IMPROVISATION

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PENTATONICS - DCLS 1

  • Master ALL Major / Minor Pentatonics 
  • Find them FAST in all keys, on all the fretboard 
  • Practice with a REAL BAND in video
  • Innovative and easy DCLS system
  • Build a strong foundation for Major Scales and Modes

Pentatonics are more

Feel stuck on a couple pentatonic boxes? Always play on the high strings? Struggling to connect and move through boxes? Not quite getting Major pentatonics? We've all been there!!
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USE ALL PENTATONIC POWER

You don't need just scale boxes!
You need an effective system to:

  • quickly see them ALL
  • wherever on the fretboard
  • in all keys


This first part of the DCLS course will teach you major and minor pentatonics and how to see them fast on the neck, avoiding that annoying sensation of always reaching for the same spots on the fretboard, or being lost in more complex keys. 

Combining an improved caged system and major pentatonics, DCLS will get you to Major Scales and Modes with incredible ease. And with 10 scale boxes in total!

You will learn:

  • Minor Pentatonics
  • Major Pentatonics (as a new scale but with the same boxes)
  • How to find them all on the fretboard easily
  • How to connect the boxes
  • How to use the whole box, not only the easy spots 
  • DCLS System will build strong foundations for Major Scales and Modes
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REAL BAND
PRACTICE

  • 15 Video Backing tracks with a 4 piece band! 
  • Practice while you watch the video
  • Feels like you're jamming with 4 pro musicians
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Here's one of the backing tracks

Why DCLS works

To be a fluent improviser you need 3 things:

  • Be able to see scales fast on the fretboard
  • Know what scales to use on different chord progressions
  • Have the technique to express yourself  


My "Diesels" system will not only help you memorize the scale boxes and know which scale goes where, but also to see them at a glance on guitar.

10 boxes for all scales

You want a single simple system for all your scales.

DCLS improves the CAGED system and combines it with pentatonics and major scales to map the whole diatonic fretboard. 

So with 10 boxes and a simple system you will cover Pentatonics, major scales and modes.

All 3 essential sounds of modern improvisation clearly visible and interconnected on the fretboard. 

START NOW!


  • Master Minor and Major Pentatonics
  • 3 packed hours of video
  • 25 step by step lessons
  • 15 video backing tracks with a real band 
  • Downloadable PDF with support material
  • Clear explanation of all concepts
  • Innovative and easy DCLS (diesels) approach

OR TAKE ALL THE 3 COURSES !

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IMROVISATION
COURSES
BUNDLE

GET THE BEST OUT OF DCLS!

The DCLS approach works best when you take it from start to end!

Even if you know pentatonics, you might want to solidify your foundations and apply the system to easier concepts first.

Start with major and minor pentatonics on Part 1, discover the Major Scale and identify keys and chord progressions in Part 2, master Modes on part 3!

DCLS 1-2-3

  • MODES, MAJOR SCALES, PENTATONICS
  • 3 full improvisation courses!
  • DCLS 10 boxes only, easy approach
  • Huge bundle discount
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Don't just take my word for it

Lovely students, lovely words.
Alberto's DCSL 1 - Pentatonics Course is very straightforward & digestible.  I wish I'd had these handy & dynamic insights at my disposal 56yrs. ago!  It would have saved me a lot of floundering. 

Mark S.

Saint Louis (USA)
I first found Alberto's lesson on "Little Wing". It was a great lesson!... I would not hesitate to recommend any of his instructional videos. 

Bill W.

USA
"The courses are REALLY GREAT! I learned with much ease because the teaching style is very thorough. And I love the arrangements, to me it's like being at a concert! 

William 

Italy
Alberto is not only a masterful guitar player, but also a wonderful teacher. What stands out is his systematic approach, paying attention to the details, and presenting the material in a very accessible way. Lessons are structured cohesively and designed in the right volume to ensure steady progress without overwhelming the learning experience. 

Boris

Los Angeles (USA)
I have known the Minor Pentatonic scales for years, but have never been able to make them sound any good until I went through your course DCLS. The backing tracks are fantastic! I continually go back to them and try new things!

John T.

USA
The lessons are not only informative but also engaging... incredibly helpful, especially for a beginner like me. I've made significant progress in a short time, and that's largely thanks to a perfect balance between being clear and patient. 

Alon M.

Israel
I love the guitar courses I registered for.. The split screen is very helpful.I am a better guitarist, thanks to your guitar courses.. A fantastic arranger of various genres for the guitar.

Jimmy H.

USA
Il metodo DCLS offre un’ulteriore punto di vista su argomenti spesso trattati in modo troppo “scolastico”. Ciliegina sulla torta le basi in tutte le chiavi suonate dal vivo.

Riccardo B.

Italy

FAQ's

I know the pentatonic scale, why should I take this course?

It is possible that you know the pentatonics but not as in depth as you would with this system.
It is quite common to use only a couple of boxes and not even across all strings. Sometimes you feel like you're using always the same few notes in the same 2 boxes. 
Furthermore DCLS is a modular approach, and learning or re-learning the pentatonics this way will build solid foundations to move up to major keys/scales and modes. 
In the end with just 5 minor and 5 Major reference boxes you will cover almost ALL used scales. 

What does DCLS mean?

DUAL CAGED LAYERED SYSTEM - and it's pronounced Diesels

What is DCLS?

DCLS it's a complete improvisation system that starts from pentatonic scales and works its way up to modes. It's an improvement of the CAGED system. There are a few areas where CAGED is a bit uneffective, especially on minor scales and DCLS fixes that. But unlike CAGED, DCLS is designed to work with modes as well.
It's modular, so you will have only 10 basic boxes, and everything else will build on these just by changing a few notes. 
This is unique and speeds up the process of understanding scales and modes, recognising them on the fretboard and learning their sound. 

Is it better than CAGED? 

CAGED has limits, especially in minor keys. The Diesels system builds on CAGED but improves its effectiveness, making finding pentatonics, major and minor scales, including modes...a piece of cake. 

What are part 2, 3 ? 

Part 2 Is about the major Scale. You will learn all the boxes but more importantly how to know in what key you are in so you can improvise properly. Also it will deal with common key changes and modulations. 
Part 3 will be about modes. The DCLS system is great with modes, let's say it makes them as easy as pentatonics..to memorise and as usual to see on the fretboard. Modes is where the DCLS system really shines! 
Part 4 When released it, will be about more complex scales, like modes from the melodic minor, altered scales and superimpositions of pentatonics and triads. 

If I buy part 1 now will I have a discount on the other parts? 

Certainly! The full course is available as a bundle HERE. But if you prefer to start with just this part, and then decide to purchase the entire course bundle you will have a proportionate, substantial discount! 

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Alberto Lombardi

Guitarist, Producer, Artist
Italian virtuoso guitarist Alberto Lombardi is an internationally renowned acoustic solo fingerstyle and electric rock player, record producer and teacher. Has Toured all over the world, played with some of the most influential guitarists of our time, with the likes of Tommy Emmanuel and Peter Finger He's also been teaching for 30 years and released Instructional videos for various publishers like Stefan Grossman.  
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