Daniel Weiss

Hey, I’m taking on 5 dedicated guitar players for one-on-one mentorship
to go through a complete transformation in their playing.

This is an exclusive private mentorship, where we’ll dive deep into:

✔ 1-on-1 Zoom sessions with me
✔ Lifetime access to my entire library of recorded lessons & PDFs, customized to your goals
✔ A fully personalized practice plan tailored to what you need most
✔ Direct feedback & accountability to keep you on track
✔ Breaking through plateaus and making real, measurable progress one milestone at a time.

If you’re ready for real, structured progress,
fully personalized coaching, and high accountability,

’ll be taking calls over the next few days to decide who I’ll be working with.
feel free to book a call today and let’s see if we’re a good fit

check out the details here:
weissguitar.com/1on1/

1 day ago | [YT] | 3

Daniel Weiss

For me, 25 minutes of focused guitar practice beats 3 hours of aimless noodling or stacking up endless exercises. That only keeps you stuck on the same plateau or skimming the surface. Pick one challenge that’s tough but doable, and dig into it until it becomes relatively second nature.

1 day ago | [YT] | 19

Daniel Weiss

🎸 Most guitarists can’t actually see the fretboard.
Here’s the framework that changes everything.

Thousands of players I’ve worked with all had the same problem: scattered theory, no structure.
So I built the Fretboard Mastery Pyramid—the map that turns chaos into fluency.

🔺 Foundations
Triads, arpeggios, voice leading. The DNA of clarity.
(It feels like moving from random words to full sentences.)

🔺 Core Elements
Scales + diatonic awareness. Finally connect the fretboard in every direction.

🔺 Jazz Essentials
Voicings + 7ths. This is when your comping and improv sound pro.

🔺 Melodic Minor
The modern secret weapon. Colors that make people stop and ask, “How did you do that?”

🔺 Diminished
Tension and release. The edge that keeps your solos alive.

🔺 Standards • Language • Bebop
Real tunes and transcriptions. Your lines stop sounding “practiced” and start sounding like music.

🔺 Find Your Voice
The summit. Through transcription, limits, and energy analysis, you don’t just play—you sound like you.

Want me to guide you step by step?
Check it out here 👉 weissguitar.com/join-today-ultimate/

Want me to personally mentor you? 👉 weissguitar.com/1on1/

1 week ago | [YT] | 27

Daniel Weiss

Hey 👋

Most of us guitarists started the same way:
More riffs. More speed. Another pentatonic lick.
I did too.

And that’s fine... until you realize you’re stuck.

Now what?

The truth is: great players don’t just know patterns.
They see harmony. They hear melody. Everywhere.
So they can create on the spot - like musicians.

My turning point?
I stopped collecting riffs… and started thinking like a piano player.

👉 In this video 🎥
https://youtu.be/EowT7sbyYWY?si=efUzq...
I’ll show you how to take one chord and map it across the entire fretboard - so everything finally clicks.

Once you see it this way, you won’t go back.

Got questions?
Curious about group coaching - or ready to go deep with my mentorship program this year?
Send me a message at weissguitar.com/1on1/ Happy to talk through what’s best for you.

1 month ago | [YT] | 4

Daniel Weiss

Hey, I’m taking on 5 dedicated guitar players for one-on-one mentorship
to go through a complete transformation in their playing.

This is an exclusive private mentorship, where we’ll dive deep into:

✔ 1-on-1 Zoom sessions with me
✔ Lifetime access to my entire library of recorded lessons & PDFs, customized to your goals
✔ A fully personalized practice plan tailored to what you need most
✔ Direct feedback & accountability to keep you on track
✔ Breaking through plateaus and making real, measurable progress one milestone at a time.

If you’re ready for real, structured progress,
fully personalized coaching, and high accountability,

’ll be taking calls over the next few days to decide who I’ll be working with.
feel free to book a call today and let’s see if we’re a good fit

check out the details here:
weissguitar.com/1on1/

2 months ago | [YT] | 13

Daniel Weiss

Walks, sunshine, movement, real food—
this is part of your musical development.
Your body and nervous system are your instrument.
You’re not just training your fingers—
you’re tuning your whole being to show up fully in the music.

Today I took a walk in the sun.
I hit the gym.
I ate real food.
Then I sat down to practice—
and my brain felt fresh, like it was plugged into something higher.

The ideas flowed. My hands were relaxed.
Everything I’d been working on started showing up—
effortlessly, almost subconsciously.
That’s not a coincidence.
When your body is relaxed, your technique improves.
When your breath is deep and full, you absorb more.

You learn more.
You *feel* more.
But when the nervous system is fried,
when the breath is shallow,
even the most disciplined practice can feel like a struggle.
It’s not weakness to take a break.
It’s wisdom.

Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do
is step away, take care of your body, and return with a clear mind.

The practice doesn’t start when you pick up the guitar—
it starts the moment you start caring for the vessel that plays it.

Stay inspired, my friend.
Daniel
WeissGuitar.Com

5 months ago | [YT] | 72

Daniel Weiss

mm.. what video should I make today

5 months ago | [YT] | 8

Daniel Weiss

Ingredients:

1 triad (any chord will do)

A pinch of rhythmic spice

A generous scoop of intention

2 slices of enclosure (above & below)

A leap of faith (intervallic motion)

Optional: tension notes

Method:

Start simple. Play your triad. Hear it. Feel it. Own it.

Enclose the magic — surround one of the chord tones with half-step movement, like a melodic hug.

Leap to surprise — skip expected notes and reach for a fifth, sixth, or tension to open a new door.

Spice it up with rhythm. Swing it. Syncopate it. Let your phrase breathe like a jazz poet.

Translate the phrase — now move the same concept to another chord. Don’t copy. Translate.

Superimpose — raise the fifth, add a flat nine. Feel the stretch. Let tension guide you home.

Taste your creation. If it sings, you're cooking. If it stumbles, adjust the seasoning.

🎶 “You’re not learning licks. You’re discovering a language.”

Repeat daily. Serve over any chord progression.
Best enjoyed with curiosity, courage, and a dash of groove.

and Have a great, inspiring day!
Daniel

5 months ago | [YT] | 6

Daniel Weiss

🎸 The Chord Vision Recipe: From Random Frets to Full Clarity 👨‍🍳 Method:

🔍 Ask the question: “What is this chord made of?”

✍️ Spell it out — say the notes out loud: G, B, D.

🎸 Find them across one string, then across all six.

🎯 Add context — label each as Root (1), Third (3), Fifth (5).

🪞 Pair adjacent strings to build double stops.

🧱 Stack a third note to form full triads across string groups.

🔁 Cycle through inversions — root, first, second.

🪜 Create arpeggios from the same shapes, add an octave for depth.

🔄 Introduce a second chord — C major, for example — and repeat.
🔗 Connect them with the least movement possible (voice leading).

🎶 “When you see the fretboard, you free the music inside you.”

Play slow. Breathe. Say the notes. Build awareness.
Repeat this with every chord you know. Then… try new ones.

🌠 Ready to take this way deeper?
Click Here To Explore the full system
weissguitar.com/courses/

🎯 Have a focused, inspiring day!
— Daniel

5 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 9

Daniel Weiss

A reflection from a recent session with a student:
He told me he felt stuck.
Like after all these years of playing, he should be further.
Like others were evolving… and he was circling the same ground.

And I understood. I’ve felt that too.
But here’s what I’ve come to realize—after 25 years of playing, and nearly two decades of teaching:

We’re never behind…
We’re always on the journey of becoming.

And the more I teach, the more I see it clearly—
We’re not climbing toward some final destination.
We’re participants in something much bigger than ourselves.

Music isn’t a checklist.
It’s not a race.
It’s a living force, like the trees, like the wind, like the sea.

And when we try to control it too much…
We lose the magic.

But when we learn how to listen,
When we slow down enough to recognize we’re not meant to conquer the music—
We’re meant to serve it—
That’s when everything starts to shift.

There’s a rhythm to this kind of growth.
One you only start to feel once you’re walking with intention.
Not rushing. Not guessing.
But moving with trust, direction, and presence.

The players who grow the most aren’t always the fastest.
They’re the ones who begin to understand:
This is sacred work.
Music is a gift. A teacher. A mirror.

And once you start seeing it that way…
You stop asking “Am I behind?”
And you start asking,
“How deeply can I show up today?”

That’s the path I’m walking with my students.
Not chasing an imaginary finish line—
But tuning into the truth of what this journey is really about.
Every step more grounded. More connected. More you.

If you’re feeling stuck, maybe it’s not a block.
Maybe it’s an invitation.
To listen again.
To reconnect.
To remember why you started.

And if you’re ready—
The path is here.

—Daniel
weissguitar.com/

5 months ago | [YT] | 54