Ultimate Beginners Rock Guitar Part 3
Welcome to "Ultimate Beginners Rock Guitar Part 3" by Stuart Shields and Nick Jennison. This comprehensive guitar lesson series is designed to take your playing to the next level by focusing on essential techniques and classic rock songs. In this course, you will delve into technical warm-ups, learn iconic riffs, solos, and develop your improvisation skills. Each lesson includes detailed instruction and a performance by the tutor, providing you with a complete learning experience.
Technical Warm Up - Vibrato
Vibrato is an essential technique that adds expression and emotion to your playing. It involves oscillating the pitch of a note slightly to create a richer, fuller sound. Mastering vibrato will improve your tonal control and sustain, making your solos and melodies stand out.
Foo Fighters - Learn To Fly
Learn to play "Learn To Fly" by Foo Fighters, a modern rock classic. This lesson will teach you the main riff, chords, and the song's structure, helping you to develop your rhythm and timing skills.
Nirvana - Come As You Are
"Come As You Are" by Nirvana features a distinctive riff that utilises open strings and alternate tuning. This lesson will help you master open-string riffs and improve your picking accuracy.
Soloing - B Minor Pentatonic Scale
The B Minor Pentatonic Scale is a staple in rock and blues soloing. Learning this scale will expand your improvisational abilities and provide a foundation for creating your own solos.
Iron Maiden - Run To The Hills
"Run To The Hills" by Iron Maiden is known for its fast-paced, galloping rhythm. This lesson focuses on galloping rhythms and precision, enhancing your ability to play fast and intricate passages.
Technical Warm Up - One Finger Slides & D Minor Open Chord
Practicing one-finger slides and the D Minor Open Chord will improve your finger strength and sliding technique, essential for fluid transitions between notes and chords.
Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall
"Another Brick in the Wall" by Pink Floyd features a memorable solo and chord progression. This lesson will help you master arpeggiated chord progressions and soloing techniques.
Black Sabbath - War Pigs
"War Pigs" by Black Sabbath is a heavy rock anthem. This lesson will teach you power chords and palm-muting, crucial for playing heavy rock riffs.
Soloing - C Minor Pentatonic & Hammer On Lick
The C Minor Pentatonic Scale combined with hammer-ons will enhance your soloing technique, allowing for smoother and faster note transitions.
Journey - Don't Stop Believing
"Don't Stop Believing" by Journey is a timeless rock classic. Learning this song will improve your understanding of chord progressions and melodic playing.
Technical Warm Up - String Bends & Slides
Mastering string bends and slides is vital for expressive playing. This warm-up will strengthen your fingers and improve your bending accuracy.
Rush - Spirit of Radio
"Spirit of Radio" by Rush features complex rhythms and arpeggios. This lesson will help you master syncopated rhythms and arpeggios, enhancing your overall technical proficiency.
Guns N Roses - November Rain
"November Rain" by Guns N Roses includes beautiful melodies and solos. Learning this song will improve your ability to play expressive, melodic solos.
Improvisation - Soloing in D Minor & Using Pull Offs
Improvisation in D Minor combined with pull-offs will enhance your ability to create fluid and dynamic solos on the spot.
Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me
"Pour Some Sugar On Me" by Def Leppard is a high-energy rock anthem. This lesson focuses on power chords and rhythmic playing, essential for rock guitarists.
Final Technical Workout - Double Stop Bends & Unison Bends
The double stop bends and unison bends are advanced techniques that add a unique flavour to your solos. This workout will develop your bending accuracy and strength.
Green Day - Basket Case
"Basket Case" by Green Day is a punk rock classic. Learning this song will improve your power chord playing and fast strumming techniques.
Eagles - Hotel California
"Hotel California" by Eagles features intricate solos and harmonies. This lesson will help you master dual guitar harmonies and melodic playing.
Improvisation - Soloing in E Minor - Putting All Your Techniques Into Practice
Soloing in E Minor will allow you to combine all the techniques you've learned, creating cohesive and expressive solos.
Metallica - Enter Sandman
"Enter Sandman" by Metallica is a heavy metal classic. This lesson will teach you palm muting and power chords, essential for metal guitar playing.
Why Performance Context is Useful
Seeing the techniques performed in a real musical context helps you understand how they are applied in actual songs. It bridges the gap between practice and performance, making it easier to incorporate these techniques into your own playing.
