A lot of guitarists don’t fully understand the logic of the fretboard.
I help them gain complete clarity of music theory on the guitar so they can express themselves more freely.
Start your journey of having more creative control over music today.
Introducing
Chords on Command
by Jared Borkowski
The ultimate and most practical way to learn guitar chord theory and map out the fretboard
Enrollment for Chords on Comand is currently closed
Enrollment opens again on September 15th, 2025.Â
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Theory is so often taught without an exciting goal, a clear end-point, or a specific skill you can walk away with feeling good about. Not this time.
No more Googling. No more guessing.
Chords on Command is a complete program for learning how to analyze or create any possible chord on the guitar, from scratch, anywhere on the fretboard.
It's theory with an exciting and practical purpose that anyone can learn.
Crack the code to chords. All of them.
Identify or create any chord
You'll be able to identify, or design from scratch, literally any chord, anywhere on the guitar, no matter how advanced or complicated
No more looking up chord shapes
You'll never have to look up how to play any chord ever again
Understand complex chord labels
You'll know all the proper naming and labeling conventions for all chords, simple or complicated
Be an asset to other musicians
If a friend or bandmate asks you what any chord is you'll know the answer or be able to figure it out quickly
About Chords on Command
Chords on Command is a comprehensive guide to how chords are made on the guitar. It's a proven, transformative, and hands-on system for gaining a complete understanding of chord structure. By combining foundational music theory and the logic of the fretboard you'll learn how to identify—or design from scratch—literally any chord, in multiple places all over the guitar, no matter how advanced or complicated.
Course Curriculum (CORE Package)
Welcome & Introduction
1 welcome video + e-book download
Module 1
Building Your Mental Guitar Map & Theory Foundation
6 video lessons + practice checklist
Module 2
Complete Chord Knowledge Study Guide
4 video lessons + chord spelling list & practice checklist
Module 3
Analyzing & Identifying ANY Chord Shape
5 video lessons + practice checklist
Module 4
Creating ANY Chord from Scratch
4 videos + practice checklist
Final Core Module
Closing remarks video + full slides download option
Chords on Command PLUS Package
Includes everything from the CORE package plus:
Beyond the Theory (a technique course)
Making sure your chord-theory knowledge actually sounds good
10 high quality video lessons designed to make you sound better
Here's what Bavan, a student in Beyond the Theory, said about the course:
"It's one of the best investments I have ever made in my life. It's not just any ordinary technical course, it lays the foundation for learning any skill."
Chords on Command PREMIUM Package
Includes everything from the CORE and PLUS packages as well as:
Learning to Listen (a harmonic ear training course)
How to identify chords by ear, listen deeply, and connect theory to sound
8 high quality video lessons designed to open up your ears + exercise checklist download
It would take dozens of sessions to learn this same information from me in private lessons.
At my standard rate of $100 per private lesson, that could add up to over $2500 to learn exactly what's in this course!Â
But for a 10th of that, you can sign up for the course and pay as little as $247.
THAT'S LESS THAN JUSTÂ THREE PRIVATE LESSONS!Â
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Select the version of Chords on Command that most aligns with your goals:
CORE
$247
The core curriculum
- Instant access
- Lifetime access
- Building your mental guitar map & theory foundation module
- Complete chord knowledge study guide module
- Analyzing & identifying any chord shape module
- Creating any chord from scratch module
- Printable supplementary e-book
- ADDITIONAL TECHNIQUE COURSE:Â Technique course on making sure your chord-theory knowledge actually sounds good on the guitar
- ADDITIONAL EAR TRAINING COURSE:Â Harmonic ear training course on how to practice identifying chords by ear & uncovering what you couldn't hear before (this is your long-term harmonic ear training road map)
PLUS
$347
+ technique bonus-course
- Instant access
- Lifetime access
- Building your mental guitar map & theory foundation module
- Complete chord knowledge study guide module
- Analyzing & identifying any chord shape module
- Creating any chord from scratch module
- Printable supplementary e-book
- ADDITIONAL TECHNIQUE COURSE: Technique course on making sure your chord-theory knowledge actually sounds good on the guitar
- ADDITIONAL EAR TRAINING COURSE: Harmonic ear training course on how to practice identifying chords by ear & uncovering what you couldn't hear before (this is your long-term harmonic ear training road map)
PREMIUM
$397
+ harmonic ear training bonus-course
- Instant access
- Lifetime access
- Building your mental guitar map & theory foundation module
- Complete chord knowledge study guide module
- Analyzing & identifying any chord shape module
- Creating any chord from scratch module
- Printable supplementary e-book
- ADDITIONAL TECHNIQUE COURSE: Technique course on making sure your chord-theory knowledge actually sounds good on the guitar
- ADDITIONAL EAR TRAINING COURSE: Harmonic ear training course on how to practice identifying chords by ear & uncovering what you couldn't hear before (this is your long-term harmonic ear training road map)
Chords on Command is currently closed
Chords on Command opens publicly for enrollment once a year in September.Â
2025 enrollment opens on Monday, September 15th
90 Day 100% Money Back Guarantee
30 day return policies are everywhere, and 60 day guarantee's are common as well, but you have a full 90 DAYS to try this course out and decide if it's right for you. That's how confident I am about the program.Â
That's right, signing up for Chords on Command is totally risk free!Â
I'm confident that this course will provide immense value for your guitar playing and musicianship. However, if you decide after enrolling that itâs not the right fit for you, for any reason, just contact me within the first 90 days after your purchase and I'll give you a full refund with no hassle whatsoever :)
Even if you decide that you want your money back simply because you don't like the sound of my voice, that's no problem! Just email me within 90 days (jared at soundguitarlessons.com) and I'll gladly return every penny.Â
Imagine the freedom of complete chord knowledge on the fretboard.
Abmaj7(#11)? No problem!
Want to play that C#min6/9 chord in another voicing or location? Simple, just follow the steps from this course.
Need to fill in some texture in a song arrangement using richer chord types, and then teach them to your band-mates in the studio? You got it.
Your colleagues will marvel as you sit on the jam-room couch and workout something unique and beautiful straight from your head without having to reference any websites or chord books—you'll just be using standard chord construction theory and the logic of the fretboard.
"Hmm, maybe I'll add a 13 to that last chord in the bridge and take the root out of the bottom" you might say as you conjure up multiple options for the same chord while listening to your artistic instinct for which one you like the best.
Hi! I'm Jared.
I'm a guitarist from Seattle who has been teaching and playing professionally for twenty years.
I've used the exact information that I teach in Chords on Command to play in countless professional situations including performing and recording with artists such as Macklemore, Stewart Copeland of The Police, Allen Stone, and Ben Smith of Heart.
I have a degree in Jazz Studies from the University of Washington School of Music where I also extensively studied classical guitar performance, music theory, and composition.
I post weekly lesson videos on my YouTube channel called Sound Guitar Lessons and I love playing jazz guitar, practicing classical guitar repertoire, and writing songs.
I've taught the theory skills from this course to hundreds of students over many years, slowly refining the most effective approach, making sure that the method works, and getting exciting results. It's now all distilled into this complete, step-by-step, self-paced, online course.
Hear what students are saying about
Chords on Command
"It's changed my world because in my prior world it was all a guessing game. . . Now I'm able to speak the language."
- John Applegate
"A no-brainer investment . . . It's different than gear . . . You're gonna have this with you the entire rest of your life no matter what guitar you pick up."
- Chris Haines
"It's an incredibly well thought out method . . . I've been playing these chords for however many years and never really understood them the way that I'm beginning to now."
- Dave Novacek
"The little tricks and tips have just totally revolutionized the way I'm seeing and looking at things and hearing things."
- Stuart Alexander
"I always had difficulties with more complex chords in my playing. . . If you also feel limited with your knowledge about guitar chords then Chords on Command will fix it and will give you maximum freedom with your chords and your playing."
- Wolfgang Kraus
Wolfgang Kraus
The approach of "Chords on Command" is completely different. You learn from scratch how intervals are put together to form chords, all over the fretboard.
Jared provides a clearly structured and logical plan of what and how to practice. You have to put in the work yourself, but there is no doubt about whether you will be able to do it. I even started playing jazz tunes and can sing better than before đ Thanks Jared, for these great courses!
Dan Harvey
While I know a reasonable knowledge of theory regarding chord construction, it has been difficult to try to memorize chord shapes and their applications. That's where Chords on Command has really helped me.
The preliminary lessons reinforced my existing knowledge of intervals. This portion of the program alone would have been well worth the price. For me, however, the highlight of the program were the 5 chord templates and learning how they are used. Simply knowing the structure of the templates and the intervals enables the player to construct chords "on the fly" with minimal effort.
Sean Wholey
Jared explains his lessons in a clear and logical way, making it easy to understand. No matter what your level of expertise is, his lessons will be beneficial to you. I can now more readily identify any chord that I may come across or, in turn, create beautiful chords of my own.
His techniques are like nobody else that I have found and it has really made a difference. I give Jared my highest recommendation.
Select the version of Chords on Command that most aligns with your goals:
CORE
$247
The core curriculum
- Lifetime access
- Instant access
- Building your mental guitar map & theory foundation module
- Complete chord knowledge study guide module
- Analyzing & identifying any chord shape module
- Creating any chord from scratch module
- Printable supplementary e-book
- ADDITIONAL TECHNIQUE COURSE: Technique course on making sure your chord-theory knowledge actually sounds good on the guitar
- ADDITIONAL EAR TRAINING COURSE: Harmonic ear training course on how to practice identifying chords by ear & uncovering what you couldn't hear before (this is your long-term harmonic ear training road map)
PLUS
$347
+ technique bonus-course
- Lifetime access
- Instant access
- Building your mental guitar map & theory foundation module
- Complete chord knowledge study guide module
- Analyzing & identifying any chord shape module
- Creating any chord from scratch module
- Printable supplementary e-book
- ADDITIONAL TECHNIQUE COURSE: Technique course on making sure your chord-theory knowledge actually sounds good on the guitar
- ADDITIONAL EAR TRAINING COURSE: Harmonic ear training course on how to practice identifying chords by ear & uncovering what you couldn't hear before (this is your long-term harmonic ear training road map)
PREMIUM
$397
+ harmonic ear training bonus-course
- Lifetime access
- Instant access
- Building your mental guitar map & theory foundation module
- Complete chord knowledge study guide module
- Analyzing & identifying any chord shape module
- Creating any chord from scratch module
- Printable supplementary e-book
- ADDITIONAL TECHNIQUE COURSE: Technique course on making sure your chord-theory knowledge actually sounds good on the guitar
- ADDITIONAL EAR TRAINING COURSE: Harmonic ear training course on how to practice identifying chords by ear & uncovering what you couldn't hear before (this is your long-term harmonic ear training road map)
Chords on Command is currently closed
Chords on Command opens publicly for enrollment once a year in September.Â
2025 enrollment opens on Monday, September 15th
90 Day 100% Money Back Guarantee
No questions. No hassle. When you join, you get to try it out with zero risk.Â
