Complete Rock Guitar Method
Beginning Rock Guitar
by Paul Howard
Electric Guitar - Sheet Music

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Guitar - Beginner

SKU: AP.39325

Beginning Rock Guitar. Composed by Paul Howard. This edition: 2nd. Guitar Method or Supplement; Method/Instruction. Complete Method. Rock. Book and Digital Download. 96 pages. Alfred Music #00-39325. Published by Alfred Music (AP.39325).

ISBN 9781739089276. UPC: 038081440385. English.

Beginning Rock Guitar is perfect for beginning guitarists as well as players who want to enhance their knowledge. Topics in this book and online media package include rock theory, left-hand techniques, power chords, rhythm guitar, and improvising with pentatonic scales. Also included are licks in the styles of such greats as Chuck Berry, Van Halen, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, and more. This revised edition features a new chapter on drop D tuning, new examples in the styles of the hottest guitar players on the scene, new audio recordings, and a brand new video demonstrating the examples in the book. The video teacher, Jared Meeker, is a rock guitar virtuoso with a relaxed and unique style that makes learning fun. Beginning Rock Guitar is the most thorough method available for beginning rock students.

  • CHAPTER 8 -- THE BLUES
  • The 12-Bar Blues
  • Open String Shuffle and Rhythm Riffs
  • Blues Scales
  • The Entire Blues Scale System
  • CHAPTER 9 -- THE MAJOR PENTATONIC SCALE
  • Relative Pentatonic Scales
  • The Five Major Pentatonic Fingerings
  • Sliding E Major Pentatonic
  • Major Pentatonic Connections
  • Major Pentatonic Licks
  • The Entire Major Pentatonic System
  • CHAPTER 10 -- DROP D TUNING
  • APPENDIX A---Suggested Songs for Practice
  • APPENDIX B---Guitarists to Hear
  • About the Author
  • INRTRODUCTION
  • CHAPTER 1 -- GETTING STARTED
  • The Guitar Fingerboard
  • Tuning
  • Music Notation
  • Reading TAB, Scale, and Chord Diagrams
  • Roman Numerals
  • Some Terms and Signs
  • Basic Technique
  • CHAPTER 2 -- ROCK THEORY
  • The Major Scale
  • Key Signatures
  • Cycle of 5ths
  • Numbering (Spelling)
  • CHAPTER 3 -- POWER CHORDS
  • Power Chord Examples
  • Pedal Tones and Palm Muting
  • Power Chord Riffs
  • CHAPTER 4 -- THE MINOR PENTATONIC SCALE
  • Improvisation
  • The Minor Pentatonic Formula
  • Using the Minor Pentatonic Scale
  • Minor Pentatonic Scale Fingering #1
  • Practicing the Minor Pentatonic Scale
  • CHAPTER 5 -- LEFT HAND TECHNIQUES
  • Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs
  • Slides
  • Vibrato
  • Bending
  • CHAPTER 6 -- CHORDS AND RHYTHM GUITAR
  • Triads
  • Basic Diatonic Harmony
  • Other Commonly Used Chords
  • Summary of the Basic Chord Group
  • Basic Chord Forms
  • Rhythm Guitar
  • Left-Hand Damping
  • Slash Chords
  • Movable Chords
  • Principal Chords (I, IV, and V) on the Fingerboard
  • Rhythm & Blues Patterns
  • CHAPTER 7 -- MORE MINOR PENTATONICS
  • Minor Pentatonic Scale Fingering #2
  • Minor Pentatonic Scale Fingering #3
  • Minor Pentatonic Scale Fingering #4
  • Minor Pentatonic Scale Fingering #5
  • Minor Pentatonic Connections
  • The Entire Minor Pentatonic System