The Inversions Course
Get past the same four barre chord shapes. See every chord all across the fretboard, in every inversion.
A lot of players feel trapped in the four barre chords and shapes they already know. This course takes the chords of C major and maps them across the neck in every inversion: closed triads in root position, first and second inversion through each area of the scale, then open triads from the 6th, 5th and 4th strings, which Rotem calls one of his favorite colors on the instrument. Every shape gets named, sung and played in time, so you always know which note is in the bass and why. Then it all goes onto real chord progressions, secondary dominants included, where changing one inversion turns a progression you've heard in a million songs into a guitar part of your own.
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What you get
- 28 video lessons in 8 sections
- 25 downloadable PDFs in notation and tab
- 25 Guitar Pro files that open in an interactive tab player
- Lifetime access
What you need
- An electric or acoustic guitar
- A metronome (any free app works)
- A few barre chords. You probably know some of these shapes already
- Willingness to hum or sing the bass note
By the end
What you’ll be able to do
The curriculum
The road before you pay
Intro
1 lessonWhat the course covers and who it's for.
- 01Introduction
1. Know the basics
6 lessonsWhat triads and inversions are, how the bass note names the inversion, and the chords of C major by ear.
- 01Why inversions
- 02What are triads
- 03What are inversions
- 04How we define the right inversion
- 05Know the scale chords
- 06Slow it down
2. Framework: closed position
3 lessonsC major and C minor in every inversion, mapped onto each area of the C major scale.
- 011st position, closed major 1-3-5
- 02Positions 2 to 5, closed major 1-3-5
- 03C minor 1-3-5, all positions
3. Closed in key, part 1
3 lessonsEvery chord in C major in root position, then first inversion, then second inversion.
- 01C major, root position
- 02C major, 1st inversion
- 03C major, 2nd inversion
4. Closed in key, part 2
1 lessonThe same chords in the next areas of the neck.
- 01Root position, 1st and 2nd inversion
5. Closed in key, part 3
2 lessonsOne more area, thinking in degrees as well as note names, then all of it in time.
- 01Root position, 1st and 2nd inversion
- 02Practice in time
6. Open triads
5 lessonsOpen triads, one of Rotem's favorite colors on the guitar, in every inversion from three string sets.
- 01What's the sound
- 02G major: 6th, 5th and 4th string shapes
- 03Practice in time
- 04G minor: 6th, 5th and 4th string shapes
- 05Optional fingerings for major and minor
7. C major scale open chord ideas
2 lessonsOpen triads through every chord in the key, ascending and descending, then moving shapes around the neck.
- 01Variation 1
- 02Variation 2
8. Making music with the workshop
4 lessonsReal progressions, rearranged with the inversions you just mapped.
- 01Progression 14-1-6-5, with inversions for voice leading
- 02Progression 26-4-3-1, turned into a loop of your own
- 03Progression 3A secondary dominant: C, E, A minor
- 04Progression 41, 5 of 3, 3, 4, trying options until it sounds right
Thank you
1 lessonWhat to do next: take a song you love and arrange it with inversions.
- 01Thank you and what's next
That’s the complete lesson list. Nothing held back.
This is for you if…
- Players stuck in the same four barre chord shapes
- Songwriters who want their guitar parts to sound like their own
- Soloists who want to see the chord tones under every line
Maybe not yet if…
- Total beginners still learning their first chords
- Players looking for 7th chords and extensions. This course builds the triads they sit on
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The Inversions Course
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Before you enroll
YouTube gives you scattered tips with no order. This is a sequenced path, each lesson builds on the last, with the practice material and the exact next step handed to you so you stop guessing what to work on.
The course page states the level plainly at the top. If you can already fret cleanly and play in time but feel stuck making real music, most of these are built for you. When in doubt, watch the preview lesson first.
Just your guitar and a way to play the videos. No paid software or plugins required. Anything optional (a looper, a metronome app) is noted in the course requirements.
These are self-paced. Fifteen focused minutes a day moves the needle more than a two-hour cram once a week. Every lesson is short enough to fit a real practice session.
Yes, you get lifetime access to the course and any updates to it. Learn at your pace, revisit lessons whenever a concept comes back around.
Yes. Every course has a free sample lesson so you can hear how Rotem teaches before you spend a dollar.
There's a 30-day guarantee. Work through it, and if it isn't the right fit, email for a refund.