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Here I am going through all basic exercises which you need to master if you want to have a good rock guitar timing with a precision level of 100%. Before you can not play the basic timing signatures of whole, half, quarter, 8th and 16th notes you can not get deeper into complicated rhythms and expect to be precise. This tutorial and bootcamp is for all players who have never done the rock guitar timing bootcamp before. This tutorial is a " MUST HAVE " for all players who want to get a perfect timing. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Starting Guitar This course here is the starting point for all guitar players who want to start guitar and they enter a guitar lesson with no experience. This one tutorial is the one which you first should pay attention to. Here you can learn all you need to learn in the first 3 – 6 months of your journey when you are starting the guitar. From my experience as a guitar tutor and guitar instructor since 1999 it always turned to be those topics I am talking about here. The threshold to go further is the barréchord. That one is the tricky part which can make the first steps harder and longer time to get stuck in the beginners phase. The good news is with regular practicing you can really make it in 3 months. I experienced this myself when I started the guitar at the age of 20. So i pretty much remember those steps. Be patient and just practice regular and suddely those things I am showing here work out for you and you are ready to get to the next level of guitarplaying. If you want to make sure that you are practicing right please open up your blog and share your practicing routines. Here you can download the basic chords which I am talking about in the tutorial : To learn the pentatonics you might want to work on the pentatonic patterns. I would start with pattern 1 as you can see in these files here but the main problem is the flexibilty of your fingers. This will take some time - so you can use this time to already work on all pentatonic patterns. This will work on the same problem you are facing as a beginner. You can also work either on the the minor or on the major pentatonics. I strongly recommend that while you learn your pentatonic patterns you start to learn the intervals which you can see in these patterns. As a beginner you only need to know where the root note of each pattern is. The root note is marked with a " 1 " You are ready as soon as you can play the basic chords with basic strumming fluently. This will take as mentioned approx. 3 months if you practice them 3 times daily ( at least 5-10 Min ) and as soon you can include the barré chord fluently with basic strumming you are ready to go into the direction which you want. The pentatonic patterns should be played in 8ths fluently with alternate picking like with 80 bpm and you should always know where the root note is. Then you can start with more creative playing and start working on the genre which you would like to learn. Next step would be now to start checking tutorials which are marked with " easy " : blues guitar easy rock guitar easy easy jazz guitar A really great spot is to start with blues because most modern music finds it's root in blues. All improvisation concepts in other genres are in fact coming from blues. I would recommend to really go through the Basic Blues Guitar tutorial : --------------------------- If you need any help you can open up your blog and write about your guitar journey or you can book a private online lesson to make sure you learned everything right !

This tutorial is for all guitar players out there who probably just bought their first guitar, having their first guitar lesson and they want to learn rock guitar. This is probably the only shortcut in learning guitar I can offer. This tutorial is a " Must Have " for all guitar beginners who want to learn rock guitar. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial : Please also start working on the basic chords at the same time. As a rock guitar player you don't need them so bad but if you really want to play guitar you can not skip them : Once you done those tutorials you can start working on the Basic Rock Guitar tutorial :

Here I teach you all you need to know about rock guitar power chords, powerchord damping techniques and some basic lead techniques which you can use in any rock guitar situation. Even if it is labeled as basic, it is not so easy and will take some time till you find your tone and expression but with their few instructions you can make it from a beginner to a solid rock guitar player. This tutorial is a " MUST HAVE " for all rock guitar fans. Here you can dowload the files associated to this tutorial :

Here I show you how to get really creative with only 3 slow rock guitar chords. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

In this tutorial I show you 7 easy rock guitar licks which from my personal view are the most important rock guitar licks which you need to know to get comfortable in any rock lead guitar situation. They are shown in the key of Am in the 1st position of the minor pentatonics. This tutorial is a must have for any rock guitar player. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial here :

Rock Guitar Timing Bootcamp - Exercises & 3 Backing Tracks View File Here you find some basic exercises which you need to work out properly if you want to master rock guitar timing. These exercises seem to be easy but if you never done them before properly then you need to work them out. Also work them out in different tempo's. I added 3 backing tracks with 70, 90 and 110 bpm. These files are associated to this tutorial : Submitter admin Submitted 08/15/2023 Category Theory & Exercises  

Here you can learn the basics of any rock guitar riff from playing power chords, proper damping and palm muting technique and how to use them in a professional manner. The chords are easy but the key is the precision of your picking hand. This tutorial is a " MUST HAVE " for any rock guitar player. Here you find the files associated to this tutorial :

Rhythm is 50% of music so it is important that you understand rhythm and practice rhythm in specific. Here I show you the basic 16th note figures which appear in rock guitar and how to practice them. This tutorial is a " MUST HAVE " for any rock guitar player. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial here : If you need any further assistance please book a private online guitar lesson here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

Here I show you an easy road rock guitar riff which works with anticipation to get this great " moving forward " road rock guitar sound. In the 2nd part of the tutorial I give you some advice on how to work with modes with this specific chord progression. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial here : If you need any further assistance please book a private online lesson here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

Here I share my ideas, knowledge and philosophy, how to create THE perfect rock guitar sound and how to work dynamically with distortion or overdrive and what you can do with the effects : reverb, compression, delay, noise gate, chorus, flanger and wah wah. This tutorial is a MUST HAVE for any rock guitar player ! If you need any further professional assistance please book a private online guitar lesson here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

Here you can learn how to become a better Rock rhythm guitar player. This tutorial is for all rock guitar players out there who want to become really steady rhythm machines such as Malcolm Young or Mike Whiteford's of Aerosmith. Having a real steady and tight Rock Rhythm guitar means that you involve your whole body into the Rhythm while you're playing and that you are counting the beats 1 2 3 4 consciously. So this tutorial is about how to do you train your whole body in your whole system to play rock chords with a typical rock technique and moving your foot to the beat and counting and having the whole system going simultaneously. Some exercises seem like to be total beginner exercises but if you have never done this to exercises before and you are an intermediate or even a pro guitar player you really need to have those exercise done properly. I can only speak of my own experience that I underestimated those exercises a lot when I just left my music University and I learned the hard way but if you haven't done the basics right you are not able to play complex stuff tight and in the proper timing. So just go through those exercise I'm showing you and if you're able to do all of them properly and all in different tempo’s then you don't have to do these exercises anymore. These exercises are the basis of everything when it comes to rhythm rock guitar. Become a better rock rhythm guitar.pdf Become a better rock rhythm guitar.gp become a better rock rhythm guitar.mp3

Here comes another really cool drop D rock guitar lesson where I show you how to build up a great and dirty rock guitar with only 3 chords and how to develop those chords and the riff to make it sound interesting and professional for your audience. You can download the files associated to this tutorial here : If you need any further professional assistance please book a private online guitar lesson here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

Basic Rock Guitar Improvisation - Full Beginners Course If you are a beginner to rock guitar improvisation then this full course is for you. I will guide you through all necessary steps which are needed to play a good and solid rock guitar improvisation. Rock Guitar is a very technical thing so I will emphasize on the technical parts which are needed to play a great rock guitar solo. These are : Minor Pentatonic Positions 1,2,4 and 1 high Play scales in 8ths and 16ths Play scales with hammer on and pull off technique Vibrato Bendings Bendings with Vibrato Pinch Harmonics Palm Muted Runs I will explain all techniques in detail and give you all necessary information needed to handle each of those techniques. At the end I will give you some final notes and a roadmap to success and play you a solo where I only used the techniques which you can learn here to give you some inspiration to go through this longer process of learning and practicing. Basic Rock Guitar Improvisation - Full Beginners Course.pdf Basic Rock Guitar Improvisation - Full Beginners Course.gp basic rock improvisation.mp3

Basic Rock Guitar Licks - Tutorial If you want to play a solid rock guitar solo and you are at the beginning of your guitar journey then these 7 rock guitar licks are for you. They are not too hard to play and they make you sound authentic and great. With my instructions on how to make variations with those licks you can in fact already start to play in a rock band and you will already sound great. This tutorial is a " MUST HAVE " for any rock guitar student. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial : Here you can learn the hard rock guitar riff which was used in this tutorial : If you need further professional assistance please book a private online guitar lesson here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

Bad Ass Drop D Classic Rock Guitar Here I show you a great classic rock guitar riff played with a drop D tuning. Even the riff is in the key of Em. It sounds totally different then anything else you probably have ever heard. I am sure you will love love love this one here. You can download the files associated to this tutorial here : If you need more professional assistance you might book a private online guitar lesson.