This course is designed for the early rock guitarist with a few weeks or months of practice under his/her belt. The Major and Minor Scales are introduced and explained. Left hand techniques like vibrato, hammer-ons, and pull-offs are demonstrated clearly. Drills for stretching and speed are included. Resident rockmeister Marc Seal also teaches the difficult subject of bar chords in a way that minimizes the pain and struggle and maximizes the students use of practice time. Fun tricks from favorite artists are shared and Marc also begins and introduction to the use of Effects in Rock Guitar. This course is guaranteed to set the beginning guitarist well on the way to mastering rock technique.
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| Chapter 1: Introduction / Hints / Warm-Ups |
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Lesson 1: Welcome to Rock Level B |
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Lesson 2: How to Learn from Clips |
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Lesson 3: Warm Up Right Every Time |
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Lesson 4: Warmup Properly Every Time You Play |
| Chapter 2: Reviewing the Notes on the Neck |
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Lesson 1: How to Find Every Note on the Neck |
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Lesson 2: More on How to Find Every Note on the Guitar |
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Lesson 3: Final: Every Note on the Neck |
| Chapter 3: Intro to Scales |
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Lesson 1: What are Scales |
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Lesson 2: Intro to the Major Scale |
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Lesson 3: Intro to the Minor Scale |
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Lesson 4: Major / Minor Scale Differences |
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Lesson 5: Each Major Scale is Minor Too |
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Lesson 6: Marc Demos the Scales |
| Chapter 4: Left-Hand Techniques |
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Lesson 1: Pull-offs and Hammer-ons |
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Lesson 2: Intro to Bending Strings |
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Lesson 3: Intro to Sliding Notes |
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Lesson 4: How to Add String Vibrato |
| Chapter 5: Intro to Bar Chords |
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Lesson 1: Intro to Rock Bar Chords |
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Lesson 2: First Six String Bar Chords |
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Lesson 3: More Six String Bar Chords |
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Lesson 4: Bar Chords with 5th String Roots |
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Lesson 5: Halfway Through Level B Rock |
| Chapter 6: Effects - Clean Sound & Distortion |
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Lesson 1: How to Get a Great Clean Sound |
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Lesson 2: More on a Great Clean Sound |
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Lesson 3: Intro to the Distortion Effects |
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Lesson 4: Famous Gear: Boss OD1 Pedal |
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Lesson 5: The Boss Distortion 1 Pedal |
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Lesson 6: Hendrix the Distortion King |
| Chapter 7: Major Scale Patterns and Positions |
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Lesson 1: Five Patterns for Major Scales |
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Lesson 2: The Second Major Scale Pattern |
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Lesson 3: The Third Major Scale Pattern |
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Lesson 4: The Fourth Major Scale Pattern |
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Lesson 5: The Fifth Major Scale Pattern |
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Lesson 6: Learn to Move Between Scale Patterns |
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Lesson 7: Examples of All Five Scale Patterns |
| Chapter 8: Preview and Farewell |
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Lesson 1: Check Out Level C Rock |
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Lesson 2: Adios to Level B Rock |
| Chapter 9: Extra |
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Lesson 1: Use Chord Diagrams to Play |
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Lesson 2: Learn Guitar Tab - Review |
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Lesson 3: Learn Basic Music Reading - Review |