Axe Ability test step 3
Please answer the following questions and then press the submit button at the bottom.
Can you play most open first position chords?
 Yes No
How long have you been playing the guitar?
Can you play major and minor barre chords across the fretboard? Yes No

Can you play common seventh & ninth chords?

Yes No
Are you familiar with how 'movable' shapes work on the fretboard? Yes No
Are you familiar with various different strumming styles and patterns? Yes No
Can you play a simple 'twelve-bar' blues progression from memory? Yes No
Can you play a major scale in every position up the fretboard? Yes No
Can you play a blues scale in at least the basic 'bar' position? Yes No
Can you play any other scales beyond the major and blues forms? Yes No
Can you immediately name any note on the fingerboard? Yes No
Can you instantly name any note on the staff? (e.g. Every Good Boy Does Fine) Yes No

Can you 'count' whole notes, half notes, quarters, eighths, sixteenths, & rests?

Yes No
Can you identify key signatures, and recite the 'cycle of fifths?' Yes No
Can you identify/recite the notes in common chords? (e.g. Cmaj7 = C, E, G, B) Yes No
Can you name the chords generated by a basic major scale? (C, Dm, Em, F, etc) Yes No
Can you play an instrumental song arranged for solo guitar? Yes No
Can you improvise well over most progressions? (i.e. blues, jazz, rock, latin) Yes No
How would you personally rate your guitar playing ability?
What is your main goal you want to achieve with your guitar playing?


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