BEGINNER
Brand new players or anyone starting over from scratch.
Learn chords, rhythm, and build toward playing real songs—without overwhelm.
INTERMEDIATE
You can play songs and want to level up.
Tighten your timing, connect the fretboard, and play with more confidence.
BLUES
You love feel, groove, and expressive playing.
Build pentatonics, phrasing, and classic blues vocabulary.
LEAD GUITAR
You want to solo with confidence across the neck.
Connect scales, phrasing, and real musical solos.
You can follow one path start to finish—or hop around anytime.
These courses are designed to stack naturally, but curiosity always comes first.
Beginner Path
New to guitar? Start here.
The beginner path is designed to be simple, flexible, and encouraging.
You’ll build strong fundamentals without feeling overwhelmed.
First things first…
Do you want to learn on acoustic or electric guitar?
That’s it. That’s the decision. You don’t need to know anything else yet—and you can always switch later.
Both paths cover the same fundamentals—just through different styles. Marty Music has always been a choose-your-own-adventure, so feel free to hop around anytime
Beginner Acoustic Path
Strumming, chords, and core acoustic fundamentals.
Beginner Acoustic Guitar
Let me show you how to play the guitar and have more fun than you ever thought was possible! This 6 hour course which can be streamed and downloaded for life, is designed for the straight beginner that has always wanted to try the guitar!
Beginner Strumming For Beginners
Do you find yourself struggling with strumming rhythms and switching chords as you start your journey on the guitar? You're not alone. This course is designed specifically with the new guitarist in mind.
Acoustic Tricks & Embellishments
This course takes the basic chords and rhythm a beginner would know, and turns them loose into some cool and easy sounding techniques!
Beginner Barre Chords
In this course, I will show you the tried and true methods that I have learned as a guitar teacher to get you playing these chords smoothly and with as much ease as possible.
Beginner Fingerstyle Picking
I really enjoyed putting this course together on beginner finger style acoustic playing. This was a style I was always intimidated by and I kind of avoided it until I unlocked a few easy "Travis Picking" patterns mixed with the basic open chords. Travis picking is a style where your thumb plays a constant bass note pattern usually on two alternating strings. Spending a little time getting a few of these patterns down to where you don't have to think about them, helps unlock that very cool sound where it sounds like two guitars are playing at once. I always found finger style acoustic courses much too advanced to follow along, that's why I made this course, to demystify this really fun style of playing guitar!
Beginner Blues
This course will help you master the 12 bar blues, which is the foundation of blues music, but also integral to understanding rock and even pop music. I'll show you how to play the 12 bar blues including, riffs, rhythms, licks, and various "Turnarounds" which will help you become a better guitar player no matter what style you want to play!
Beginner Electric Path
Riffs, power chords, and core electric fundamentals.
How To Play Electric Guitar For Beginners
In this course, I'm going to teach you everything you need to know to get started playing electric guitar.
Rock Power Chords
My mini course on "Power Chords" is an entry level course introducing you to these awesome but powerful musical devices.
Power chords are typically made up of just 2 notes which strangely makes them sound "bigger" than more complex chords. The "Power" part can really come into play when using distortion on your amp or with a pedal. Also, power chords make up not only the foundation of rock music, but the blues as well, so It's extremely important for you to be able to play and understand them.
Acoustic Tricks & Embellishments
This course takes the basic chords and rhythm a beginner would know, and turns them loose into some cool and easy sounding techniques!
Beginner Barre Chords
In this course, I will show you the tried and true methods that I have learned as a guitar teacher to get you playing these chords smoothly and with as much ease as possible.
Beginner Fingerstyle Picking
I really enjoyed putting this course together on beginner finger style acoustic playing. This was a style I was always intimidated by and I kind of avoided it until I unlocked a few easy "Travis Picking" patterns mixed with the basic open chords. Travis picking is a style where your thumb plays a constant bass note pattern usually on two alternating strings. Spending a little time getting a few of these patterns down to where you don't have to think about them, helps unlock that very cool sound where it sounds like two guitars are playing at once. I always found finger style acoustic courses much too advanced to follow along, that's why I made this course, to demystify this really fun style of playing guitar!
Beginner Blues
This course will help you master the 12 bar blues, which is the foundation of blues music, but also integral to understanding rock and even pop music. I'll show you how to play the 12 bar blues including, riffs, rhythms, licks, and various "Turnarounds" which will help you become a better guitar player no matter what style you want to play!
How To Use A Looper Pedal
I created this course to help you learn how to use your looper pedal. Let's loop!
Intermediate Path
For players who know the basics and are ready to level up.
If you can play chords and songs and want to understand how everything connects, this path is for you.
This is where guitar starts to make sense:
• the fretboard connects
• solos feel intentional instead of random
• rhythm and lead work together
You don’t need to take every course at once.
Most players move through this path in phases—pulling what they need as things start to click.
Phase 1: Fretboard & Pentatonic Foundations
See the neck clearly and move around with confidence.
5 Shapes of the Pentatonic Scale
Some of the most iconic melodies and solos come from the legendary Pentatonic Scale. In this course I will walk you through the best method to get these important shapes under your fingers. I will show you each form step by step including how they relate to their "roots" and "keys"!
Pentatonic Scale Exercises
Every guitarist wants to be better at soloing, so I put together my most useful and effective pentatonic exercises all in one course. We're going to dive deep into building melodies and phrases, but also improve your left and right hand techniques at the same time. Even better, each exercise can become part of your “couch routine”; something great to run through unplugged while you're watching TV. Run these patterns until you don't even have to think about them anymore!
I have been playing over 25 years and I still practice these to this day.
Intermediate Foundation For Electric Guitar
From mastering the fretboard to exploring advanced chord shapes, arpeggios, Triads and essential licks, each chapter builds upon the last, paving the way for continuous improvement.
How To Use A Looper Pedal
I created this course to help you learn how to use your looper pedal. Let's loop!
Phase 2: Connecting the Neck
Connect rhythm and lead playing so solos feel musical, not memorized.
The CAGED System
My "Marty's Uncaged" course is basically a theory study of the guitar fretboard which will help give you a better understanding of what's going on with those pesky chord shapes and give you new found freedom up and down the guitar neck! This course can be streamed and downloaded for life!
Blues Rock Rhythm
If you're looking to unlock the power of rock and blues, this is the course for you! With over 5 hours of instruction which can be streamed and downloaded for life, I will show you how rock music and the heavier side of blues can be brought together in a powerful one-two punch of rock blues domination!
Essential Guitar Licks
Tons of licks to build your lead guitar vocabulary focusing on mostly intermediate rock and blues styles.
Phase 3: Expanding Your Vocabulary
Add color, flavor, and melodic options beyond straight pentatonics.
Major Pentatonic Course and Licks
This course teaches the Major Pentatonic scale and also comes with a set of Major pentatonic licks to learn as well. This offer includes 2 courses. Major Pentatonic Course + Major Pentatonic Licks
Modes Master Class
If you’ve ever heard the word “modes” and thought, Whoa, that sounds complicated!—don’t worry, I’ve got you covered. This Modes Master Class is one of the biggest, most comprehensive courses on MartyMusic.com—over 15 hours of video lessons and a 74-page downloadable guide packed with tabs, diagrams, and step-by-step instruction. Modes might sound fancy, but at their core, they’re just different flavors of the major scale. They’re the secret sauce behind some of your favorite songs and legendary guitar solos.
BB Box Techniques
Another section from the "Tasty Zone" focusing on one particular blues position (BB King predominantly used this device). Neither the Major or the Minor Pentatonic, the BB Box is a hybrid of both and has some really great iconic licks that can be pulled from it. You have heard these sounds from such diverse players such as Slash, John Mayer, Eddie Van Halen, and so many more!
Phase 4: Blues & Expression
Develop feel, phrasing, and expressive playing.
Voodoo Blues Scale
The Voodoo Blues scale is another hybrid scale that can help propel you through the "Tasty Zone". It's actually the blues scale with the 7th degree substituted for the 6th. It's much more fun to call it the Voodoo Blues Scale though.
Double Stops You Can Use
I've taken all of my favorite double-stops that I've accrued over my many years of playing, and show them to you! These are all great, tasty sounding, and extremely versatile for your chops!
Mixing Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales
This is for experienced players taking a more sophisticated soloing approach utilizing elements of The Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales.
Phase 5: Style & Inspiration
Learn how the greats actually used these ideas—and start sounding like yourself.
Inspired by Hendrix
To create this course I deconstructed all the techniques Hendrix used while listening to him over the last 30 years. I have focused on 3 different aspects of the Hendrix style.
Texas Blues Guitar Inspired By SRV
In this course, we’re diving deep into the electrifying style of Stevie Ray Vaughan
Inspired By Clapton
Inspired by Clapton is packed with 40 chapters of soulful licks, phrasing tricks, and expressive bends to help you play with more feel, fire, and flavor—just like the blues legends.
Inspired By B.B. King
Inspired by B.B. King teaches you the art of soulful simplicity—30 chapters of classic blues feel, phrasing, and tone that capture the magic of the King of the Blues.
Blues Slide Guitar
Learning some basic slide guitar skills can really add dimension to your guitar playing and overall musicianship. In this introductory course, I show you exactly what I have learned in the 2 years that I have been studying how to play slide guitar. The biggest breakthrough I had is when I figured out "Open E Tuning" as the gateway to all those fabulous sounds I was searching for. I will show you the tuning and a great way to start your slide journey. I'll show you the proper left hand slide techniques and what'll you need to get rocking and having fun right away. I will also focus heavily on the right hand and the proper string muting you will need to work on. I have had so much fun adding this new set of skills to my bag of tricks and I'm super excited to teach you what I have learned so far.
Jerry Garcia Solo Style
This course teaches a nice long funky solo in the style of Jerry Garcia with a dash of John Mayer. Step by step instruction as well as the theory behind this funky bluesy solo. 2 Hours of instruction Can be streamed and downloaded for life PDF Tablature Included Intermediate level
Blues Path
For players who want feel, groove, and real blues vocabulary.
The Blues Path is about learning how guitar is meant to feel—phrasing, call-and-response, dynamics, and tone.
You don’t need blazing speed.
You need control, confidence, and feel.
The blues builds best in layers.
Most players move through this path in phases—revisiting ideas as their feel deepens.
Phase 1: Getting Into the Blues
Understand the blues form, timing, and how solos actually work.
Beginner Blues
This course will help you master the 12 bar blues, which is the foundation of blues music, but also integral to understanding rock and even pop music. I'll show you how to play the 12 bar blues including, riffs, rhythms, licks, and various "Turnarounds" which will help you become a better guitar player no matter what style you want to play!
Blues Style
Covering different sounding blues progressions beyond the basic twelve-bar blues with over 3 hours of instruction!
This course will help you master the 12 bar blues, which is the foundation of blues music, but also integral to understanding rock and even pop music.
Phase 2: Core Lead Foundations
Build a solid lead foundation that works in blues and beyond.
Lead Guitar Phase 1
Starting point for playing guitar solos with 3 hours of instruction guiding you through the concepts step by step!
Lead Guitar Phase 2
Two hours of lead guitar instruction including new scale shapes, licks, string-bending, and other ferocious techniques ready to be unlocked!
Lead Guitar Phase 3
Two hours of lead guitar instruction including new scale shapes, licks, string-bending, and other ferocious techniques ready to be unlocked!
How To Use A Looper Pedal
I created this course to help you learn how to use your looper pedal. Let's loop!
Phase 3: Pentatonic Mastery
Move freely across the neck and start hearing melodic options.
5 Shapes of the Pentatonic Scale
Some of the most iconic melodies and solos come from the legendary Pentatonic Scale. In this course I will walk you through the best method to get these important shapes under your fingers. I will show you each form step by step including how they relate to their "roots" and "keys"!
Pentatonic Scale Exercises
Every guitarist wants to be better at soloing, so I put together my most useful and effective pentatonic exercises all in one course. We're going to dive deep into building melodies and phrases, but also improve your left and right hand techniques at the same time. Even better, each exercise can become part of your “couch routine”; something great to run through unplugged while you're watching TV. Run these patterns until you don't even have to think about them anymore!
I have been playing over 25 years and I still practice these to this day.
Major Pentatonic Course and Licks
This course teaches the Major Pentatonic scale and also comes with a set of Major pentatonic licks to learn as well. This offer includes 2 courses. Major Pentatonic Course + Major Pentatonic Licks
Phase 4: Real-World Blues Vocabulary
Blend rhythm and lead the way real blues players do.
Essential Guitar Licks
Tons of licks to build your lead guitar vocabulary focusing on mostly intermediate rock and blues styles.
Blues Rock Rhythm
If you're looking to unlock the power of rock and blues, this is the course for you! With over 5 hours of instruction which can be streamed and downloaded for life, I will show you how rock music and the heavier side of blues can be brought together in a powerful one-two punch of rock blues domination!
Acoustic Blues Masterclass
We'll go over different playing techniques and concepts such as Blues Chord Voicings, Rhythms, Fingerpicking, and Triads. I also introduce a variety of new blues licks and learning exercises to help quickly improve your soloing and scale-working abilities. Over 5 hours of teaching. This course is digital and can be streamed and downloaded for life!
Phase 5: Intermediate Blues Concepts
Add nuance, contrast, and classic blues phrasing.
Intermediate Foundation For Electric Guitar
From mastering the fretboard to exploring advanced chord shapes, arpeggios, Triads and essential licks, each chapter builds upon the last, paving the way for continuous improvement.
Intermediate Blues Techniques
This course is all about mastering essential blues concepts, exploring creative variations, and learning techniques that bring personality and soul to your playing.
Mixing Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales
This is for experienced players taking a more sophisticated soloing approach utilizing elements of The Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales.
BB Box Techniques
Another section from the "Tasty Zone" focusing on one particular blues position (BB King predominantly used this device). Neither the Major or the Minor Pentatonic, the BB Box is a hybrid of both and has some really great iconic licks that can be pulled from it. You have heard these sounds from such diverse players such as Slash, John Mayer, Eddie Van Halen, and so many more!
Phase 6: Feel & Expression
Develop expressive, vocal-style playing.
Voodoo Blues Scale
The Voodoo Blues scale is another hybrid scale that can help propel you through the "Tasty Zone". It's actually the blues scale with the 7th degree substituted for the 6th. It's much more fun to call it the Voodoo Blues Scale though.
Double Stops You Can Use
I've taken all of my favorite double-stops that I've accrued over my many years of playing, and show them to you! These are all great, tasty sounding, and extremely versatile for your chops!
Modes Master Class
If you’ve ever heard the word “modes” and thought, Whoa, that sounds complicated!—don’t worry, I’ve got you covered. This Modes Master Class is one of the biggest, most comprehensive courses on MartyMusic.com—over 15 hours of video lessons and a 74-page downloadable guide packed with tabs, diagrams, and step-by-step instruction. Modes might sound fancy, but at their core, they’re just different flavors of the major scale. They’re the secret sauce behind some of your favorite songs and legendary guitar solos.
Phase 7: Style & Inspiration
Learn how the greats used these ideas—and steal what resonates.
Inspired by Hendrix
To create this course I deconstructed all the techniques Hendrix used while listening to him over the last 30 years. I have focused on 3 different aspects of the Hendrix style.
Texas Blues Guitar Inspired By SRV
In this course, we’re diving deep into the electrifying style of Stevie Ray Vaughan
Inspired By Clapton
Inspired by Clapton is packed with 40 chapters of soulful licks, phrasing tricks, and expressive bends to help you play with more feel, fire, and flavor—just like the blues legends.
Inspired By B.B. King
Inspired by B.B. King teaches you the art of soulful simplicity—30 chapters of classic blues feel, phrasing, and tone that capture the magic of the King of the Blues.
Blues Slide Guitar
Learning some basic slide guitar skills can really add dimension to your guitar playing and overall musicianship. In this introductory course, I show you exactly what I have learned in the 2 years that I have been studying how to play slide guitar. The biggest breakthrough I had is when I figured out "Open E Tuning" as the gateway to all those fabulous sounds I was searching for. I will show you the tuning and a great way to start your slide journey. I'll show you the proper left hand slide techniques and what'll you need to get rocking and having fun right away. I will also focus heavily on the right hand and the proper string muting you will need to work on. I have had so much fun adding this new set of skills to my bag of tricks and I'm super excited to teach you what I have learned so far.
Jerry Garcia Solo Style
This course teaches a nice long funky solo in the style of Jerry Garcia with a dash of John Mayer. Step by step instruction as well as the theory behind this funky bluesy solo. 2 Hours of instruction Can be streamed and downloaded for life PDF Tablature Included Intermediate level
Lead Path
For players who want to solo with confidence anywhere on the neck.
The Lead Path is about turning scale shapes into music—learning how to move, phrase, and express ideas instead of running patterns.
Speed is optional.
Control and clarity are not.
Like everything at Marty Music, this path builds in layers.
Most players move back and forth between phases as ideas start to connect.
Phase 1: Learning to Solo
Understand how solos are built and how to play with confidence.
Soloing For Beginners
If you're a beginner guitarist eager to dive into the most exhilarating aspect of guitar playing—soloing—this course is perfect for you. Forget about getting bogged down with endless scale shapes, confusing music theory, and advanced techniques.
Lead Guitar Phase 1
Starting point for playing guitar solos with 3 hours of instruction guiding you through the concepts step by step!
Lead Guitar Phase 2
Two hours of lead guitar instruction including new scale shapes, licks, string-bending, and other ferocious techniques ready to be unlocked!
Lead Guitar Phase 3
Two hours of lead guitar instruction including new scale shapes, licks, string-bending, and other ferocious techniques ready to be unlocked!
How To Use A Looper Pedal
I created this course to help you learn how to use your looper pedal. Let's loop!
Phase 2: Fretboard Freedom
Move across the neck smoothly instead of staying stuck in one position.
5 Shapes of the Pentatonic Scale
Some of the most iconic melodies and solos come from the legendary Pentatonic Scale. In this course I will walk you through the best method to get these important shapes under your fingers. I will show you each form step by step including how they relate to their "roots" and "keys"!
Pentatonic Scale Exercises
Every guitarist wants to be better at soloing, so I put together my most useful and effective pentatonic exercises all in one course. We're going to dive deep into building melodies and phrases, but also improve your left and right hand techniques at the same time. Even better, each exercise can become part of your “couch routine”; something great to run through unplugged while you're watching TV. Run these patterns until you don't even have to think about them anymore!
I have been playing over 25 years and I still practice these to this day.
Phase 3: Expanding Your Melodic Options
Add melody, flavor, and musical vocabulary to your solos.
Major Pentatonic Course and Licks
This course teaches the Major Pentatonic scale and also comes with a set of Major pentatonic licks to learn as well. This offer includes 2 courses. Major Pentatonic Course + Major Pentatonic Licks
Essential Guitar Licks
Tons of licks to build your lead guitar vocabulary focusing on mostly intermediate rock and blues styles.
Phase 4: Advanced Blues Language
Create contrast, tension, and expressive phrasing.
Mixing Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales
This is for experienced players taking a more sophisticated soloing approach utilizing elements of The Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales.
BB Box Techniques
Another section from the "Tasty Zone" focusing on one particular blues position (BB King predominantly used this device). Neither the Major or the Minor Pentatonic, the BB Box is a hybrid of both and has some really great iconic licks that can be pulled from it. You have heard these sounds from such diverse players such as Slash, John Mayer, Eddie Van Halen, and so many more!
Voodoo Blues Scale
The Voodoo Blues scale is another hybrid scale that can help propel you through the "Tasty Zone". It's actually the blues scale with the 7th degree substituted for the 6th. It's much more fun to call it the Voodoo Blues Scale though.
Double Stops You Can Use
I've taken all of my favorite double-stops that I've accrued over my many years of playing, and show them to you! These are all great, tasty sounding, and extremely versatile for your chops!
Phase 5: Texture & Color
Add new textures and sounds to your lead playing.
Modes Master Class
If you’ve ever heard the word “modes” and thought, Whoa, that sounds complicated!—don’t worry, I’ve got you covered. This Modes Master Class is one of the biggest, most comprehensive courses on MartyMusic.com—over 15 hours of video lessons and a 74-page downloadable guide packed with tabs, diagrams, and step-by-step instruction. Modes might sound fancy, but at their core, they’re just different flavors of the major scale. They’re the secret sauce behind some of your favorite songs and legendary guitar solos.
Blues Slide Guitar
Learning some basic slide guitar skills can really add dimension to your guitar playing and overall musicianship. In this introductory course, I show you exactly what I have learned in the 2 years that I have been studying how to play slide guitar. The biggest breakthrough I had is when I figured out "Open E Tuning" as the gateway to all those fabulous sounds I was searching for. I will show you the tuning and a great way to start your slide journey. I'll show you the proper left hand slide techniques and what'll you need to get rocking and having fun right away. I will also focus heavily on the right hand and the proper string muting you will need to work on. I have had so much fun adding this new set of skills to my bag of tricks and I'm super excited to teach you what I have learned so far.
Phase 6: Style & Inspiration
See how great players apply these ideas—and start developing your own voice.
Inspired by Hendrix
To create this course I deconstructed all the techniques Hendrix used while listening to him over the last 30 years. I have focused on 3 different aspects of the Hendrix style.
Texas Blues Guitar Inspired By SRV
In this course, we’re diving deep into the electrifying style of Stevie Ray Vaughan
Inspired By Clapton
Inspired by Clapton is packed with 40 chapters of soulful licks, phrasing tricks, and expressive bends to help you play with more feel, fire, and flavor—just like the blues legends.
Inspired By B.B. King
Inspired by B.B. King teaches you the art of soulful simplicity—30 chapters of classic blues feel, phrasing, and tone that capture the magic of the King of the Blues.
Jerry Garcia Solo Style
This course teaches a nice long funky solo in the style of Jerry Garcia with a dash of John Mayer. Step by step instruction as well as the theory behind this funky bluesy solo. 2 Hours of instruction Can be streamed and downloaded for life PDF Tablature Included Intermediate level
