Rock Guitar Lessons: Teach Yourself to Play

2h 9mBeginner2016-08-25

Authors

Nathaniel Gonud

VP of Production and Senior Acquisitions Editor at Alfred Music

L.C. Harnsberger

Composer, Author, Arranger

Ron Manus

Co-owner of Alfred Music and Daisy Rock Girl Guitars

Jared Meeker

Guitarist, Composer, Producer, Educator, and Author

Course details

Rock Guitar: Teach Yourself to Play provides a completely new approach to learning guitar, for students who want to play in the rock style. By starting on the 6th string, you are immediately able to play riffs and licks—the kind of progress that inspires you to continue learning. The videos feature clear well-paced instruction along with close-up examples of fingering and strumming. Find out how to hold your guitar, read music and tablature, play simple and advanced chords, and play different strings and notes together. Instructor and guitar virtuoso Jared Meeker also demos some popular rock and blues licks and tricks, and introduces the E minor and A minor pentatonic scales—5-note scales that are critical to playing rock guitar. Learning guitar has never been easier or more fun. This course is a great choice for today's beginning guitar students.

Learning objectives
Acoustic vs. electric guitar
Choosing a guitar
Holding a guitar
Tuning a guitar
Reading music
Playing the sixth through first strings
Playing power chords
Understanding scales, chords, and notes
Strumming patterns
Moving up the neck of the guitar
Advanced chords and licks

Skills covered

Music LessonsAudio and MusicLimited Series

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome

1. Getting Started

02 - The parts of your guitar
03 - The acoustic guitar
04 - The electric guitar
05 - Which guitar is best for me
06 - How to hold your guitar
07 - The amp
08 - The right hand
09 - The left hand
10 - How to tune your guitar

2. Basics of Reading Guitar Music

11 - Getting acquainted with music
12 - Getting acquainted with tablature
13 - Left-hand finger numbers

3. The Sixth String and Counting Time

14 - The sixth string E
15 - Sound-off - How to count time

4. The Fifth String

16 - The fifth string A
17 - Repeat signs

5. The Fourth String

18 - The fourth string D
19 - Playing two notes together

6. The Third String and Power Chords

20 - The third string G
21 - The quarter rest
22 - Power chords

7. The Second String and the First String

23 - The second string B
24 - The first string E
25 - Review

8. Scales and Chords

26 - The major scale
27 - Six-string E minor (Em) chord
28 - Quarter-note slash
29 - Five-string A7 chord
30 - Introducing high A
31 - Ties
32 - Eighth notes

9. Advanced Chords

33 - Four-string D7 chord
34 - Six-string E chord
35 - Introducing the eighth-note slash
36 - Five-string A chord

10. Strumming Patterns and More Scales

37 - 11 classic rock strumming patterns
38 - Sharps, flats, and naturals
39 - Signs of silence

11. Playing Two Notes Together and Moving Up the Neck

40 - Playing two notes together - Blues patterns
41 - Move up the neck on the 6th string
42 - Moving up the neck on the 5th string
43 - Moving up the neck on the 4th string
44 - Moving up the neck on the 3rd string

12. Advanced Chords and Licks

45 - More on power chords
46 - Six-string G chord
47 - Chords in standard notation
48 - Rock and blues licks and tricks
49 - The bend

13. Pentatonic Scales

50 - The E minor pentatonic scale
51 - The A minor pentatonic scale
52 - Incomplete measures or pickup

Conclusion

53 - Conclusion and credits