Music Theory For Guitarists
If you know Music Theory but still feel stuck every time you pick up the guitar, you're not alone. The real issue is the gap between what you understand and how to use it on the fretboard.
That’s exactly why I created Music Theory For Guitarists—a complete, step-by-step masterclass designed to help you finally apply theory on the guitar, not just in your head.
âś… Scales: Learn how to generate, visualize, and play them anywhere on the neck
âś… Chord Voicings & Inversions: Understand how to build and move chords across the fretboard, add tensions, and identify chords.
âś… Intervals & Tensions: Hear and identify intervals on the guitar. This helps you hear chord progressions, melodies, and allows you to play what you hear in your head.
âś… Chord Progression Analysis: Break down real songs and understand how and why they work, and write your own killer chord progressions!
âś… Licks & Solo Breakdown: Understand why your favorite licks sound great, and how to make your solos sound more intentional
âś… Creative Application: Use your theory knowledge to write, jam, and improvise with confidence.
âś… ...and more
This is the course that bridges the gap between what you know and what you play. Understanding Theory application on the guitar allows you to play what you hear in your head!
PS... 93% of students who complete Music Theory For Guitarists report more clarity on the fretboard, faster progress, and greater freedom in their playing.
Join 947+ guitar students already mastering their fundamentals, instantly improving their soloing, rhythm playing, and deeper understanding of the fretboard.
Curriculum
Too many guitarists hit a wall; not because they lack theory knowledge, but because they don’t know how to apply it to the fretboard.
If you understand music theory but still feel lost when trying to use it on the guitar, you're not alone. Knowing theory is one thing. Seeing it, hearing it, and playing it is another.
Ask yourself:
👉 Can you instantly visualize any scale, chord, interval, or arpeggio across the neck?
👉 Do you understand how intervals and tensions actually sound and feel under your fingers? Can you add them to chords to make them colorful?
👉 Can you break down a chord progression or solo and connect it to your own playing?
If not, that’s the gap. And it’s what’s holding you back every time you pick up the guitar.
Music Theory For Guitarists helps you close that gap and finally unlock the full power of what you already know.
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Music Theory For Guitarists is a complete and comprehensive course that teaches you how to apply your music theory knowledge to the guitar, allowing you to better understand how the fretboard works and have more freedom while playing. Students will learn how to identify, visualize, and generate scales, chord voicings, inversions, intervals, tensions, analyze chord progressions, break down licks and solos, and so much more.
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.
