Learn Rock Guitar

You want to play an expressive 80s rock ballad and style of Joe Satriani, John Petrucci, Gary Moore or others this is the tutorial which might solve your questions. This tutorial I show you how you figure out which are the long notes you want to Target in your soloing and how to express them and how to move from one to the other to create a really great melody line. When it comes to slow rock ballads low notes are the really important part of the soloing and the melody creation. If you cannot match the long notes and the target notes the rest will not sounds really cool the runs So before you start your guitar solo you need to analyze the chords of a song and then pr…

Here you can learn a really easy blues rock riff played with a drop D tuning. The dropped D tuning has the big advantage of being very easy to play and to have a really powerful punch when it comes to blues rock riffs. Beside the riff which works with the chords D5 / Cadd9 / G5 I show you 3 very easy but very powerful licks which work great on any powerful blues rock situation. Below you find the chapters of this fine blues rock guitar tutorial. 0:00 Introduction 2:01 Riff 6:15 Licks blues rock finest.pdf blues rock finest.gp blues rock finest.mp3

The Jimi Hendrix chord was the E7#9 chord.Even Hendrix did not Invent this chord it was always related to him because he used very often. In this tutorial I am showing you a very cool rock riff using this chord but with a drop d tuning. With a drop D tuning you tune down the low E string to a D and then you have three open strings which create a really dark and strong powerchord which is very easy to grab and so very good for beginners or intermediate players. Since the left hand work is very easy you can fully concentrate on the right-hand which picks the strings and there I am showing you some tricks and tips which make you a very good rock guitar player. The 3 trick…

The E7#9 chord got famous through Jimi Hendrix. He has to used this chord in songs like Foxy Lady, Voodoo Chile or other songs. That's why this chord got named the Jimi Hendrix chord. In this tutorial I am jamming with this chord and showing some ideas and some inspiration how to work with this chord and create the same vibe as Jimi Hendrix has done in his songs where he used this chord. It is a a cool guitar riff in combination with some single-note lines some improvisation concepts and some licks which really work great on this Jam. This will help you to get inspired to work out as a musical Vibe as Jimi Hendrix has done. Jimi Hendrix Chord Jam.pdf Jimi He…

Here you can learn how to build up a typical 8 bars 80's rock solo in the key of Em the very easy but effectiv way. Easy 80s Rock Solo.pdf slow rock em.mp3

Here you can learn how to play an expressive blues-rock rhythm guitar. Blues rock riffs are often very simple music forms which probably sound a little bit boring if you repeat the same thing all over again. In this tutorial I am showing you a few tricks how you can create an expressive rhythm guitar by working with your volume knob or your volume pedal or by attacking the guitar strings harder or adding little guitar gimmicks in the rhythm guitar parts. Music is often pretty similar than like telling a story you start from A and go to B by putting up the dramaturgy. This way make it more interesting for the listener to follow the story you are telling. That is the main…

Here I am showing the main parts of the song “ You Got Another Thing Coming “ by Judas Priest. There are two rhythm guitars which are playing together and creating this really great heavy metal groove. Rhythm guitar number one seems to be very easy but you have to be extremely precise and steady in your palm muted rhythm guitar playing. The anticipations which I am showing are played mainly on the 4+ and are extremely important for a very groovy heavy metal guitar. Even if you are an experienced guitar player don't underestimate this rhtyhm guitar. Rhythm guitar number 2 is the recognizable part of the song “ You got another thing coming “by Judas Priest and it's…

And this tutorial you can learn the basics of a creative slow rock improvisation concept by understanding structure of a guitar riff, the rhythm and how to alter the guitar chords by still keeping the main rhythm pattern going on. In this case it is a very easy rock figure. It's E5 to C5 to D5 and the second part is A5 to C5 and D5. First I show you the simple version of the figure and then get into more sophisticated settings and patterns and riffs. creative slow rock concept.pdf creative slow rock concept.gp creative slow rock concept.mp3

Here comes a cool rock riff a bit in the style of Joe Satriani. High Energy Rock Riff.pdf Rock Em 140.mp3

Here you can learn some sweeping licks which you can use in a shuffle rock situation. Sweeping Licks Bm Shuffle Rock.pdf shuffle rock.mp3

Here you can learn my tips and tricks how to master a rock balade in the typical 80's style such as artists like Gary Moore, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani or others. This masterclass is not about licks and speed – it's about filling the room with you expression and your musical presence so you need to have your things already a bit together. Below the chapeters : Chords 2:09 Analysis 4:11 Scales 4:42 Expression with Vibrato 10:41 Work with Overtones 15:51 Opening Phrases 20:37 Runs 23:03 Final Notes 26:33 Rock Balade - Guitar Masterclass.pdf rock balade ( 2 ) Am 75.mp3

This is a great rock anticipation trick which spices up your rock lead guitar a lot between 120 - 140 BPM. Rock Anticipation Trick.pdf hard rock E 130.mp3

Here you can learn some very cool and easy shuffle rock licks which are pretty easy to play but have a great effect in your solo. To learn the riff you are hearing please check this tutorial : Shuffle Rock Licks.pdf shuffle rock.mp3

Here^'s a cool shuffle rock riff in the key of Bm. It seems very simple but it's not if you want to give it the perfect drive with anticipations. shuffle rock.mp3 Shuffle Rock Riff.pdf

Here you can learn a cool Speed Metal Riff played on a Drop D tuning on 170 BPM. I got the inspiration from the Fast Finger B*!$%? Speed Metal Riff.pdf speed metal backing track D 170.mp3

Here's an easy slow 80s roff riff which contains all important techniques which make a riff sound cool and typical for the genre. Slow Rock Riff Em.pdf slow rock em.mp3

Here you can learn some easy tricks how to play symphonic rock. The main trick is to follow the chords and to connect the chord notes with the scale which is used. Easy Symphonic Rock.pdf symphonic rock.mp3

Here you can learn a nice long meter rock balade lick which you can play to the backing track of my song " Winter Blues " which I recorded some time ago. winter blues jamtrack.mp3 Long Meter Rock Balade Lick ( Em ).pdf

Here you can learn some cool licks which you can use over any blues rock and rock track in D. They help you to show that you are not so cool as you thought. Download my version of it here : https://itunes.apple.com/album/but-i-was-cool/376744701?i=376744839 but I was cool _ jamtrack.mp3 Licks - But I was cool.pdf