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Teach YourselfTo Play Rock GuitarNathaniel Gunod, L. C. Harnsberger, Ron ManusThe Parts of Your Guitar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2The Acoustic Guitar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2The Electric Guitar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Which Guitar Is Best for Me? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2How to Hold Your Guitar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3The Amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3The Right Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4The Left Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5How to Tune Your Guitar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Getting Acquainted with Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Getting Acquainted with TABLATURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8The Sixth String E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Sixth-String Riff 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Sixth-String Riff 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9More Riffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Still More Riffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Rockin’ Bass Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Silent Guitar Calisthenics 1 and 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Sound-Off: How to Count Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Four Kinds of Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Time Signatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12The Fifth String A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Jamming on 5 and 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Two-String Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Easy Rock Riffs on the 5thand 6th Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Repeat Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14King Louie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14As I Arrive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Ferrous Guy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15They Can Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Silent Guitar Calisthenics 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16The Fourth String D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Fourth-String Riff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171950s Rock Lick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Foggy Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Ladder to the Sky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Crazy Kid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Playing Two Notes Together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Blues in 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20The Third String G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Introducing the Quarter Rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Ode to Joy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Rockabilly Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Power Chords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Three-Chord Progression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Down You Go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Rock Duet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Bop the Blitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28The Second String B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Classic Rock Lick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Five-String Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Satisfying Lick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Don’t Miss the Train . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Give Me a Hand, Lady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Rockin’ in D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32The First String E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Jamming with E, F, and G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Aura Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34The Major Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35C Major Scale Exercise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35Six-String Em Chord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Quarter-Note Slash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36Em Strumming Exercise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36Five-String A7 Chord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Strumming the A7 Chord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Strumming Em and A7 Chords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Minor Two-Chord Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38Introducing High A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Rockin’ in Dorian Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Ties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40Rainforest Romp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40Nice Attire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41Eighth Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Eighth-Note Exercise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Ellis Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Four-String D7 Chord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44D7 and A7 Chord Exercise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44D7 Chord with Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44Six-String E Chord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Introducing the Eighth-Note Slash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45Eighth-Note Slash Exercise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45Strumming Exercise with E Chord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Five-String A Chord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Minor and Major . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46Vacate the Sky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47Doo Dah, Poo Bah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47Eleven Classic RockStrumming Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Rough Evening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49Always Been Crazy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49Keep It to Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Sharps , Flats , and Naturals Ω . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51The Chromatic Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52Chromatic Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Bluesy Accidentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53Wet Duet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Signs of Silence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Take a Rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55Ugly Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56Stop-Time Bass Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57Playing Two Notes Together:Blues Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58E Blues Boogie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58A Blues Boogie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59Move Up the Neck on the 6th String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Practice A, B, and C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Two Positions on the 6th String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60Move Up the Neck on the 5th String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Practice D, E, and F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61Two Positions on the 5th String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61Move Up the Neck on the 4th String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Two Positions on the 4th String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62Move Up the Neck on the 3rd String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Two Positions on the 3rd String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62Classic Rock Lick with 5s and 7s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63More On Power Chords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Power Chords Are Moveable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64Power Chord Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64More Power Chord Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Six-String G Chord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Chords in Standard Notation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Chords in Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67Rockin’ the Bach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68Party, Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Rock and Blues Licks and Tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Rock Lick 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70Rock Lick 1 with a Bend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70Rock Lick 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70The E Minor Pentatonic Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Pentatonic Lick 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71Pentatonic Lick 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .711950s Blues-Rock Tune . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72A Minor Pentatonic Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73A Minor Pentatonic Call and Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73Incomplete Measures or Pickups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74House of the Rising Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7412-Bar Blues Duet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76Good Times Bad Times (Intro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Guitar Fingerboard Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80Cover photos: Courtesy of Gibson USA (left) Courtesy of Schecter Guitar Research (right).Alfred MusicP.O. Box 10003Van Nuys, CA 91410-0003alfred.comCopyright MMXIV by Alfred MusicAll rights reserved. Printed in USA.ISBN-10: 0-7390-9950-7 (Book & DVD)ISBN-10: 978-0-7390-9950-6 (Book & DVD)
Teach Yourself To PlaY rocK guiTar 9the sixth string eOPEN STRING*1st FRET(not fingered)&&wETABTrack 26th string,open&wFTAB016th string,1st fretF1FRET 2FRET 3&sixth-string riff 1œ& oT œoœ00ABTABEE œF1œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ31310000111Play slowly and evenlyTrack 3etc.Eœo œ œ �G3œEœF0œ1Eœœ0œ0A FINAL DOUBLE BAR SHOWS THE END OFAN EXAMPLE OR SONGœFœ31œœœline below the staff G is under thetwo lines below the staffetc.œo œ œ œTABG336th string,3rd fretIt is easy to tell the notes E, F, and Gapart E is the note under the threelines below the staff F is on the third&EwGTABUse only down-strokes, indicated by The symbol L under or over a notemeans open string Do not fingerFRET 13rd FRETœEœGA riff is a short, repeated melodic patternsixth-string riff 2&&Track 4etc.œG3œœœœoœoetc.EœF1Eœ œ œœ œ œ œ1 œ œ œ œ œ œ œT œ3AB 3333000011110000TA*BThough no photo is shown for the open string, the fingers of the left hand should remain slightly above the string,3333000011110000GEFEready to play the correct fret when needed The thumb should also remain in its proper position
44 Teach Yourself to Play ROCK guitarD7Four-StringD7 Chord12This chord uses three fingers. PlaceD7your 1st finger on the 2nd string,1st fret, and 2nd and 3rd fingers onthe 3rd and 1st strings. Only strum& 44 ÀÀTrack 53Count: D172Count: 12& 44 ÀD73Àand A73ÀÀ4etc.ÀÀ4etc.the 4th through 1st strings. Do notstrum the 5th or 6th strings. Playfour measures of the D7 chord.Count out loud and keep the rhythmÀÀ3&even. Remember to strum firmly anddirectly downward across the stringsto produce a nice full Track 54Chord ExerciseRemember to practice the changes slowly, and then gradually increase the speed asyou become more comfortable changing chords.& 44 À À À ŒÀ À À ŒA7D744 À À withÀ NotesŒ À À À Œ& ChordA7D7D7& 44 œTAB0&œ5TABœ0œ0œ0œ3œ3D7œ œ œ0œ003(0)œ œ œ30(0)À À À ÀD7À À À ŒA7À À À ÀD7À À À ŒA7A7Track 55This example combines the D7chord with single notes.A7ÀÀÀÀD7ÀÀÀÀœœ00œ œ œ30(0)œœœ œ œ5313(3)À À À ŒÀ À À Œ 1 3D7ÀÀÀÀD7ÀÀÀÀ# wwwwD7
Teach Yourself to Play ROCK guitar 51 Sharps , Flats , and Naturals ΩThe C Major Scale (page 35) is created from half steps (one fret) and whole steps (two frets). Sharp , flat , andnatural Ω signs change the notes you already know.HALF STEPS NO FRET BETWEENHalf StepHalf StepHalf StepHalf StepFF GG ABDEFWholeStepGWHOLE STEPSini M icMus onsLesWholeStepAEGAWhole BStep ONE FRET BETWEENSHARPS raise the note a half step. Play the next fret higher.FLATS lower the note a half step. If the note is fingered, play the next fret lower.If the note is open, play the 4th fret of the next lower string —except if that stringis G (3rd string), then play the 3rd fret.ΩNATURALS cancel a previous sharp or flat.When added within a measure, sharps, flats, and naturals are called accidentals.A bar line cancels a previous accidental in the measures that follow.
62 Teach Yourself to Play ROCK guitarMove Up the Neck on the 4th Stringalphabet, G and A, fall on the 5thand 7th frets.Just as you did on the 5th and 6thstrings, you can move up the neck onthe 4th string. The next notes in the1st fingerG3rd fingerA5th fretTwo Positions on the 4th String7th fretTwo Positions on the 4th String& 44 œoTAB0Track 79#œ1œ2œ3#œ3œ1#œ2œ3#w12345678Moveœ Neckb œ on& b œ Up theœ the b3rdœ Stringœœ1 next natural3 notes in the alphabet,Just as you did on3 the 4th, 25th,and 6th3 strings, you can move upthe neck on the 3rd string. TheTA81st fingerBB71st fingerC3rd fingerD3654th fret4BTAB032bœwo1105th fret7th fretTwo Positions on the 3rd String& 44 œo2B, C, and D, fall on the 4th, 5thand 7th frets.3Track 801#œ2œ3#œ3œ1œ#œœ#w12345678233.
Teach Yourself to Play ROCK guitar 71The E Minor Pentatonic ScaleThe pentatonic scale has five notes,hence the name (penta is the Greekroot for “five,” think pentagon).Many rock and blues guitaristsconsider the E minor pentatonicscale one of the easiest tools forcreating lead guitar solos.1frDAEOpenThe notes in the E minor pentatonicscale are: E G A B D. They are shownbelow on the 6th, 5th, and 4th strings.Play through them from the lowestnote to the highest. It’s a good idea torepeat the first note an octave higherat the end, as shown below.& 443frEBTABEG32& 44TABœo0œ334&4 œ2TAB2œœ02œ3202032œœ2022œœ22303Pentatonic Lick #22œœ02œœ30.Track 91œœoœ23ȯ3 ȯTrack 90œoPentatonic Lick 2ȯ Pentatonic Lick #1Following are some fun licks to playusing this scale.Pentatonic Lick 1 œ200œœ2œ 230.
Teach Yourself To PlaY rocK guiTar 71 The pentatonic scale has five notes, hence the name (penta is the Greek root for "five," think pentagon). Many rock and blues guitarists consider the E minor pentatonic scale one of the easiest tools for creating lead guitar solos. 1fr Open 23 3fr D A E EG B E Following are some fun licks to play using .
