Live with Adam · Dec 2 & 9

The Underlying Logic of the Guitar

Two live sessions with Adam Levine, and a week of guided practice in between, to see the guitar the way a professional does: why it’s tuned the way it is, how the neck is organised, and the seven chords hiding in every key.

Adam Levine with his Gibson — Live online workshop The Underlying Logic *of the Guitar* with Adam Levine · 50 years teaching guitar **Session 1** Wednesday, December 2 **The week** Guided practice in the app **Session 2** Wednesday, December 9 $275:00 pm Pacific · 8:00 pm Eastern
Live on Zoom · recordings included

2 live sessionsA week of guided practicePractice app includedRecordings included

Two Wednesday evenings with your guitar, a week of guided practice, a practice app that’s yours to keep, and the logic underneath everything you already play.

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$27 · two live sessions · recordings included

Sound familiar?

You’ve played for years. So why does the neck still feel like a maze?

If any of these sound familiar, this workshop is for you.

You know shapes, not the logic

Above the 5th fret you’re remembering instead of choosing, and you can hear the difference even when nobody else can.

You have plenty of material

Videos, books, tabs. Every piece is good, and none of it tells you what comes first.

You’re putting in the hours

You deserve to know they’re adding up to something, rather than hoping they are.

The problem was never a lack of material. Nobody showed you the logic underneath it, in the order it builds.

By December 9

What you’ll be able to do by December 9

Find the four string sets by feelwithout looking down

Find any note on every stringin about a minute, with two numbers

Play the G major scale two waysacross two octaves: in position, and three notes per string

Explain the major scale formulaW W H W W W H, and why every key follows it

Name the seven chords in five keysC, G, D, F and B♭, and know which are major, minor and diminished

Play and hear the six triad typesmajor, minor, diminished, sus4, sus2 and add2

Read and play a rhythmquarter notes, rests, half and dotted half notes

Play a melody legatoevery note held until the next one sounds

Play a whole song from a chartstart to finish, in time with a drummer

How it works

Two sessions and a week in between. The foundation everything else sits on.

Wednesdays, December 2 & 9, 5:00 pm Pacific · 8:00 pm Eastern, live on Zoom with your questions. In between, about twenty minutes a day in the practice app, so the first session sticks before the second one builds on it.

Session 1 · Wednesday, December 2 · 90 minutes

The Logic of the Fretboard

Set up together: your practice app open and working before we play a note
Why the guitar is tuned E A D G B E: and what that means for everything you play
The four string sets: find any set by feel, without looking
The magic numbers: 5 and 7 (4 and 8 between G and B) to find any note on every string
Playing in position: the “court,” one finger per fret, and traveling along one string
G major, two ways: in position with alternate picking, and three notes per string with economy picking

The week between · about 20 minutes a day

Guided practice in the app

The Big Picture: the seven chords that live in every major key, filled in key by key
The triad chord scale: in G, up the neck and back
The six triad types: over the open D: major, minor, diminished, sus4, sus2 and add2
Rhythm Etude #1: reading and playing quarter notes, rests and half notes
Somewhere Over the Rainbow: sustain and legato: the difference between playing notes and playing a melody

Session 2 · Wednesday, December 9 · 60 minutes

Putting It Together

Your questions from the week: answered live, on the fretboard
The Big Picture, played: the chords you filled in, heard in a real song
I Won’t Back Down: the whole song together, from the chart, in time with a drummer

Every C on the neck, found with two numbers. Five back or seven up to the next string (four or eight between G and B). That’s one idea from Session 1.

A look at the practice week

Every major key has the same seven chords

Major, minor, minor, major, major, minor, diminished. Always, in every key and every song. Adam calls this chart the Big Picture. In the week between sessions you fill it in, key by key, and on December 9 you hear it in a real song. You keep the chart for all fifteen keys.

Key	1Major	2minor	3minor	4Major	5Major	6minor	7dim
Key of C	C	Dm	Em	F	G	Am	B°
Key of G	G	Am	Bm	C	D	Em	F♯°
Key of D	D	Em	F♯m	G	A	Bm	C♯°
Key of F	F	Gm	Am	B♭	C	Dm	E°
Key of B♭	B♭	Cm	Dm	E♭	F	Gm	A°

Try D, F and B♭ yourself first. The pattern does the work.

Adam Levine, guitar teacher for 50 years

Your teacher

Adam Levine has been teaching guitar for fifty years

Adam directed the guitar program at the Dick Grove School of Music, taught at Musicians Institute in Hollywood, and played on sessions for Motown, Capitol and Warner Brothers. He’s a Berklee graduate who studied privately with Joe Pass.

This workshop is the foundation of how he teaches: the logic first, so everything you learn afterwards has somewhere to go.

50 years teaching guitarDirected the guitar program at the Dick Grove School of MusicTaught at Musicians Institute in HollywoodBerklee College of Music graduateStudents went on to play with Michael Jackson · George Benson · Celine Dion · Norah Jones

Everything included

Everything you get for $27

Not a webinar with a pitch. A complete workshop, and everything you need to keep practising it afterwards.

Two live sessions with AdamWednesday, December 2 (90 minutes) and Wednesday, December 9 (60 minutes), with your questions answered live

The workshop practice appThirteen guided lessons, each with its practice tool built in and the workbook page beside it

Four interactive practice toolsString Sets · The Magic Numbers · The Big Picture · The Fretboard, with G major in three fingerings at slow, medium and fast

The workshop workbookAdam’s own pages for the workshop, to print and write in

The Big Picture reference chartAll fifteen keys, their notes and their seven chords, to fill in as you go

Two play-alongs“I Won’t Back Down,” a rhythm chart with count-in and drums, and “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” for melody, sustain and legato

Rhythm Etude #1, The Quarter Horse ShuffleWith Adam’s demonstration to play along to

The guided practice weekTwenty minutes a day, December 3 to 8, so Session 1 sticks and you arrive at Session 2 ready to play

The recordings of both sessionsWatch again, or catch up if you miss one

Bonus: a month of the Academy’s practice tools, freeThe Scale Trainer, Triad Trainer, Interval Trainer, Progression Lab, Metronome & Rhythm Trainer and Fretboard Diagrams, open with your ticket until a month after Session 1. Already an Academy member? Nothing changes for you.

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From players who studied with Adam

Learn it from the teacher they learned from

Session players, working musicians and students, on what it was like to learn from Adam.

Adam LevyGuitarist on Norah Jones’ “Come Away With Me”

Per KjellerGuitarist & producer

Allison ScullSinger-songwriter

“Adam, I still think about your lessons at Dick Grove all the time. So much of how I look at the guitar and think about music (theory, rhythm, improv) comes from your Technique & Line Development class.”

Adam Levy Guitarist on Norah Jones’ “Come Away With Me”On Adam’s class at the Dick Grove School of Music

“I came to Grove School knowing nothing, a street player. Adam brought me up to speed faster than quick can get ready. He’s the teacher you want. Adam, you changed my life.”

Per Kjeller Guitarist & producerOn studying with Adam at the Grove School

“I really like your lessons because they are so thorough! I’ve been getting more fundamental help from your lessons… extremely educational.”

George Naufal Producer, Mesa Bluemoon RecordingsOn Adam’s lessons

“This course is top notch. I’ve taken many courses and have a bookshelf full of guitar books and this was one of the best, most organized courses I’ve ever taken. Very well done!”

Colin W. Verified studentOn The Best Minor Pentatonic Course

Is this for you?

Who the workshop is for

Come if…

You can already play a little (chords, songs, maybe years of it) and you want to understand why it works
You’re done collecting tips and you want an order to follow
You’d rather understand the neck than memorise it
You can bring a guitar to two Wednesday evenings (or watch the recordings) and give it twenty minutes a day in between

Then you’ll finish the workshop seeing the neck differently.

It’s not for you if…

You’ve never held a guitar (start with Adam’s beginner courses first)
You only want songs and licks to copy
You want to watch rather than play along

No hard feelings. This one is for players who want the why.

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Two live sessions with Adam for $27

The Underlying Logic of the Guitar

A live workshop · Wednesdays, December 2 & 9

$27

5:00 pm Pacific · 8:00 pm Eastern

Two live sessions with Adam, Dec 2 & 9
The workshop practice app, yours to keep
Four interactive practice tools
The workbook and the Big Picture reference chart
Two play-alongs and Rhythm Etude #1
The guided practice week, December 3 to 8
The recordings of both sessions
Bonus: a month of the Academy’s practice tools, free

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One payment · the practice app opens the moment you register

Full refund, no questions. If the workshop isn’t for you, email hello@adamlovesguitar.com before Session 2 starts and we’ll refund your ticket in full.

Questions, answered straight

Frequently asked questions

What if I can’t make it live?

Every ticket includes the recordings of both sessions. With the VIP upgrade they’re yours for good; otherwise they stay up until Wednesday, December 16.

What time is it where I live?

5:00 pm Pacific · 8:00 pm Eastern, on Wednesdays, December 2 & 9. Session 1 runs about 90 minutes and Session 2 about 60, with time for your questions.

What happens between the two sessions?

You practise in the app, about twenty minutes a day from Thursday to Tuesday. Each day has its lesson and its tool, so you always know what to play next, and Session 2 starts where your week left off.

I found this after December 2. Can I still join?

Yes, until Tuesday, December 8. Watch the Session 1 recording, do a few days of the practice week, and you’ll be ready to play along on December 9.

What do I need?

A guitar, electric or acoustic, and a pick. A computer or tablet for Zoom, and ideally a phone or second screen for the practice app.

What level is this for?

If you can play a few chords, you’re ready. Experienced players are usually the most surprised by what they find.

Do I need to read music or know theory?

No. Everything is shown on the fretboard, and Rhythm Etude #1 teaches the little bit of reading it uses.

What’s the practice app?

It’s where the workshop lives between and after the live sessions: thirteen short lessons, each with its interactive tool built in, so you play along instead of only watching. It opens as soon as you register, works on a computer, tablet or phone, and it’s yours to keep.

What’s the bonus month of the Academy?

Your ticket also opens Adam’s practice tools in the Academy app for a month, free: the Scale Trainer, Triad Trainer, Interval Trainer, Progression Lab, Metronome & Rhythm Trainer and Fretboard Diagrams. They open when you register and stay open until a month after Session 1 (or a month after you register, if that’s later). Sign in at academy.adamlovesguitar.com with the email you paid with. If you’re already an Academy member, nothing changes and nothing is charged.

Is there anything else to buy?

No. Everything on this page is included in your $27. At the end of Session 2, Adam will share how to keep going with him, for anyone who wants to. There’s no obligation.

Can I get a refund?

Yes. Email hello@adamlovesguitar.com before Session 2 starts and we’ll refund your ticket in full.

Two sessions. One guitar. The logic underneath everything you already play.

Wednesdays, December 2 & 9, 5:00 pm Pacific · 8:00 pm Eastern. Recordings included, and the practice app is yours to keep.

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