Opens in Year 5