If you’re feeling stuck in that frustrating intermediate plateau, you’re not alone. This is not a talent issue… it’s a fundamentals issue.
That’s exactly why I created Back To Basics: The Complete System — a comprehensive, step-by-step course designed to help intermediate guitarists finally connect the dots and break out of the plateau for good.
Here’s what you’ll master inside:
✅ Triads: Unlock the entire fretboard by seeing chord shapes in multiple positions and string sets
✅ The Anchor Technique: A powerful positioning system that eliminates guesswork and saves you hours of wasted practice
✅ Pentatonic Triad System: Connect your scales directly to chord shapes so your solos sound intentional, not accidental
✅ Arpeggios: Create solos and melodies that clearly outline the harmony underneath
✅ Scales: Target the right notes with confidence instead of noodling aimlessly
✅ 7th Chords: Add depth, color, and sophistication to your chord vocabulary
✅ Inversions: Develop true fretboard fluency and use the entire neck with freedom
✅ Guided Play-Along Integration: Apply everything in real time so you don’t just understand the concepts — you actually use them
This is the system that transforms your playing from “pretty good” to controlled, confident, and musically free.
PS… 93% of students who completed the Back To Basics System reported greater freedom when learning songs, soloing, jamming with friends, and writing their own music..
Join 947+ guitar students already mastering their fundamentals, instantly improving their soloing, rhythm playing, and deeper understanding of the fretboard.
Explore The Curriculum
- Major Triad Inversions - The Anchor Technique (8:24)
- The Pentatonic Triad System (11:04)
- Call and Response (Guided) (10:15)
- Call and Response (No Talking, Just Jamming) (6:25)
- Pentatonic Triad System - Rhythm Guitar (6:33)
- Call and Response - Rhythm Guitar (Guided) (7:01)
- Side Quest: How To Find Any Triad Interval (1:49)
- Triad Inversions - Bottom Strings (1:58)
- Horizontal Triad Movement (1:50)
- Triad Shortcut: Generate Any Triad (2:06)
- Pentatonic Triad System: Key of E (14:10)
- Pentatonic Triad System: Key of E (Rhythm Guitar) (3:25)
- Call and Response (Guided) (6:38)
- Call and Response (No Talking, Just Jamming) (4:43)
- Triad Practice Tips (1:26)
- Triad Exercise - Mix and Match! (2:35)
- Exercise: Where's Waldo? (1:53)
- Major Triad Arpeggios (9:08)
- Arpeggio Shortcut: Generate Any Arpeggio (1:59)
- Copy + Paste Arpeggios: A Visual Approach (3:51)
- Spread Triads (8:45)
- Spread Triads: Interval Awareness (1:48)
- Spread Triads Applied: Creating Rhythm Parts (5:02)
- Daily Exercise: Spread Triads (1:43)
- Warm Up: Spread Fingerings (2:17)
- Etude no.1 (4:00)
- Voice Leading: Your New Superpower (7:19)
- Voice Leading Applied (8:19)
- Exercise: Voice Leading Challenge (4:41)
- How To Practice Ebook
- The Major Scale - A Simple Approach (7:54)
- 3x3 Scale Formula (11:04)
- Call and Response (Guided) (7:05)
- Call and Response (No Talking, Just Jamming) (3:47)
- Deja Vu Fingerings (3:30)
- How To Generate ANY Scale (2:42)
- Scale Exercise: Mix and Match! (2:48)
- The Pentatonic Jazz Scale (6:57)
- Call and Response (Guided) (6:02)
- Call and Response (No Talking, Just Jamming) (3:57)
- The Pentatonic Jazz Scale: Rhythm Guitar (3:57)
- 7th Chord Voicings: E and A String Roots (9:53)
- Diminished 7th Chord Application (14:06)
- Min7(b5) Chord Application (8:35)
- 7th Chord Inversions (13:52)
- On The Hunt: Intervals (1:57)
- 7th Chord Inversions: The Anchor Technique (10:54)
- The Neighborhood Technique (5:47)
- 7th Chord Jam: Rhythm Guitar (11:19)
- Chromatics in Rhythm Guitar (5:01)
- Shell Voicings (5:39)
- 7th Chord Arpeggios: E and A String Roots (6:20)
- Identifying Intervals - Generate Any Arpeggio (2:33)
- The Pentatonic Arpeggio Blueprint (6:27)
- The Chromatic Approach Technique (6:22)
- Call and Response - Pentatonic Arpeggio Blueprint (Guided) (8:03)
- Call and Response - Pentatonic Arpeggio Blueprint (No talking, Just Jamming) (6:39)
- Adding Color: 2-Note Per String Arpeggios (9:47)
- Copy + Paste Arpeggios - 3 Octaves (3:35)
- Arpeggios Extended (3:28)
- Chord Tone Soloing (15:59)
- Call and Response - Chord Tone Soloing (Guided) (8:28)
- Call and Response - Chord Tone Soloing (No Talking, Just Jamming)) (5:19)
- Daily Exercise For Mastery (1:11)
Too many intermediate and even advanced players are stuck. The reason? They skipped the fundamentals.
If you haven’t truly internalized the core elements of the fretboard, you're limiting your progress whether you realize it or not. This is the single BIGGEST mistake I see players making time and time again.
Ask yourself:
👉Can you confidently play triads across the entire neck?
👉What about 7th chords? inversions? Arpeggios?
👉Can you start navigate the neck starting from any position?
👉Can visualize your scales, chords, and arpeggios?
👉Do you have to stop and figure out chords/scales while you're playing? Why aren't these things happening instantly?
If the answer is no, that's the missing piece. And it’s holding you back every time you play. It's time to close the gap and unlock your full potential.
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Learn creative ways to practice and master your foundational skills including Triads, Arpeggios, 7th chords, and Major scales. This masterclass challenges you to expand your knowledge of the most simple ideas on the fretboard with fun exercises and new perspectives on old ideas. These are the building blocks of music. Improving on these skills will translate to better soloing, compositions, and fretboard mastery.
Your Instructor
The Donut Doctor is a Los Angeles-based guitarist and educator with a degree in Jazz Guitar Performance from Berklee College of Music, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and earned a minor in Harmony. With a passion for helping guitarists grow, he has taught thousands of students worldwide, led masterclasses at colleges and universities, and released extensive lesson content that has transformed players at every level.
His teaching focuses on bridging the gap between technical fundamentals and real-world musicality, helping intermediate players break through painful plateaus. The Donut Doc combines academic training with years of industry experience to offer a well-rounded and practical approach to modern guitar education.
As a Grammy-nominated guitarist, he has toured and performed with artists like Jung Kook (BTS), Sam Smith, and Fletcher, and performed on stages from Madison Square Garden to Coachella, as well as multiple TV appearances such as Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, GMA, and more. He brings this firsthand knowledge of the professional music world into every lesson.
The Donut Doctor is also endorsed by top gear companies including Fender, Taylor Guitars, Heritage, D’Addario, PRS, Walrus Audio, and many many more. He frequently collaborates with companies like Guitar Center to demo and test new guitar products. and has built a loyal following of over 250k musicians across social platforms.