Exercises and worksheets
Note reading, intervals, key signatures, chords, rhythm and fretboard worksheets with answer keys, plus guitar and bass technique exercises in tab you can hear.
Note reading
Treble Clef Note Reading – Level 1Name notes on the lines and spaces of the treble clef staff. Beginner level.Treble Clef Note Reading – Level 2Name treble clef notes including ledger lines above and below the staff.Treble Clef Note Reading – Level 3Name treble clef notes with accidentals and key signatures. Advanced level.Bass Clef Note Reading – Level 1Name notes on the lines and spaces of the bass clef staff. Beginner level.Bass Clef Note Reading – Level 2Name bass clef notes including ledger lines below and above the staff.Bass Clef Note Reading – Level 3Name bass clef notes with key signatures and accidentals. Advanced level.
Theory worksheets
Intervals Worksheet – Level 1Name the number of simple intervals between two notes. Beginner level.Intervals Worksheet – Level 2Name intervals with quality: major, minor, perfect and tritone.Intervals Worksheet – Level 3Name and write augmented, diminished and compound intervals. Advanced level.Key Signatures Worksheet – Level 1Identify major keys from key signatures and write key signatures on the staff.Key Signatures Worksheet – Level 2Name the major and relative minor key for each signature and write minor signatures.Triads Worksheet – Level 1Spell major and minor triads from any root, in letters and on the staff.Triads Worksheet – Level 2Spell dim, aug and sus triads and name triads in inversion.Seventh Chords WorksheetSpell and identify maj7, 7, m7, m7b5 and dim7 chords.Scale Spelling Worksheet – Level 1Write major scales in letters and on the staff using the W-W-H-W-W-W-H pattern.Scale Spelling Worksheet – Level 2Spell natural, harmonic and melodic minor scales and the seven modes.
Rhythm
Rhythm Counting Worksheet – Level 1Write the counts under simple rhythms in 4/4 with notes and rests.Rhythm Counting Worksheet – Level 2Count rhythms with dotted notes, ties and sixteenths in 4/4 and 3/4.Rhythm Counting Worksheet – Level 3Count syncopated rhythms, triplets and compound meters like 6/8.
Fretboard
Guitar Fretboard Worksheet – Level 1Fill in the natural notes on the low E and A strings of the guitar, frets 0–12.Guitar Fretboard Worksheet – Level 2Fill in every note on all six strings and practise octave shapes.Bass Fretboard Worksheet – Level 1Fill in the natural notes on the E and A strings of the bass, frets 0–12.Bass Fretboard Worksheet – Level 2Fill in every note on all four bass strings and practise octaves.
Guitar technique
Guitar Chromatic Warm-Up (1-2-3-4)The classic one-finger-per-fret chromatic warm-up across all six strings.Guitar Spider ExerciseFinger pairs walk across the strings to build independence and control.Guitar String Skipping ExerciseJump over strings cleanly to build picking accuracy for wide intervals.Guitar Alternate Picking ExercisesSingle-string and string-crossing patterns to build clean, fast alternate picking.Guitar Legato ExercisesHammer-on, pull-off and trill patterns for smooth, strong legato playing.Guitar Pentatonic SequencesGroups of 3, 4 and thirds in the minor pentatonic to turn the scale into musical lines.Guitar Arpeggio ExercisesMajor, minor and seventh arpeggio shapes across the neck in tab.Major Scale Positions on GuitarThe five major scale shapes across the neck, with connecting exercises.
Bass technique
Bass Chromatic Warm-UpOne-finger-per-fret chromatic warm-up for bass with permutations.Root–Fifth Bass ExerciseThe essential root–fifth pattern over common chord progressions.Bass Octave ExerciseOctave shapes and driving octave grooves for bass with clean muting.Bass Arpeggio ExercisesTriad and seventh-chord arpeggio shapes for bass, plus diatonic sequences.Walking Bass Lines over ii–V–IBuild walking bass lines over ii–V–I with chord tones and approach notes.Major Scale on BassMajor scale fingerings, two-octave shapes and sequences for bass.Eighth-Note Bass GroovesFour rock/pop eighth-note grooves on root, fifth and octave, with rests.Sixteenth-Note Funk Bass GroovesFunk sixteenth-note grooves with ghost notes (x) and octave pops.Walking Bass over a 12-Bar Blues in FA quarter-note walking line over a 12-bar blues in F with chord tones and approaches.Minor Pentatonic Scale for BassThe A minor pentatonic box in fifth position plus sequences in groups of 3 and 4.G Major Scale in Three Positions for BassG major in second, fourth and seventh position with one finger per fret.Slap Bass BasicsSlap patterns: thumb octaves, thumb + pop octaves, ghost notes and hammer-ons.Seventh-Chord Arpeggios for Bassmaj7, 7, m7 and m7b5 arpeggios in two shapes each, root on the E or A string.Approach Notes for BassApproach each new root from a half step below, above and from the fifth.