Course: Rock Level 2 v1 (discontinued)

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	1: The Major Scale	0%	Douglas Showalter		begin
1: The Major Scale The Major Scale is the foundation for nearly all of what we know as Western Harmony. It's construction allows us to understand how nearly all rock music goes together, and our understanding of it's workings is an essential part of everyone's musical education. The construction of the major scale follows the same formula every time. Focusing on it's use in a rock guitar context, we are going to look at a few different ways to play this scale. We are than going to take each of these different approaches and play them in the styles of some rock guitarists that you already know. Our understanding of how to play this scale in these different ways sets a strong foundation for us to expand on this never ending concept. Make sure before practicing any of these examples that you refresh your knowledge of the notes on the guitar neck, as this is crucial to moving through this chapter effectively. Instructor: Douglas Showalter My Progress 0% viewed
	2: The Major Pentatonic Scale	0%	Douglas Showalter		Upgrade
2: The Major Pentatonic Scale While the notes in a major scale sound great when played in a specific way, there are certain notes that have to be carefully placed to work within the harmony. The Major Pentatonic Scale works to remedy this situation by eliminating two of the notes from the major, enabling every note to sound harmonically "in the right place." While stylistically this may or may not sound particularly innovative, the fact remains that these 5 notes sit almost perfectly inside their major key and create a foundation to work from when exploring rock soloing. "Penta" meaning five, and "tonic," meaning note; come together to name this scale. Here is a breakdown of the scale stemming from our previous graph. Instructor: Douglas Showalter My Progress 0% viewed
	3: Minor Diatonic Scale	0%	Andrew Szucs		Upgrade
3: Minor Diatonic Scale An in-depth look at the natural minor diatonic scale. Instructor: Andrew Szucs My Progress 0% viewed
	4: Minor Pentatonic Scale	0%	Andrew Szucs		Upgrade
4: Minor Pentatonic Scale By way of examples and techniques, this tutorial gives students both traditional and new approaches to the minor pentatonic scale. Instructor: Andrew Szucs My Progress 0% viewed
	5: The Blues Scale	0%	Joe Delia		Upgrade
5: The Blues Scale In this tutorial, Joe Delia will examine the blues scale in a rock context. Joe will look at the blues scale on one string, then in open position, and some diagonal patterns. Joe will also look at major 3rd slurs and sliding the blues note, and finally put all of these together. Instructor: Joe Delia My Progress 0% viewed

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	1: Bending & Vibrato	0%	Joe Delia		Upgrade
1: Bending & Vibrato In these rock soloing technique lessons, we'll be teaching you some essential bends and vibrato technique that will aid you in your lead playing. You'll be learning four types of bends here: up and down bends, pre-bends, bend and choke, and bending one string but not the other. Next we'll show you some vibrato technique, then put all of it together. Instructor: Joe Delia My Progress 0% viewed
	2: Hammer-Ons & Pull-Offs	0%	Joel Van Dijk		Upgrade
2: Hammer-Ons & Pull-Offs If you're looking to be more expressive and dynamic in your lead playing, then learning about hammer-ons and pull-offs is a great technique to get under your fingers. The basic concept is fairly simple: a hammer-on is hammering your finger onto the fret without picking it, creating a tone. The pull-off is the equal and opposite. We'll work on building finger strength, using the pentatonic and dorian scale, playing legato, using open strings, and how to "pull-hammer-slide". Instructor: Joel Van Dijk My Progress 0% viewed
	3: Major Scale Intervals	0%	Douglas Showalter		Upgrade
3: Major Scale Intervals As just an added bonus to our already strong Lead Guitar Elements section, we are going to conclude this tutorial by looking at the use of intervals in the major and minor scales. We have taken an in depth look at many different ways to explore each of these scales. An important factor to realize is that within each scale resides a series of intervals that can be played together within a rock guitar solo. Each interval has a completely different sound and while some may sound harmonic and pleasing, others may resonate at odd frequencies and sound dissonant. Our focus in this chapter are the more melodic intervals in the major scale; those being thirds, fourths, fifths, and sixths. Our goal today is to give an introduction to the sound of these intervals and give you some unique examples in the styles of artists you know to get you started with this concept. We are going to demonstrate how to play the intervals in each example using scale patterns we learned in previous chapters. Instructor: Douglas Showalter My Progress 0% viewed
	4: Minor Scale Intervals	0%	Andrew Szucs		Upgrade
4: Minor Scale Intervals Examples of different natural minor scales and the intervals that occur within them, with backing tracks. Instructor: Andrew Szucs My Progress 0% viewed
	5: Finger Exercises	0%	Joel Van Dijk		Upgrade
5: Finger Exercises A series of 7 lessons showing different finger exercises. Instructor: Joel Van Dijk My Progress 0% viewed
	6: Finger and Picking Technique Exercises	0%	Andy Gurley		Upgrade
6: Finger and Picking Technique Exercises These exercises are designed to build dexterity for lead playing. Instructor: Andy Gurley My Progress 0% viewed
	7: Elements of Better Rock Musicianship	0%	Andy Gurley		Upgrade
7: Elements of Better Rock Musicianship Non-playing lessons on important components of guitar playing that help you grow as a musician. Instructor: Andy Gurley My Progress 0% viewed

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	1: Major Triads & Inversions	0%	Douglas Showalter		Upgrade
1: Major Triads & Inversions In this section of Rock Guitar Level 2, we will focus on the concept of Major Triads and their inversions. A triad is a chord using 3 notes to create one overall sound. In many of the major chords you have previously learned from Guitar Tricks, their already exists triads in your musical vocabulary. Each chord we reference will have three major triads, and each of these triads is called an inversion. While each example in the lessons will have different shapes, each of them still remains the same chord. We will use the triads you already know, demonstrating their inversions from a D major chord, an A major chord, and an E major chord. We will take each lesson using string groups of three, and will follow each explanation with an example of those triads use in the rock guitar world. Instructor: Douglas Showalter My Progress 0% viewed
	2: Minor Triads & Inversions	0%	Douglas Showalter		Upgrade
2: Minor Triads & Inversions We are going to shift our attention to the concept of minor chords and their inversions. Again, a triad is a chord using 3 notes to create one overall sound. Now matter what the shape, these chords all include the same notes and will create the same quality of sound. Shifting from major to minor, the only difference between minor triads and the major triads we learned in Chapter 1 is the lowering of one note, a half step (or one fret down the neck of the guitar.) We will again use triads you are already playing in the chords D minor, A minor, and E minor, also using the string grouping concept. Following each demonstration will be more examples of triads used in a rock guitar style. Instructor: Douglas Showalter My Progress 0% viewed
	3: Chord Embellishment	0%	Douglas Showalter		Upgrade
3: Chord Embellishment In rock rhythm guitar, simple chords can often be played with slight variation to create what is called chord embellishment. The idea behind chord embellishment is taking any chord in your vocabulary and adding a slight variation to one or two of the notes you are playing to create a strong rhythm. With this idea, you also develop a strong melody on top of the chords you are playing. This technique is used by everyone from Chuck Berry to Led Zeppelin to Stone Temple Pilots to The Killers and just about any contributor to the rock guitar world. The following examples showcase ideas and concepts that introduce you to this idea. Each example touches on a different style and era of rock guitar, allowing you to see how simple chords can develop strong movement with just a small amount of variation. Instructor: Douglas Showalter My Progress 0% viewed
	4: Chord Alternatives	0%	Douglas Showalter		Upgrade
4: Chord Alternatives In the world of rock rhythm guitar, there exists a wide variety of alternatives to your every day major and minor chords. While these chords certainly serve their purpose, it is essential to also seek out the wide array of chord alternatives available to rock guitarists. Putting variation on barre chords, power chords, and open string chords; the examples below will introduce you to this never ending world of exploration on your instrument. We will also look at how adding distortion to your already existing bar chords can also bring these shapes to new heights. Seeking sounds from Lenny Kravitz, The Police, System of a Down and more, this chapter will broaden your expectations of what your already existing chords can become. Instructor: Douglas Showalter My Progress 0% viewed
	5: Rhythm, Time, and Feel	0%	Douglas Showalter		Upgrade
5: Rhythm, Time, and Feel In our final installment of Rock Guitar Level 2: Chords and Rhythm, we are going to look at the idea of Rhythm, Time and Feel. Rhythm is the basic foundation for the all music we know and love. It is what all instruments unite within to work together to produce musical ideas. We have the ability to count rhythm by applying the concept of time signatures. This firms our foundation by allowing us to have a set repetition of numbers to play our music within. And lastly, how we go about playing such rhythms in their respected time signatures is dictated by the feel we are going for. The feel is the overall feeling we put into our rhythm guitar parts, applying either a straight, shuffle, or swing feel. These three feels cover the majority of rock music that we have grown to know and love. In our lessons today, we are going to look at a few different time signatures and how to count them, along with examining different feels we can apply to our rock rhythm guitar. It is essential to play all of these examples with your metronome, whether that be the one provided by Guitar Tricks or your own personal one. Instructor: Douglas Showalter My Progress 0% viewed

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	1: Playing Rhythm Like The Masters: Classic Rock	0%	Anders Mouridsen		Upgrade
1: Playing Rhythm Like The Masters: Classic Rock An introduction to the rhythm styles of classic rock guitarists such as Keith Richards, Mark Knopfler, and more. Instructor: Anders Mouridsen My Progress 0% viewed
	2: Playing Rhythm Like The Masters: Metal	0%	Andrew Szucs		Upgrade
2: Playing Rhythm Like The Masters: Metal A look at the rhythm stylings of three metal masters. Instructor: Andrew Szucs My Progress 0% viewed