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Progression paths

All the progression branches in the catalog, from a first sheet to the most advanced one.

This page shows the sheet-to-sheet paths built into the catalogue: every first sheet has a logical follow-up, right up to an advanced version of the same work. It's for anyone who just finished a sheet and is wondering "what now?", or who prefers a through-line to picking at random. Each branch is a complete path, from level 1 to the most advanced, on one family of exercise (chord changes, rhythm, scales…). The branches are independent of each other: nothing forces you to follow them all, or to follow them in any particular order.

  1. Blues in E — getting started
  2. Blues in E — shuffle rhythm
  3. Blues in A — chord changes
  4. Blues in A — quick change
  5. Blues in E — double-time shuffle
  1. Pop in C — 4 chords
  2. Pop in C — fast transitions
  3. Pop in G — chord changes
  4. Pop in G — advanced sequence
  5. Pop in C — with a barre chord (F)
  1. Rock in E minor — getting started
  2. Rock in E minor — strumming pattern
  3. Rock in A minor — chord changes
  4. Rock in A minor — advanced
  5. Rock in A minor — advanced hobbyist level
  6. Blues in E — double-time shuffle
  1. Arpeggios in C — getting started
  2. Arpeggios in E minor
  1. E minor pentatonic scale — position 1
  2. Improvisation — blues in E
  3. Improvisation — rock in E minor
  4. Improvisation — metal in E
  5. Improvisation — metal in A
  6. Improvisation — metal in G
  7. Improvisation — metal in D
  1. A minor pentatonic scale — position 1
  2. Improvisation — rock in A minor
  3. Improvisation — blues in A
  4. Improvisation — blues in G
  5. Improvisation — blues in D
  1. Metal in E — power chords, getting started
  2. Metal in A — power chords, fast changes
  1. Improvisation — pop in C, relative scale
  2. Improvisation — pop in C (with F), relative scale
  3. Improvisation — pop in G, relative scale
  1. Pop in F — 4 chords
  2. Improvisation — pop in F, relative scale
  1. Rock in B minor — getting started
  2. Improvisation — rock in B minor
  1. D minor pentatonic scale — position 1
  2. Improvisation — pop in F, relative scale

How to use it

Each numbered list is a path: follow it top to bottom. Only move to the next step once the previous one is fluent at the target tempo — each step adds one new parameter (a faster tempo, a syncopation, a tighter transition). You can work on several branches in parallel, without having to finish one before starting the next.

Tips and things to watch for

  • A branch isn't a schedule: nothing says you have to clear a step in a week. Some take months, and that's normal.
  • The plan doesn't replace the songbook: use the branches to choose what to work on, and the songbook to build a concrete session that mixes several branches.
  • Skipping a step because it "looks easy" is the classic mistake: each step sets up the next one, and removing it weakens everything that comes after.
  • If a branch has you stuck for a long time, go back to the previous step and consolidate it rather than forcing — the plan is meant to be walked with no blind spots.

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