Stage 15 · Expert
The World Tour
Styles, sound and gear, composition and a lifetime of practice
The final leg is a tour: blues, rock, metal, funk, jazz, bossa nova, flamenco, classical and folk; sound and gear; composing and analysing; and how to keep growing when the map ends.
Stops in this stage
- Blues, rock and metalRiffs, distortion, low tunings and the language of power.
- Funk, pop and soulAccompanying songs, sixteenth strumming and soul double stops.
- JazzSwing, comping, seventh chords and the bebop language.
- Bossa nova and flamencoThe bossa clave, rasgueado and the Andalusian cadence.
- Classical, folk and open tuningsClassical arpeggios, folk, DADGAD and open tunings.
- Sound and gearPickups, amps, effects and the signal chain.
- Composing and analysingMotifs, form, from progression to melody and how to analyse a piece.
- Lifelong practicePlanning, recording yourself, transcribing, playing with others and learning on.
- Milestone: The World TourReview, practical challenge and self-assessment to close the stage with everything you learned.