Acoustic fundamentals for electric guitar

Is it just me that finds the fundamentals a little difficult to follow? I am learning on electric but all the lessons are acoustic and often play bass notes that confuse the life out of me on electric. Why is there no fundamentals course on electric?

Likewise all the beginner songs are acoustic.

I am trying to work my way through the Rock school grade 1 which does not work well with these beginner lessons.

Am I missing something here?

When I started out on guitar the only difference I found between acoustic and electric was that electric was easier to play. Ultimately, in pursuing Rock you'll run into embellishments and sounds that are more common to that genre and electric guitars but, IMO, the Fundamentals lessons apply to both acoustic and electric. I believe that at the the beginner level, guitar is guitar.

Tell me/us about "Rock school grade 1."

Hey & welcome to GT! The fundamentals of guitar & music are exactly the same on acoustic and electric guitars. Same notes, chords, scales, progressions.

Originally Posted by: brownster74[p]Why is there no fundamentals course on electric?

Having said that, if you really want fundamentals on electric, then right this way, sir!

https://www.guitartricks.com/course.php?input=guitarfundamentals1v1(discontinued)

https://www.guitartricks.com/course.php?input=fundamentals2(discontinued)

Hope that helps! Have fun! Practice guitar! :)

Originally Posted by: john of MT

When I started out on guitar the only difference I found between acoustic and electric was that electric was easier to play. Ultimately, in pursuing Rock you'll run into embellishments and sounds that are more common to that genre and electric guitars but, IMO, the Fundamentals lessons apply to both acoustic and electric. I believe that at the the beginner level, guitar is guitar.

Tell me/us about "Rock school grade 1."

I definitely find electric easier!Rock school is a graded course in the UK.

You can sit an 'exam' for each grade.. It is based on electric guitar style and features 6 specifically written music pieces for that level. You have to perform 3 pieces and run through scales/questions etc. Have now just about cracked 3 pieces of music but need to quicken my chord changes to master the others. That is purely book/CD based though so wanted a video based alternative that I could use to improve.

Originally Posted by: ChristopherSchlegel

Hey & welcome to GT! The fundamentals of guitar & music are exactly the same on acoustic and electric guitars. Same notes, chords, scales, progressions.

Originally Posted by: brownster74[p]Why is there no fundamentals course on electric?

Having said that, if you really want fundamentals on electric, then right this way, sir!

https://www.guitartricks.com/course.php?input=guitarfundamentals1v1(discontinued)

https://www.guitartricks.com/course.php?input=fundamentals2(discontinued)

Hope that helps! Have fun! Practice guitar! :)

That's just the ticket! Many thanks.