This new classroom section, is an idea that @Mike Abalos and I had recently when I started work on this weeks video. Link for that Here: https://www.skool.com/intermediate-guitar/classroom/f6dde16f?md=b9b1fdc5a3c941a195291a16cd1d4c59 It got us thinking about all the different skill levels of players we have with us in here, and how best we can serve you. So we thought about, "how can we bridge the gap and make sure everyone is getting the most out of all the lessons we have to offer"? So we made "Foundations"! This will be a classroom designed for someone just dipping their toes into the guitar waters and bring them up to speed on stuff you should know! There will be stuff for beginners, and even stuff for intermediate guitar players in here! We had this idea when I had already started filming something else, so it will be a bit out of order for a bit, but once we've got more filmed and uploaded, we will organize it so it can be a more step-by-step sort of class. After finishing it, you should be at the level to move into something like "Music Theory 101" or the "CAGED" class. We would like it to be a comprehensive and logical progression to the next level of guitar playing and understanding. Eventually we would like to post a guide on here as well, a sort of a, "if you're here in your guitar playing, go here" idea, to help lead players to the classes they would benefit most from. So keep your eyes peeled as we release more content in there! Classes will be from both Mike and myself so you'll have plenty of eye candy to boot! (lol jk) Hope everyone has a great weekend! -Ben

So I saw @Mike Abalos's post from yesterday and it gave me an idea about some of our backing tracks posted in here so far. I originally made them a bit more complex than your normal run-of-the-mill backing tracks, because they are more fun to play over. It didn't cross my mind at the time, not everyone will be able to get into them right away (they all have some sort of modal interchange, meaning they change keys inside each bar). So I thought, "hey, what if I made like, a little tutorial and play a little bit over them, so someone could get an idea on how to approach them?" So here we are, and I would love a little feedback! Is this something you guys and gals are into? We are working on more backing tracks right now for the community as well, so you should see more soon-ish. Let me know! -Ben P.S.- You can watch down below, but I also made a page for it, along with scale diagrams, in the classroom section titled "Free Backing Tracks". Classroom Link Here: https://www.skool.com/intermediate-guitar/classroom/acd5dbdf?md=32e2fc153e01450caea6c169d441185e Backing Track Link Here: https://www.skool.com/intermediate-guitar/classroom/acd5dbdf?md=e5aad2e6a7894f939b2253b5bd0e9d45

I'm about to go to bed just now and it hits me! I did the upload and all that jazz, but I didn't send it out! So here I am, in my pajamas, talking to you about a new 5-minute lesson all about spread triads! Lesson link here: https://www.skool.com/intermediate-guitar/classroom/4000ef63?md=83e603e9f93e4067ac092a6fd0a9d648 Give these puppies a try! They sound really cool and are easy to play to boot! Sound like Eric Johnson! Sound like Pat Matheny! Sound like someone who knows how to use spread triads to sound more melodic with almost no extra effort! I'm going to bed now. See you Friday with another one! -Ben