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Start with New Horizons in Music: Polyrhythms (46 min, Ableton), then The Pentatonic Scale Explained: #1 Most Important Guitar Scale (16 min, Marty Music). All 96 lessons here are free, from the teachers' own official uploads. You'll need 25-key midi keyboard, manuscript notebook (about $90 of kit). The book to keep beside you: Music Theory for Dummies by Michael Pilhofer.

What you'll need

• 25-key MIDI keyboard: Play theory, not just read it.
• Manuscript notebook: Write it down.

Lessons

• New Horizons in Music: Polyrhythms | Loop (46 min, Ableton, Intermediate)
• The Pentatonic Scale Explained: #1 Most Important Guitar Scale (16 min, Marty Music, Intermediate)
• Scale for Beginners. Start Here. (12 min, JustinGuitar, Beginner)
• Guitar Theory Course for Beginners – Learn Fretboard, Major Scale and Triads (67 min, freeCodeCamp.org, Beginner)
• The BEST Major Scale Exercises on Guitar (17 min, JustinGuitar, Intermediate)
• Beginner’s Guide to the Minor Pentatonic Scale: Essential Lesson for Blues Guitar (14 min, Marty Music, Beginner)
• How to Make Melodic Solos Out of Scales On Guitar (31 min, JustinGuitar, Intermediate)
• How to Turn Scales into Solos! (21 min, Marty Music, Intermediate)
• Five Blues Scale Exercises That Immediately Make You a Better Lead Guitarist (14 min, Marty Music, Intermediate)
• How to Mix Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales on Guitar for Epic Solos (17 min, Marty Music, Intermediate)
• How to Play Pattern 1 of Major Scales (18 min, JustinGuitar, Intermediate)
• How to Play the Major Pentatonic Scale: Your Guide to Beautiful Solos (13 min, Marty Music, Intermediate)
• Open E Blues Scale • 5 Tips For Faster Licks (17 min, Marty Music, Intermediate)
• Stuck in the Pentatonic Scale? Try This! (14 min, Marty Music, Intermediate)
• Forget the Scales! Try This to Start Soloing Fast (17 min, Marty Music, Intermediate)
• Learned the Pentatonic Scale? Do These 5 Things Next! (11 min, Marty Music, Intermediate)
• Mix Rhythm and Lead: Easy, Fun and a Solid Foundation (12 min, JustinGuitar, Beginner)
• The Most Versatile Scale Position Every Guitarist Needs For Jamming (21 min, Marty Music, Intermediate)
• 12 Bar Blues In 12 Keys - Blues Rhythm Guitar Lessons [BL-201] (20 min, JustinGuitar, Intermediate)
• A Modes Bomb Accidentally Drops On Lee! :) Does he survive? :) Guitar Lesson (60 min, JustinGuitar, Intermediate)
• How to Improvise with the Pentatonic Scale (Even If You're Just Starting Out) (10 min, Marty Music, Intermediate)
• How To Mix Licks With Rhythm | Blues Guitar (30 min, JustinGuitar, Intermediate)
• JustinGuitar Rut Busters with The Captain - Ep.10 - Hendrix Rhythm Fills Trick (27 min, JustinGuitar, Intermediate)
• Why Your Rhythm Sounds Off (And How to Fix It) (18 min, Marty Music, Intermediate)
• Guitar Modes 101: Scale & Improvisation Techniques (16 min, Marty Music, Beginner)
• Timeless Rhythms in Mexico City | Raúl Sotomayor (15 min, Ableton, Intermediate)
• How to Sound Like Santana with Modes (99 min, Marty Music, Intermediate)
• Improvising With Major Scales For Beginners (10 min, JustinGuitar, Beginner)
• Playing Scales in 3rds (18 min, JustinGuitar, Intermediate)
• The 1-String Scale Trick That Breaks Out of "Pentatonic Box" Jail (11 min, Marty Music, Intermediate)
• Use These 3 Notes to Make the Pentatonic Scale Bluesier (16 min, Marty Music, Intermediate)
• Basic Improvisation with Pattern 1 of the Major Scale (12 min, JustinGuitar, Beginner)
• How to Play Piano | The Basics | Rhythm Lesson 1 (10 min, Piano Video Lessons, Beginner)
• Major Scale String Bending. Don’t get this wrong! (14 min, JustinGuitar, Intermediate)
• One Finger Solos: The Key For Melodic Scales (10 min, JustinGuitar, Intermediate)
• Add that Hendrix vibe to your rhythm playing! Theory & Practice Rhythm Guitar Lesson (15 min, JustinGuitar, Intermediate)
• How To EASILY Move Between Major Scale Patterns (19 min, JustinGuitar, Intermediate)
• Pattern 2 of the Major Scale | When, Why, and How? (14 min, JustinGuitar, Intermediate)
• SUPER EASY Scale for Beginners | E Minor Pentatonic Scale (9 min, JustinGuitar, Beginner)
• Tammy Guitar Lesson 7: Finger Stretches, Songwriting, Improvising, Major Scales... and more fun! (47 min, JustinGuitar, Intermediate)
• Feeling The Time: Know Where You Are When Mixing Rhythm & Lead (21 min, JustinGuitar, Intermediate)
• Interval Ear Training: Aural Training Stage 1of5 (Guitar Lesson AU-101) How to play (15 min, JustinGuitar, Beginner)
• The Hidden Magic Behind "Don't Stop Believin" (24 min, Marty Music, Intermediate)
• How to Play (and Make Music) Out of Pattern 4 of the Major Scale (14 min, JustinGuitar, Intermediate)
• The Circle of Fifths Makes Learning EVERY KEY Effortless — Here's How [Music Theory] (16 min, Music Theory for Guitar, Intermediate)
• You can break out of the Pentatonic easily with these Blues Scales & Arpeggios! 45 Minute workshop! (47 min, JustinGuitar, Intermediate)
• 5 Blues Licks Linking Pentatonic Scale Patterns (16 min, JustinGuitar, Intermediate)
• 6 Rhythms Every Guitar Player Needs To Know (10 min, Music Theory for Guitar, Intermediate)
• How to Mix Lead & Rhythm in a Blues (18 min, JustinGuitar, Intermediate)
• Is There Actually A Difference Between A MINOR And C MAJOR? (14 min, Music Theory for Guitar, Intermediate)
• Major Scale In 3rds - A Melodic Approach To Scale Practice Guitar Lesson (10 min, JustinGuitar, Intermediate)
• 6/8 Rhythms Every Guitar Player Needs To Know (10 min, Music Theory for Guitar, Intermediate)
• How To HARMONIZE Out-Of-Key Notes In Your Melodies — The ONE Rule You Need [Songwriting] (20 min, Music Theory for Guitar, Intermediate)
• How To SOLO Over A II-V-I Using Only PENTATONIC Scales [Jazz Guitar] (24 min, Music Theory for Guitar, Intermediate)
• Learn ANY Scale Well Enough To SOLO In 5 Minutes — Even Hungarian Minor [Guitar] (14 min, Music Theory for Guitar, Intermediate)
• The POWERFUL Way To Write Custom Rhythm Guitar Parts For Your MELODY Right [Rhythm Guitar] (11 min, Music Theory for Guitar, Intermediate)
• Why Your Solos Sound Like a Scale (And How to Fix It) • Breaking Out of the Box (15 min, Marty Music, Intermediate)
• How to Play Piano | The Basics - Rhythm Lesson 2 (9 min, Piano Video Lessons, Beginner)
• How To Transcribe Your Favorite Songs By Ear [With Dylan Andrews] (65 min, Music Theory for Guitar, Intermediate)
• PRACTICAL Exercises To Boost Your Musical CREATIVITY (66 min, Music Theory for Guitar, Intermediate)

Books on Music Theory

1. Music Theory for Dummies by Michael Pilhofer - View on Amazon
2. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theory by Michael Miller - View on Amazon
3. How Music Works by David Byrne - View on Amazon
4. Basic materials in music theory by Paul O. Harder - View on Amazon
5. Music theory by George Thaddeus Jones - View on Amazon
6. Music in theory and practice by Bruce Benward - View on Amazon