ROCK GUITAR FOR ADULTS. CD TABLATURE
LIBRO DI MUSICA METODO CON CD.
SPARTITI PER CHITARRA CON ACCORDI, PENTAGRAMMA E TABLATURE
Introduction
For many adults, playing guitar is a
long-time dream that is routinely put aside
for more pressing concerns. After all,
what's more important, dusting off that old
Martin in your attic or getting your kids to
the dentist on time? But our personal
dreams can't be put aside forever, and true
believers will never stop chasing them. So,
if you've been wanting to get a good start
at rock guitar for a long time and you've
decided that you're finally going to do it,
this book is for you.
There are two appendices at the back of -;
this book. Appendix A on page 88 is a
quick review of reading music. Appendix
B on page 92 is a basic theory lesson.
Reading the appendices before going
through the book will be very helpful.
I grew up on the music of Pink Floyd, Alice
Cooper, The Rolling Stones, Deep Purple,
The Grateful Dead and all of those other
great bands we've come to know and
love. Rock music has always impressed
Acknowledgements
The author thanks Terry, his Mom, Norman,
Dad, Joy, Toby-Joe, Gandhi, Dave,
Nat Gunod, Paula Abate, Glenn, Phil, my
students/friends, The National Guitar
Workshop, DayJams, Guitar Player
Magazine, Dante, Tom Henry Guitars and
early guitar mentors, Rick Rutledge and
John Thompson.
me as being a unique art in that it lovingly
embraces everything ittouches. It's hardly
an exclusive club. After all, where else can
one find The London Philharmonic
Orchestra, Sid Vicious, Indian sitar music,
blues, jazz, funk and sheer noise all in the
same "style"?
Rock music is a bigger part of modern
culture than many people would care to
admit. It keeps our laborers pumping
through long hard days, increasing
productivity and melting away those
tedious hours. It's a big part of kicking
back on the weekends and enjoying down
time with our friends. It makes the old
feel younger and helps the young to feel
strong and alive. But, most importantly,
its study is endlessly challenging and
stimulating, and can be a true path to
self-discovery. I hope this book helps to
make your rock'n'roll dreams come true.
Rock on!
Tobias Hurwitz
About the Author
Introduction
Chapter One - Rock Chords
The First Wave of Rock Chords
The Second Wave of Rock Chords
Power Chords
Barre Chords
Chapter Two - Getting Bluesy
The Twelve-Bar Blues
Rockin' Up the Blues
Varying the Shuffle
Shuffle Blues
Cool Chords & the Blues
Cool Chord Blues
Blues in E with Mixed Techniques
Turn Me Around
Late-Night Wanderer
Playing the Blues in Any Key
Chapter Three - Fun with Chord Progressions
Common Progressions
Transposing
Chapter Four - Spice Up the Strumming
Musical Strumming
Strumming Patterns
Play That Funky Music
Other Techniques
Chapter Five - The First Wave of Rock Scales
The Major Scale
Five Major Scale Forms
Tune in G Major
The Minor Pentatonic Scale
Five Minor Pentatonic Scale Forms
Beneath My Digital Extremity
Power Pentatonic
Chapter Six - The Second Wave of Rock Scales
The Blues Scale
Five Blues Scale Forms
Improvisation Concepts & Strategies
A Blues Groove
The Major Pentatonic Scale
Five Major Pentatonic Scale Forms
Melinda
Chapter Seven - The Modes of the Major Scale
Where Modes Come From
Aeolian Mode (Natural Minor)
Five Aeolian Mode (Natural Minor) Forms
Aeolian Metal
Dorian Mode
Five Dorian Mode Forms
Mixolydian Mode
Five Mixolydian Mode Forms
Chapter Eight - Harmonic Minor Scale
Five Harmonic Minor Scale Forms .
Gypsy Rock
Chapter Nine - Using the Scales
Soloing on the Blues
Matching Scales to Chords
Understanding Diatonic Chord Progressions
Recognizing Modal Progressions
Using the Harmonic Minor Scale
Chapter Ten - Lead Guitar Techniques
Bending
Sliding
Hammer-ons and Pull-offs
Finger Tapping
Eddie's Tune
Harmon ics
Harmonics Etude
Chapter Eleven - Jamming
Leading :
Followi ng
Common Musical Forms
Jamming Exercises
Try This with Your Band
Going "Out"
Song for Jamming
Jam Tune
Chapter Twelve - Pickin' and Grinnin'
Arpeggios
For Kathy
Chapter Thirteen - "The World's Greatest Rock'n'Roll Band"
Honky- Tonk Groove
Chapter Fourteen - Slowhand
Melodic Embellishment
Melodic Lead Style of Eric Clapton
Eric's Blues
Chapter Fifteen - A New Rock Experience
Chord Embellishment
Licks
Chapter Sixteen - Another Page of Rock History
Pentatonic Madness: "Box Licks"
Appendix A - The Basics
Reading Music
Scale Diagrams
Reading Tablature
Special Notation
Appendix B - An Introduction to Music Theory
The Major Scale and Key
Key
Minor Key
Key Signatures
How Chords are Derived from the Major Scale
Diatonic Triads
Diatonic 7th Chords
Have fun!
Track
A compact disc is available for this book. This disc can make learning with the book easier and more enjoyable. The symbol shown above will appear next to every example that is on the CD. Use the CD to help insure that you are capturing the feel of the examples, interpreting the rhythms correctly, and so on. The track numbers below the symbols correspond directly to the example(s) you want to hear. Track 1 will help you tune your guitar to this CD.