See the fretboard like never before
The Axesense Guitar Method — a complete system for learning guitar AND music theory simultaneously. 44+ interactive lessons. One revolutionary approach.
What is Axesense?
Developed by Austin Guitar Lessons founder Gordon Kahan, The Axesense Guitar Method is designed to simultaneously teach you how to play guitar and how to visualize complex music theory directly on the fretboard.
This comprehensive Soundslice interactive course and downloadable PDF book utilizes the exact modal framework Kahan learned directly from multi-platinum artist Joe Satriani—the very same system used to train 5x Grammy winner Mark Lettieri.
This online guitar course teaches you the fundamental guitar scales needed to play fluidly up and down the neck, the essential guitar chords required to approach any song, and a deep dive into The Modes for advanced guitar improvisation and soloing. Each module includes a corresponding high-definition video lesson, progressive technical exercises, and interactive guitar tabs.
The curriculum is designed to gradually increase in difficulty, but whether you are a beginner looking for a solid foundation or an advanced player stuck in a rut, you can easily jump around to the specific techniques you want to master.
Full Course Contents — 44+ Lessons
Modes & Modal Mastery
Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian — learn every mode across the entire fretboard with interactive tab and jam tracks in each mode.
Compound 7th Arpeggios
Master compound arpeggios that connect chord tones across all six strings. Visualize Maj7, Min7, Dom7, and Min7b5 shapes in every position.
Fretboard Visualization System
Stop playing in boxes. See how every scale, mode, and arpeggio connects across all positions with the Axesense visualization framework.
Scales & Patterns
Major Scale (quarter & eighth notes), Pentatonic Scales, Blues Pentatonic, Modal Pentatonic — progressive exercises that build real fluency.
Triads & 7th Chords
Open Chords, Barre Chords, Triad Inversions across all string groups, and full 7th Chord voicings on 4th, 5th, and 6th string roots.
Foundations
Chromatic Scale, Power Chords, Hand Positioning, Major Scale on One String — the building blocks that make everything else click.
What You Get
44+ interactive Soundslice lessons with synced tab, notation, and audio
HD video walkthroughs for every module
Jam tracks in all 7 modes for real-time practice
Downloadable PDF book with every diagram and exercise
Real-time scale visualizer to see shapes across the fretboard
Lifetime access — no subscription, no expiration
Common Questions
Will this work for me as a beginner?
Yes. The course starts with foundations — chromatic scale, power chords, hand positioning — and builds from there. If you can hold a guitar, you can start.
I am an advanced player. Is there anything here for me?
Yes. Modal mastery and compound 7th arpeggios trip up most pros. The visualization system itself is what separates working musicians from hobbyists — and most players never learn it formally.
Is the $39.99 a one-time payment?
Yes. No subscription, no renewal, no upsells. You buy it once and have lifetime access to all 44+ lessons, the interactive tab, and the PDF book.
How is this different from YouTube guitar lessons?
Structure. YouTube gives you 10,000 isolated lessons with no path through them. The Axesense Method is a 44-lesson sequence built across 30 years of teaching, with interactive Soundslice tab that loops, slows down, and syncs to video — and a single visualization framework that ties everything together.
Want to go deeper?
The Axesense Method
44 progressive lessons that teach you how to hear the fretboard, not just play it. Theory, technique, and tone — the way 30 years of teaching has shaped them. $39.99 once. Lifetime access.
