TOTAL GUITAR MASTERY is a guitar program designed to help guitarists elevate their playing ability to advanced levels of fretboard fluency by focusing on the three most important aspects of guitar playing:
Soloing, Chord Expression, & Fretboard Knowledge.
By the end of this program, you will have the ability to improvise solos and play dynamic sounding chords across the fretboard in any key.
This is true fretboard freedom.
GUITAR SOLO MASTERY is a detailed program for guitar enthusiasts aiming to excel in soloing. Created for beginner to intermediate electric guitar players, this course offers over 10 hours of video instruction purely focused on the art of melodic soloing. It starts with essential guitar theory and progresses to mastering crucial scales and advanced techniques to develop your soloing ability in any given key.
Build your soloing fundamentals from the ground up through this structured program and understand how scales and techniques connect to form the basis of many legendary guitar solos. Learn essential techniques like bends, slides, legato, vibrato, etc. for expressive soloing and dive into a comprehensive library of licks designed to help you develop soloing vocabulary and your ability to improvise phrases. Detailed tablature is included for the licks section to ensure you get every note and expression under your fingers.
Learn how to navigate the fretboard like a pro and gain valuable insights into crafting compelling solos. This course goes beyond scales, ensuring you become not just a technically proficient guitarist, but also a dynamic and expressive soloist. With lessons on advanced scale patterns and soloing over intricate chord changes, you'll achieve a high level of versatility in guitar soloing.
By the end of this course, you should have no problems soloing expressively anywhere on the fretboard, in any given key.
Build a strong foundation for soloing by understanding key theory required to scale the fretboard
Master the most important scales needed to improvise solos
Learn key techniques like bends, sides, legato, vibrato, etc. that will breathe life into your soloing
Increase your playing speed through exercises designed to help you boost your proficiency and dexterity
Master improvising solos anywhere on the fretboard in any key, even through difficult chord changes
10.5 Hours On-Demand Video | 80+ Downloadable Resources | Full Lifetime Access with TGM Membership
GUITAR CHORDS MASTERY is a comprehensive course focusing on building your understanding and expression of chord playing from the ground up. Unlock the full potential of your guitar by learning chord construction using intervals and how they can be modified to create extraordinary and exotic-sounding chords throughout your fretboard.
This course was designed to help beginner and intermediate guitarists develop the ability to play chords dynamically across the fretboard. No longer will you be playing in the first 4 frets and solely relying on bar chords for higher registers. By the end of this course, you will see the fretboard differently when faced with a chord or chord progression. You'll see a lot more options and variations throughout your fretboard on how to approach playing.
The course begins with the study of chord construction and foundational chords, then you'll break outside of basic-sounding chords by adding and shifting intervals to create extraordinary-sounding chords that will give you a more advanced sound. You will gain a unique understanding of chords from a 6-string, 5-string, and 4-string perspective, and every section will include chord progression exercises to help you master the concepts.
You will then progress into more advanced areas of study, such as the "CAGED connection" which will give you an understanding of how a single chord can be expressed anywhere on the fretboard and connected together to create powerful and melodic-sounding lines.
Develop your ability to play advanced slash chords, master strumming and fingerpicking patterns, explore triads and their application in songs, and grasp the significance of the CAGED system for fretboard visualization. You'll also learn the Nashville numbering system to help you prepare for professional work. With over 8 hours of focused instruction on dynamic chord playing development, you'll emerge with the ability to tastefully express even the most difficult chord progressions across the fretboard and sound professional doing it.
Learn essential chord construction and fretboard theory required to master the fretboard
Learn the most essential basic and advanced chords needed to sound like an advanced guitarist
Master strumming and fingerstyle picking patterns
Learn to navigate the fretboard like a pro by understanding the CAGED connection
Master every chord concept through meticulously crafted chord progression exercises
8.5 Hours On-Demand Video | 60+ Downloadable Resources | Full Lifetime Access with TGM Membership
GUITAR FRETBOARD MEMORIZATION is a course dedicated to helping guitarists learn every single note on their fretboard.
Mastering the notes on your fretboard is a formidable challenge that is crucial for reaching advanced levels of playing. You can't solo in any key or find chords on your fretboard if you don't know where your notes are. This course offers a modern approach to visualizing and memorizing the entire fretboard making it the most effective fretboard memorization course available online.
The logical design of the course and well-thought-out concepts simplifies the memorization process, offering straightforward yet intuitive exercises to ingrain the positions of all notes into your memory. Students who take this course and follow the program should know every note on their fretboard within a few weeks. This is profound considering most guitar players who have been playing for years still don't know the notes on their fretboard, hence hitting a plateau in their playing.
With fretboard knowledge being such a critical part of guitar playing, its shocking how few guitar programs actually focus on this topic. Most guitar lessons or programs focus purely on playing and neglect this very crucial subject of fretboard memorization. This breakthrough guitar course is designed for those who have struggled with fretboard memorization for years. By following the program and completing the exercises, you'll gain complete access to chords and scales, transforming your ability to navigate the fretboard.
Whether you're a beginner, intermediate, or advanced guitarist struggling with fretboard blindness, this course is your solution to unlock the full potential of your playing.
Learn essential theory to build a strong foundational understanding of the fretboard
Learn key concepts such as octaves and patterns to help you visualize notes on the fretboard
Learn the method that has helped thousands of students know every note by hard
Master every note by doing exercises crafted for the sole purpose of fretboard memorization
Learn how to apply lead and chord playing at an advanced level with the notes you've memorized
2 Hours On-Demand Video | 25+ Downloadable Resources | Full Lifetime Access with TGM Membership
#1 - Build a solid foundation and understanding of the fretboard
#2 - DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO Solo anywhere on the fretboard in any given key
#3 - PLAY advanced chords ACROSS the fretboard and connect them to create melodic sounding passages
#4 - Tie soloing and chord playing together to create dynamic lines
#5 - Improvise over any song or backing track without setback
Join TGM today and begin transforming your ability to scale the fretboard.
When you join Total Guitar Mastery, you gain lifetime access to Guitar Solo Mastery, Guitar Chords Mastery, and Guitar Fretboard Memorization. These three courses are the core of our program and go hand-in-hand to transform your ability to navigate the fretboard. Your membership includes lifetime updates and additions of new videos to help you reach your greatest potential.
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I created Total Guitar Mastery with one purpose in mind: "To help beginner and intermediate guitarists reach their dreams of playing at advanced levels in as short a time as possible". For this to be achieved, a strong foundation is required in the understanding of the fretboard. One must possess key fundamentals in order to reach higher levels of playing. The main focus of this program is to help you get there by going back to the foundation and ensuring that it is established. You can't build a 100 story building with a poor foundation, the building will collapse. The higher you want to go, the stronger the foundation needs to be. It is the same for guitar playing, without a strong foundation, you'll lose your way as you're soloing and struggle to find chords as you improvise, etc. This program focuses on the foundation that sets people free to play just about anything they desire and understand what they're doing.
Even though I started playing the guitar at 12, I didn't feel like I reached my fullest potential until I was in my 30s. That's two whole decades of studying, learning, and figuring things out. I think the main reason for this was because there were very few teachers who could help me understand the fretboard at a level that I wanted to operate at. I hope to be the person who helps you overcome the challenges of understanding the fretboard so you can operate freely when you're playing.
You may be at a place where you're just not satisfied with where you're at in your guitar playing, and you might have even tried a few other websites and courses and failed to improve. I've been there. My goal is to help you get to an advanced level of playing in a fraction of the time it took me. You just need to understand how the fretboard works and find the connection between knowing your notes, soloing, and chord playing. When you understand how these three elements are tied together, you're never going to look back.
Without proper education, the guitar can be a very difficult and frustrating instrument to learn, but once you master it, it's just really fun from there. It's taken me a while to get here, but it's been worth the journey because now I have the privilege of sharing my knowledge with you to help you reach your greatest potential.
If you have any questions, please just ask!
Email me at : mark@shianmusic.com
Wishing you the very best,
Mark Shian
Founder of Shian Music & Total Guitar Mastery
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This course is the best there out in the market. Mark is such an amazing teacher. The lessons out there are to the point and detailed at the same time. I have had around 4 guitar teachers from whom I learnt guitar for 8 years. They did not explain in such a stepwise manner as explained by Mark. Had I discovered Mark earlier, I would have saved tremendous amount of time . What I could not learn in last 8 years by those teachers, I learnt through Mark in just one month. Such is the clarity of this course and knowledge of this great and humble man. I am so much impressed by this course. This course is a must for anyone who is new to soloing or is at the intermediate level. Even the advanced guitarist can learn a lot from this course. I would rate this guy 10 on the scale of 5 if that could have been possible. This course is simply Wow !!!!!
- Mridul M.
Exceeded all my expectations! From the get-go, the course structure was intuitive and exceptionally beginner-friendly, making it easy for someone like me to dive into the world of guitar solos. What stood out most was the instructor's confidence; their expertise and passion for teaching were evident in every lesson, providing not just instruction but genuine inspiration. The content was incredibly on-point, covering all the essential techniques and theories concisely and understandably. Each lesson was packed with valuable insights, making the learning process informative and enjoyable. I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to master guitar solos. It's a comprehensive guide that caters to beginners and those looking to refine their skills further.
-Frank A.
Marks courses are truly the best. I always go back to them and reference different scales and chords. It’s just great to have them at your disposal.
-Dominic D.
Mark is the best guitar teacher & this is the best guitar course! I have so many positive things to say about this course. The ability for the instructor to simplify all the concepts and translate music language into laymen's language is exceptional. The course progression is perfectly planned. He is always straight to the point, doesn't waste time going into unnecessary details. He also provides visual guides for every lesson that needs it, so you know exactly what to practice without needing to replay the video. Not only that, but he also provides backing tracks, so you can practice your scales and soloing! This really makes learning, practicing, and playing so joyful. I have bought this course and I feel super lucky to have found him. This is the single best investment for your guitar skills, aside from owning the instrument. Lol Mark, thank you so much for putting such an extremely high quality/value course online. You have helped me regain love for playing!
-Byran B.
Almost at the end of the course, I can say that this guitar course has a lot of value. I am not a beginner by any means, I've been playing for 20 years but never took the time to learn the theory behind it. So, it was really great to learn and follow all of Mark's lessons.
-Nick P.
Thanks Mark, You are an incredible Teacher!!!! Bless you
-Manoj V.
This guy is a genius at teaching guitar. He makes it very simple and easy to learn.
-Kingsley C.
Immediately feeling no pressure. The provided source materials are great. I'll be taking some time to practice and perfect these patterns. Feeling great already. Very well explained in a very short period of time. Thanks!
-Erik R.
Excellent, finally I can solo and improvise, I really recommend this course!!
-Edgar L.
Does exactly what he promises. Well explained. Very good course structure. Not too long videos, so you don't get bored or confused. Excellent course! Thank you!
-Socrates K.
First of all I would like thank Mark for this marvelous course. I've been playing the guitar for more than 15 years and this course has really been an eye-opener for me. It's the best course on the internet: everything is well-explained and clear with nice video's and sheets. Mark is a great musician and has a lot of humor. I really enjoyed it and it was above my expectations. I would definitely recommend this course to anyone (beginners to advanced players). I wish I had this course from day one when I was learning the guitar back than :) Thanks again Mark! I wish you all the best and keep rocking!
-Benjamin P.
It's like I knew all those things but apparently I needed some glue to put it all together - a method. Looks like finally I'm gonna get it.
-Krystian P.
Simply - amazing. This course doesn't just leave you with introduction and explanation, but also with lots of practices you can do after it so you can consolidate knowledge. Perfect - no matter the level.
-Marcej G.
Pure awesome, I'm rather advanced guitarist but remember - when you skip basics you fail at some point. Absolutely must have. Best course I've seen in my life.
-Marcin S.
Mark Shian presents truly ingenious methods and types of exercises that are incredibly demanding but, as a result, highly effective. The course is absolutely flawless, and the instructor is absolutely brilliant. Purchasing more of Mark's courses in the future is merely a formality.
-Pawel R.
I'm just starting out and my improvements are already noticeable. Thank you so much for this course. Never really thought I could understand the fretboard like I do now. Really appreciate your work.
-Jonathan J.
Awesome Course. Great In-depth knowledge, I got to learn so many things, and the instructor also clearly has great guitaric wisdom. I am amazed on how he made concepts look so simple, plus great soul in his music. I have learned more about soloing from here, than any other videos on other platforms. Highly recommend this to anyone who wants a melodic soloing career.
-Humayun O.
Concise and organized presentation. I've been trying to learn this stuff for 10 years and after a week I'm doing things on the guitar I had only hoped to do.
-Isha B.
This is a great course! I am learning things that never clicked before. I took some lessons years ago and learned one pentatonic scale pattern, one blues scale pattern and the modes. With the blues and pentatonic scales I wound up using the exact same pattern that I learned in different areas of the fretboard. Consequently, my runs never developed properly in a cogitive way when trying to create my own solos. Then, I got better at reading guitar tablature and just totally quit going to lessons. This class really helps me understand the fretboard better by fleshing out the patterns throughout the fretboard. Also the downloadable content is like gold! Even for someone who has been playing for years and just needs a different angle on soloing and freboard memorization I highly recommend this course! For beginners I also give this course a strong recommendation!!
-Jeremy K.
Outstanding tuition, I have never been so pleased about how much I am learning without being overwhelmed with theory. The theory that is here, is both relevant and rewarding.
-Tom C.
I have never had a course which was that well explained, concepts are easy to understand due to the way the instructor teaches and lesson are fun and not boring. As someone who has exprience with online courses this one is no doubt the best I ever bought. Thank you for this course mate, you deserve even more than 5 stars.
-Omri T.
This course was smooth, the explanations are great, the material provided is a good guide as well. Super satisfied with Mark method.
-Juan F.
There is so much info I have learned but this is the only course that have put everything together for me. This is exactly what I was looking for.
-Bobby S.
So, I've been playing guitar for 20 years. I've played in a few gigging bands, and I play guitar most nights, anywhere from 1 hour to 4 or 5 hours. Learning the fretboard to the point of where I'm "comfortable" with it just by looking down at it, has aallwwaayyss been something I've struggled with. For one thing, it's not a "fun" part of guitar playing, because you're not actually playing anything. Plus, there's no real "consistency" of notes on a guitar. This course has helped me see things differently. Learning the fretboard has been a real goal of mine for quite some time, and this course has showed me the way to do it. It really worked for me. So, if you have struggled learning the fretboard in it's entirety, like me.. if you follow along and take all of the exercises seriously, this will help you. Go for it.
-Jeremy B.
Taking this course so far has been a perfect match for me as an aspiring professional guitarist !!
-Liann M.
Extremely good match. Learned more in 2 nights then I did the last 5 years playing. The diatonic section was the best most eye opening for me personally. Crushed a ceiling with those lessons.
-Scott V.
This course gave me more information than I expected. After 2 months of sitting with these courses I see VERY significant improvements in my guitar playing. Thank you for the great course.
-Myles B.
This is a great course! I've been playing guitar and bass in bands for years and I loved this course, I was never really interested in soloing but decided to take this course for fun and to help my knowledge around the fretboard (I've always been a bit lazy to learn the theory!) This worked a treat, Mark's teaching is easy to follow, fun and it comes across that he is passionate about his playing so you learn to play and not become just a 'scale robot'. Thank you for this course and good luck.
-Peter R.
Finally, I have hit the gold mine. A complete course in terms of content & structure. A sincere teacher who has a purpose, building you from the ground up, to songwriting and more, nothing is left unturned here. Each module leading to another. Great course. I think Mark Shian's two guitar courses Guitar Solo Mastery and Chords Mastery can be the building blocks for people who are serious about learning guitar online. Thank you for making this course accessible to me.
-Rajesh R.
This course is amazing!! I've improved tremendously and I'm getting better and faster every day and Mark is a really good teacher he explains every thing you need to know and overall I love this course. Thank you Mark for making this course so easy and fun to go through!!!
-Aris K.
You might think all guitar courses are similar because they all teach you open chords, bar chords, strumming and what not. At least I used to think this way until I started on Mark's course. Simply put it - Mark is an artist and he knows what beautiful sound is and he cares enough to share what he loves with you. Unlike other instructors, either they don't know what sounds great or they hide those knowledge from us. Thank you, Mark.
-Alex T.
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