Guitar Efficiency

Play the ideas you hear in your head.

My guitar practice app, with help from me.

You know your way around a guitar. Now you want cleaner runs, new sounds, and more choice in your solos. Build the skills to bring those ideas to life.

Zach Adkins · National guitar competition winner

Watch this first.

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Make that hard guitar part feel easier.

Pick String skip, Fives, or Sweep. Hear a short part from my book. Follow the tab (fret numbers) and try it at a slow speed.

Play Along

From my book

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Dorian string skipping

Speed: 80 BPM

Tap a marked fret on the neck to hear it.

Try it here. Use it with your guitar when you join.

Get your hands working together.

A fast run falls apart when your hands lose the beat. Slow it down and work on each note. Then build up the speed as it gets cleaner. Use these skills in the songs and solos you want to play.

Paul Gilbert with Zach Adkins — “(Zach) played some sweep picking things I've never seen before in my life. Astonishing speed and clarity and cool vibrato.”
**Paul Gilbert**

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Fred H.Zach’s student · Google review

“I have been playing for over 30 years and I finally found someone who could help me understand how the modes work.”

Give your solos a new sound.

Play A Dorian, then A Aeolian. These modes (types of scales) share most notes. Hear what changes when F♯ becomes F.

Fretboard

Mode in A

A Dorian

A · B · C · D · E · F# · G

Tap a marked note to hear it on the guitar.

Try it here. Use it with your guitar when you join.

Choose a sound you want to play.

A new scale can give an old idea a fresh sound. On your guitar, try a few Dorian notes over A minor. Listen for F♯, then try the same line with F. Find more modes and keys in the app.

Bumblefoot playing guitar — “Zach is an intelligent, creative player with incredible skill! Students will benefit greatly from his wisdom and expertise.”
**Bumblefoot**Photo: Ed Vill · CC BY 2.0

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Craig P.Zach’s student · Google review

“I encourage anyone wanting lessons to seek Zach out. He is an amazingly talented player and has the ability to translate those techniques in a way anyone can understand.”

Hear which chords fit together.

Tap a key on the Circle of Fifths (a map of keys). Hear its chords. The inner ring plays the minor key that shares its notes.

Circle of Fifths

Chords in E major

Tap the outer ring for a key or the inner ring for its relative minor.

Try it here. Use it with your guitar when you join.

Give your next solo a place to land.

Hear F♯ minor, B, then E. On your guitar, try ending a short line on G♯ as E plays. Hear how that note fits the chord. Try the same idea in a new key inside the app.

Mark Tremonti with Zach Adkins — “Zach is a tremendous player. His techniques and creativity are TOP NOTCH!”
**Mark Tremonti**

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Troy C.Zach’s student · Google review

“I've had several guitar instructors over the years and Zach is by far the best out there.”

There’s so much more.

Tune up, build your skills, and keep track of your practice. All in one app. Tap a screen to see more.

I’m Zach. Here’s where I teach.

I own four music schools in the Omaha area. Since 2017, my team and I have taught 150,000+ lessons across those schools.

Exterior of the Omaha music school — Omaha

Guitar lesson room at the Gretna music school — Gretna

Lobby of the Bellevue music school — Bellevue

Exterior of the Elkhorn music school — Elkhorn

First-place plaque awarded to Zachary Adkins in the 2017 Ibanez U.S.A. Flying Fingers guitar competition — **First place, 2017 Ibanez Flying Fingers U.S. national guitar competition**
When I work on a fast run, I listen for the note right after a string change. Slowing that part down helps me hear what to work on next.

Take a short look around the app

Make more of the music you hear in your head.

Your first seven days
Try the full app. Your Path shows skills to work on next. Message me when you need help.

Yearly · Best value

$279 / year

Pay once a year. Keep this price each year for as long as you stay a member.

Free 30-minute lesson with me on Google Meet. A $50 value, just for yearly members.

Monthly

$29 / month

Pay each month. Get the full app and ask me questions through the app.

Stay a member and get my online course and weekly live group lessons at no extra cost. These open after your first payment.

This price is for our first 100 members. Check the offer on the next page.

See plan details

The first 100 paying members keep the price they join at for as long as they stay a member. Once this offer ends, it won’t come back.

After that, new members pay $129 a month or $1,548 a year. If you leave and join again, you pay the price at that time. See the membership terms.

The yearly plan has a 60-day money-back guarantee after your first payment.

A few things you might want to know.

Is this right for me?

Start here if you play with ease and want to build your speed, sound, and use of chords. You can pick a new level on the first page.

Where do I start?

Pick one short exercise. Play it slowly, then try using its notes in a line of your own. Your Path shows skills to work on inside the app.

Can this help me learn songs and solos?

Yes. Chords, scales, timing, and ear training are building blocks for the music you want to play. Use the tools with the songs, solos, and lessons you already work on.

What happens when I join?

Pick monthly or yearly. Add your email and card. You pay $0 today and get seven days in the app. My online course and weekly live group lessons open after your first payment. You can use one free trial.

When do I pay? How do I cancel?

Your plan starts charging on day 8 unless you cancel before then. To cancel, open Account in the app. If you cancel in the trial, you pay nothing. You can use the app until the trial ends.

How do I get my free lesson?

Join the yearly plan. After your first yearly payment, message me in the app to book your free 30-minute Google Meet lesson. I’ll help you find what to work on next. It’s a $50 value, included once with yearly. New monthly memberships do not include this lesson.

Can I ask for help? What if it doesn’t work for me?

Message me in the app when you need help. The yearly plan has a 60-day money-back guarantee after your first payment.

The Guitar IQ guarantee starts after your first payment. Practice in the app at least five days a week. Share one practice clip each week for four weeks. If your score has not gone up, message me within seven days of those four weeks ending. You can get your payments back, plus $100. See the full membership terms.

Take one idea you hear in your head and start working on it.

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