See the modes on the fretboard like the white keys on a piano.
A visual method that turns the whole guitar neck into five shapes you actually remember. For guitar and bass.
On a piano, C major is obvious. On a guitar, every position looks the same.
So most players memorize seven disconnected pattern boxes and still get lost between them. The notes are all right there. Nothing on the neck tells you where they live.
One map. Five memorable shapes. Seven modes for free.
This method paints the “white keys” onto the fretboard. Learn five little pictographs and you have the whole neck: every natural note, every mode, from the open strings to the twelfth fret.
Meet the five Hieroglyphs.
The Key, the Inca, the Cactus, the Cobra, and the Sombrero. Five shapes that look like things, so they stick. Once you can see them, you can find any mode, any triad, anywhere on the neck without hunting.
The whole neck, as one map.
Every natural note from the open strings to the twelfth fret, grouped so you always know where you are.
What’s inside
Thirds & Glyphs
The small shapes that repeat all over the neck.
The Major & Minor Stacks
How the modes group together so you always know where you are.
The five Hieroglyphs
The whole fretboard as one memorable map.
50 pages, fully illustrated. Works for guitar and bass. Standard tuning.
See it, or read it in full.
Both books teach the same system, just presented differently. The Visual Method shows the whole neck through diagrams and shapes. The Complete Written Method is the full system in Bill’s own words, and goes further, with sections on the harmonic connections: triads, chords, and how the intervals pair up across the fretboard. Get one, or save with both.
Pick your edition
One-time purchase. Instant PDF, yours to keep, readable on any device.
The Visual Method
Launch pricing for early buyers.
- •50-page fully illustrated PDF
- •The five Hieroglyphs and the complete map
Visual + Written
- •The full Visual Method (50 pages)
- •The Complete Written Method (95 pages)
- •See it and read it in full. Save $9.
The Written Method
- •95-page written method PDF
- •The whole system, including the deeper extras
- •For depth readers and teachers
Every edition works for guitar and bass. Want the complete method with all the extras? The Written Method includes everything, including the deeper sections that go beyond the visual book. Made by a working guitar teacher. Registered work, © 2016 Bill Piazzetta.
Bill Piazzetta
I’m Bill Piazzetta, a systems analyst and a guitar teacher of over 25 years. I spent those years plotting the fretboard on graph paper (and napkins) until the shapes finally clicked. The Modal Glyphs System is the result: my registered method (Biblioteca Nacional, Brazil), rebuilt as a visual, graphic-first book. I hope it helps you see the neck in a whole new way.
Questions
Is this for beginners?
You’ll get the most out of it if you know a few basic scale shapes, but it’s built to be visual and beginner-friendly. No theory degree required.
Guitar only, or bass too?
Both. The shapes are the same; bassists just use the lowest four strings.
What tuning?
Standard tuning.
What format?
A PDF you download instantly and keep. Read it on phone, tablet, or computer.
Refunds?
If it’s not for you, email modalglyphs@gmail.com within 14 days for a refund.
Email Bill directly at modalglyphs@gmail.com. Use it for pre-purchase questions, bundle help, delivery issues, or refunds.