Finger exercises to build strength, coordination, and clean fretting from the first session.
Lydian Foundations
Build a bright major fretboard around Lydian's sharp fourth, connect the defining I-II dominant color across all seven positions, and create spacious modal progressions without smoothing the mode back into Ionian.
Each stage centers one musical target. Its activities stay grouped together so the course reads as a path through the fretboard, not a list of disconnected drills.
MechanicsScalesArpeggiosChordsProgressionsJams
- Stages
- 7
- Lessons
- 41
- Targets
- 385
Stage path
Lydian stays visible as the parent map while each stage shifts the harmonic target and adds the positions needed for that sound.
Establish Position 1 and I major 7 as the bright tonal anchor before adding the sharp-four harmony.
5Tracks5Lessons15Targets
Center the Lydian map on I while connecting ascending and descending sequences across Position 1.
Isolate the I triad tones while preserving the same focus-first position order.
Build the native I Major 7 sound inside the newly introduced Position 1.
Combine the first Lydian scale, arpeggio, and chord shapes over a four-bar I vamp.
Add Position 3 and II dominant 7, making the sharp fourth audible through Lydian's defining major-chord pair.
6Tracks6Lessons30Targets
Finger exercises to build strength, coordination, and clean fretting from the first session.
Center the Lydian map on II while connecting ascending and descending sequences across Positions 1 + 3.
Isolate the II triad tones while preserving the same focus-first position order.
Build the native II Dominant 7 sound inside the newly introduced Position 3.
Use the new II sound in short modal movements built only from functions introduced through this stage.
Move between II in Position 3 and I in Position 1 while keeping the Lydian parent map intact.
Add Position 5 and V major 7, preserving Lydian's non-dominant fifth-degree color inside the wider map.
6Tracks6Lessons44Targets
Finger exercises to build strength, coordination, and clean fretting from the first session.
Center the Lydian map on V while connecting ascending and descending sequences across Positions 1 + 3 + 5.
Isolate the V triad tones while preserving the same focus-first position order.
Build the native V Major 7 sound inside the newly introduced Position 5.
Use the new V sound in short modal movements built only from functions introduced through this stage.
Move between V in Position 5 and I in Position 1 while keeping the Lydian parent map intact.
Add Position 2 and vii minor 7, contrasting a soft upper-neighbor color with the tonic major sound.
6Tracks6Lessons56Targets
Finger exercises to build strength, coordination, and clean fretting from the first session.
Center the Lydian map on vii while connecting ascending and descending sequences across Positions 1 + 2 + 3 + 5.
Isolate the vii triad tones while preserving the same focus-first position order.
Build the native vii Minor 7 sound inside the newly introduced Position 2.
Use the new vii sound in short modal movements built only from functions introduced through this stage.
Move between vii in Position 2 and I in Position 1 while keeping the Lydian parent map intact.
Add Position 4 and vi minor 7 as a warm minor contrast within the bright Lydian collection.
6Tracks6Lessons68Targets
Finger exercises to build strength, coordination, and clean fretting from the first session.
Center the Lydian map on vi while connecting ascending and descending sequences across Positions 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5.
Isolate the vi triad tones while preserving the same focus-first position order.
Build the native vi Minor 7 sound inside the newly introduced Position 4.
Use the new vi sound in short modal movements built only from functions introduced through this stage.
Move between vi in Position 4 and I in Position 1 while keeping the Lydian parent map intact.
Add Position 7 and iii minor 7, extending Lydian phrases through another stable minor destination.
6Tracks6Lessons80Targets
Finger exercises to build strength, coordination, and clean fretting from the first session.
Center the Lydian map on iii while connecting ascending and descending sequences across Positions 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 7.
Isolate the iii triad tones while preserving the same focus-first position order.
Build the native iii Minor 7 sound inside the newly introduced Position 7.
Use the new iii sound in short modal movements built only from functions introduced through this stage.
Move between iii in Position 7 and I in Position 1 while keeping the Lydian parent map intact.
Add Position 6 and iv half-diminished, completing the map with the chord that most directly concentrates Lydian's sharp fourth.
6Tracks6Lessons92Targets
Finger exercises to build strength, coordination, and clean fretting from the first session.
Center the Lydian map on iv° while connecting ascending and descending sequences across all seven positions.
Isolate the iv° triad tones while preserving the same focus-first position order.
Build the native ivø m7b5 sound inside the newly introduced Position 6.
Use the new ivø sound in short modal movements built only from functions introduced through this stage.
Move between ivø in Position 6 and I in Position 1 while keeping the Lydian parent map intact.