Years of playing butstill stuck at intermediate?Let's fix that.
Find out where you're stuck (free quiz)Free player quiz
What kind of guitar player are you?
Three quick questions. You'll get your player type, your weakest spot on guitar, and the one course I'd start you on.
Where most players start
Three courses to start with
Pick the one that sounds like your problem. Every course page has free lessons, so you can hear how I teach it first.
If your solos sound like scales
Solo Mastery
My full framework for improvising: 40+ soloing concepts and 10 real performances broken down note by note.
If you want your heroes' sound
Famous Artist Phrasing
One signature move each from B.B. King, Clapton, Derek Trucks, John Mayer and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
If chords stop at the grip
Jazz Chord Essentials
Four chord colors in every inversion on three string sets, then how to move between them so it sounds like music.
Hear how I play before you hear how I teach
Jazz guitar, basic to wild, in 6 minutes
The catalog
Every course, one clear path
Start with the one that names your problem. Not sure? Begin with Solo Mastery.
No courses match that combination yet.
In the press
“He attains a kind of private language… It’s the kind of thing that makes you listen harder.”
The New York Times
“A remarkable talent and a welcome new voice on the scene.”
DownBeat
“His style and sound bring a fresh flair and remarkable sophistication to jazz.”
JazzTimes
“Rotem Sivan is, with no doubt, the next guitarist of our times.”
Peter Bernstein, jazz guitarist
Stages: Montreux Jazz Festival · Nice Jazz Festival · Marseille Jazz · Bern Jazz Festival · Ottawa Jazz Festival · the Blue Note, Birdland and Smalls in New York · A‑Trane, Berlin · Unterfahrt, Munich
Your teacher
From Haifa to New York, one wall at a time
I grew up in Haifa and moved to New York to study at The New School. Even there, I was always nervous I was practicing the wrong things, or practicing the right things wrongly.
So I teach the way I wish somebody had taught me: one wall at a time, in order. These courses are that order.
Hear me play Summertime →Hugs, Rotem
The fine print, in big print
Try any course for 30 days
Watch it, play along, do the work. If it isn't right for you, email me within 30 days and you get your money back. Every course is yours for life, and every course page has a free lesson so you can see how I teach before you pay anything.
Not ready for a course?
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The tools I practice with
A metronome, a tuner, ear training, a looper, a cycle of fourths drone, drum grooves and a Guitar Pro player, all in your browser.
Open the tools →5 Licks Cheat Sheet
One lick each from B.B. King, Clapton, Derek Trucks, Stevie Ray Vaughan and John Mayer, in tab and notation, with a backing track for each.
Get the cheat sheet →
YouTubeHundreds of free lessons
Lofi chords, jazz, blues and practice ideas, free on my channel.
Watch on YouTube →
Questions
Before you start
Which course should I take first?
Start with the one that names your problem. If your solos sound like scales, Solo Mastery. If you want the sound of your blues heroes, Famous Artist Phrasing. If chords are a mystery past the grip, Jazz Chord Essentials. Every course page has free lessons, so watch one before you decide.
How long do I have access?
For life. Pay once, and come back to any lesson whenever you want.
What if it isn't right for me?
Email me within 30 days and you get your money back.
I already have a course. Where do I log in?
At learn.fretsfordays.com/login. If the login link has expired, choose "Login with secure code".
Already a student?
Your courses, the Practice Room, the metronome and the tuner are in the member area.