Land of the Silver Birch - full track
Here is the melody for "Land of the Silver Birch", a traditional Canadian song. "Land of the Silver Birch" really works well as a rock song! This melod...
Technique 10
Basic Right Hand Muting
Muting is an essential rock guitar technique. When using distortion it becomes especially important to stop any unwanted bass strings from ringing on. This is done b...
Land of the Silver Birch - guitar only
Here is the melody for "Land of the Silver Birch", a traditional Canadian song. "Land of the Silver Birch" really works well as a rock song! This melo...
Basic Left Hand Muting - Ghost Notes
Left hand muting is an essential rock guitar technique. We press notes down with the left hand, but not fully. This creates a very cool, percussive soun...
Slides Exercise
Slides (also called glissando) are an essential rock guitar technique that will help our playing flow and help us to increase speed. We use the left hand to play a note with...
Alternate Picking
Alternate picking is the use of downstrokes and upstrokes in alternation when playing single notes. This essential rock guitar will allow us to play faster. Alternate pick...
Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs Exercise
This exercise combines hammer-ons and pull-offs. These are both essential rock guitar techniques.
Pull-Off Exercise 1
A pull-off is an essential rock guitar technique that will help our playing flow and help us to increase speed. We use the left hand to play a note without picking it wi...
Hammer-Ons Exercise 1
A hammer-on is a must-know rock guitar technique that will help our playing flow and help us to increase speed. We use the left hand to play a note without picking it ...
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...