Guitar Efficiency

Feel more at home on your guitar.

My guitar practice app, with help from me.

You know some chords and songs. Now you want more freedom. Build the skills to find notes, learn new parts, and play with more feel.

Zach Adkins · National guitar competition winner

Watch this first.

I want to get better 7 days in the app · $0 today · Card required
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Try it on screen ↓

Learn the guitar part you keep coming back to.

Tap “Play the lick slowly.” A lick is a short guitar part. Follow the tab (fret numbers) as each note lights up.

Play Along

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A minor pentatonic (five-note scale)

Tap a marked fret on the neck to hear it.

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

Play the part that made you want to learn.

You hear a guitar part and wish you could play it. Slow it down and work through the notes. Then try to bring that feel to your own playing. Use these skills to learn songs and build solos.

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

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Taylor F.Zach’s student · Google review

“Had gotten as far as I could go on my own being self taught so I went to Zach Adkins for some lessons. Best money I have spent on music lessons! Learned more in 4 lessons than I have in a half dozen years!”

Find your way past the same few frets.

Switch shapes in the phone. Tap a note to hear it in a new place on the neck.

Fretboard

A minor pentatonic

Lower shape · frets 5–8

Tap a dot to hear that note on my guitar.

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

Have more places to take your music.

It’s easy to reach for the same few notes. See how those notes connect in a new spot. Try a new ending to a song or solo. In the app, try more shapes and keys.

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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Mike S.Zach’s student · Google review

“I've been taking lessons from Zach for a couple of months now. Even though I've played guitar for over 20 years, my skills have increased significantly. I've learned theory and techniques.”

Find the note you can hear in your head.

Tap the two sounds below. Hear the small jump and the wider one. See where each sits on the guitar.

Ear Training

Hear it on the neck

Tap a sound to hear the guitar and see both notes.

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

Bring your ear and your fingers together.

You hum an idea and want to find it on your guitar. Hear the notes and see where they sit. Practice making that link. Keep building this skill with ear training 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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Andrew D.Zach’s student · Google review

“Zach is a friendly and highly capable teacher great at breaking down music theory and technique”

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 teach a guitar part, I slow it down so you can follow the notes. You can do that at home with Play Along.

Take a short look around the app

Play more of the music you love.

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 know the basics and want to play with more ease. You can pick a new level on the first page.

Where do I start?

Start with one short guitar part. Slow it down, find the notes, and try it on your guitar. 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.

Bring one new idea to the next time you sit down to play.

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