Fretwise

Chapter 15

Reference Library

Cheat sheets you'll come back to forever — scales, chords, intervals, the circle of fifths, common progressions, and music notation basics.

This chapter is your bookshelf. It’s not designed to be read end-to-end — it’s the page you’ll bookmark and revisit when you forget the formula for a Dorian mode or the notes in F♯ minor.

The reference pages also live in the Quick reference section of the sidebar so they’re always one click away from any lesson.

Lessons in this chapter

  1. 1 How to use the reference library When to read chapters and when to jump straight to a cheat sheet — and the four reference pages every guitarist should bookmark.
  2. 2 Glossary of musical terms Every term used in Fretwise, defined in one sentence each. Use this when a word in a lesson stops you cold.
  3. 3 Where to go after Fretwise A short, opinionated list of the books, sites, and exercises that take you beyond this tutorial.