Key Features at Grade 4 Wide Stretches Double Stop Fills String Bends Major and Natural Minor. Major and Minor Pentatonic scales. Blues Scales in two fingering positions Major Minor and Dominant 7th Arpeggios and chords Playback skills Rockschool builds upon its 21 years of unrivalled experience in rock and pop examination by bringing you the 2012-2018 Syllabus. For this latest Syllabus Rockschool have employed some of the most sought after professional musicians to ensure that their tunes are the most authentic on offer. Guitar Syllabus features Plot your stylistic specialism - follow your preferred style up through the grades Introduction to tone - authentic toneand amp setting suggestions for each track TAB and Standard Notation 6 Performance pieces 6 varying styles Fact files - band and artist background information with recommended further listening Walkthroughs -  Hints and Tips on the tricky sections of the songs CD with full mixes & backing tracks Free Choice Element – You can select  2 free choice pieces in your exam All Rockschool grades are fully accredited throughout the UK by the qualifications regulators of England (OfQual) Wales (DCELLS) Northern Ireland (CCEA) AND Scotland (SQA Accreditation).

Key Features at Grade 3 Open string pedal tones bends pre bends cross picking Major and Natural Minor scales. Major and Minor Pentatonic scales. Blues Scales Major and Minor Arpeggios barre chords Playback skills Rockschool builds upon its 21 years of unrivalled experience in rock and pop examination by bringing you the 2012-2018 Syllabus. For this latest Syllabus Rockschool have employed some of the most sought after professional musicians to ensure that their tunes are the most authentic on offer. Guitar Syllabus features Plot your stylistic specialism -follow your preferred style up through the grades Introduction to tone - authentic tone and amp setting suggestions for each track TAB and Standard Notation 6 Performance pieces 6 varying styles Fact files - band and artist background information with recommended further listening Walkthroughs -  Hints and Tips on the tricky sections of the songs Downloads with full mixes and backing tracks Free Choice Element ? You can select  2 free choice pieces in your exam All Rockschool grades are fully accredited throughout the UK by the qualifications regulators of England (OfQual) Wales (DCELLS) Northern Ireland (CCEA) AND Scotland (SQA Accreditation).

Gig Savers Complete Edition-Corey Christiansen: Rock Guitar Essentials combines the author's five previous pocket-sized editions. This comprehensive Gig Savers book contains everything the beginning guitarist needs to master the rockstyle. Part 1 of this guide gives aspiring rock guitarists a working knowledge of the most basic scales commonly used to improvise rock solos and write rock melodies. A discussion on how each scale can be used over a set ofchords is provided to help guitarists use these scales when performing. Charts provide the names of the notes on the fretboard and a section on sequencing scales makes it possible for guitarists to easily master rock scales.Part 2 teaches the rock guitarist how to play any barre chord providing insight on how to play them with ease and agility. Moveable chord shapes and practice etudes are especially useful for beginners. Part 3 presentscomprehensive warm-up and technical exercises. Studies begin at the most basic level and progress in difficulty. This chapter gives guitarists the information needed to continue constructing their own technical exercises.Part 4 presents accompaniment patterns for a wide variety of pop styles such as folk rock/blues country/bluegrass jazz and some Latin styles including bossa nova and samba. Basic fingerstyle accompaniment patterns aretaught in a simple manner presented with rhythmic notation and string numbers. This chapter pays special attention to the blues covering alternate changes and substitutions in a method that provides easy transposition.

Easy Folk Songs. This original collection presents more than 20 popular folk songs that have been specially arranged for beginning guitarists. The timeless melodies are supplemented with a helpful tutorial on guitar basics that offers tips on identifying the strings, tuning, and basic chord patterns and strums. These arrangements of Skip to My Lou, He's Got the Whole World in His Hands, Oh! Susanna, Down in the Valley, Barbara Allen, and other tunes include advice for following the time signatures, strumming patterns, and other suggestions. Best of all, each song features a free MP3 download for students to listen to and play along with. The recordings will familiarize beginning guitarists with the pieces' melodies and tempos, and provide practical guidance for playing these beloved folk songs.