Slides
This exercise will help you to develop your slides (also called glissando). Slides are an essential rock guitar technique that will help our playing flow and help us to increase spee...
Beginner 10
Improvisation Example
Using the A Blues Scale
Here is an example of A blues scale improvisation. See how to use the A blues scale to create your own solos. Notice that only notes from the ...
Rock 'n' Roll Riff - guitar only
Rock 'n' Roll riff - This is a classic, must-know rock guitar riff and has been used in many rock 'n' roll songs. It's an ideal riff to learn if you are a b...
Canoe Song melody - full track
Canoe Song melody - Here is the melody for "Canoe Song", a traditional Canadian song. "Canoe Song" really works well as a rock song! This melody only uses not...
Full G Chord - alternative fingering
This is a full open G chord (G major chord). We're using all six strings and three fingers of the left hand. It's a must-know open chord shape and has b...
Palm Muting Exercise 2
This exercise will help you develop a good palm muting technique on the lowest three strings. As well as open strings, we also use some fretted notes. We also use som...
A Power Chord 5th fret
This is an A power chord, also called an A5 chord. Learning this incredibly useful power chord shape will allow you to play power chords anywhere on the neck! It does...
Torn to Shreds III - full track
Blues Scale Melody - Here you'll learn an original melody based on the blues scale. Most of the notes used in this melody are found in the E blues scale at t...
Viva La Vida using D chord - full track
Viva La Vida Coldplay - This video shows a classic chord progression which has been has been used in many songs such as "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay. T...
Blues Changes - full track
Blues Chords - This video features a classic chord progression called Blues Changes. This progression can also be called 12 bar blues. It is the basis for many fa...