Alfred's Basic Rock Guitar Method 1
The Most Popular Series for Learning How to Play
Guitar (GTR)
Alfred's Basic Rock Guitar Method 1
The Most Popular Series for Learning How to Play
Guitar (GTR)
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Recognized for over 50 years as the best-paced and most comprehensive guitar method available, Alfred's Basic Guitar Method has introduced over 5 million beginners to the joy of playing guitar. Alfred's Basic Rock Guitar Method book 1 provides a completely new approach to learning guitar for students who want to play in the rock style. By starting on the 6th string, you are immediately able to play riffs and licks that inspire guitarists to continue learning and have fun doing it! The book features clear, well-paced instruction along with large photographs of fingering that is expected in the Alfred's Basic series. Learning to play has never been easier or more fun than with Alfred's Basic Guitar Methods---the best choice for today's beginning guitar students.
Contents
- Aura Lee
- A Minor Pentatonic Scale
- The Fourth String D
- Practice A, B, and C
- The Chromatic Scale
- Chromatic Rock
- Bluesy Accidentals
- Time Signatures
- The Fifth String A
- Em Strumming Exercise
- Five-String A7 Chord
- Strumming the A7 Chord
- Strumming Em and A7 Chords
- Guitar Fingerboard Chart
- Certificate of Promotion
- Rock Duet
- Bop the Blitz
- The Second String B
- Classic Rock Lick
- Chords in Standard Notation
- Chords in Notes
- Rockin' the Bach
- Party, Party
- Quarter-Note Slash
- Good Times Bad Times
- Five-String Rock
- Rock and Blues Licks and Tricks
- Introducing High A
- Rockin' in Dorian Mode
- Ties
- Rainforest Romp
- The Parts of Your Guitar
- Nice Attire
- Strumming Exercise with E Chord
- The Sixth String E
- Jamming on 5 and 6
- Wet Duet
- King Louie
- Playing Two Notes Together: Blues Patterns
- As I Arrive
- Ferrous Guy
- They Can Rock
- E Blues Boogie
- A Blues Boogie
- Move Up the Neck on the 6th String
- The First String E
- Jamming with E, F, and G
- Review
- Pentatonic Lick 1
- Pentatonic Lick 2
- 1950s Blues-Rock Tune
- Satisfying Lick
- Don't Miss the Train
- Give Me a Hand, Lady
- Rock Lick 1
- Rock Lick 1 with a Bend
- Rock Lick 2
- Minor Two-Chord Rock
- The Acoustic Guitar
- The Electric Guitar
- Which Guitar Is Best for Me?
- How to Hold Your Guitar
- Eighth Notes
- Eighth-Note Exercise
- Ellis Island
- Four-String D7 Chord
- The Right Hand
- The Left Hand
- How to Tune Your Guitar
- Getting Acquainted with Music
- D7 Chord with Notes
- Six-String E Chord
- Introducing the Eighth-Note Slash
- Eighth-Note Slash Exercise
- Rockin' in D
- The E Minor Pentatonic Scale
- Four Kinds of Notes
- Sharps, Flats, and Naturals
- Crazy Kid
- Two Positions on the 5th String
- Playing Two Notes Together
- Blues in 3
- The Third String G
- Cash
- Move Up the Neck on the 4th String
- Two Positions on the 4th String
- Move Up the Neck on the 3rd String
- Two Positions on the 3rd String
- A Minor Pentatonic Call and Response
- Incomplete Measures or Pickups
- House of the Rising Sun
- 12-Bar Blues Duet
- The Major Scale
- C Major Scale Exercise
- Six-String Em Chord
- Sixth-String Riff 1
- Sixth-String Riff 2
- Five-String A Chord
- Minor and Major
- Vacate the Sky
- Doo Dah, Poo Bah
- More Riffs
- Eleven Classic Rock Strumming Patterns
- Rough Evening
- Always Been Crazy
- Keep It to Yourself
- Still More Riffs
- Rockin' Bass Line
- Sound-Off: How to Count Time
- Down You Go
- Six-String G Chord
- The Amplifier
- D7 and A7 Chord Exercise
- More on Power Chords
- Power Chords Are Moveable
- Power Chord Rock
- More Power Chord Rock
- Ode to Joy
- Rockabilly Sound
- Power Chords
- Three-Chord Progression
- Signs of Silence
- Take a Rest
- Ugly Times
- Stop-Time Bass Line
- Two-String Rock
- Easy Rock Riffs on the 5th and 6th Strings
- Repeat Signs
- Fourth-String Riff
- 1950s Rock Lick
- Foggy Lake
- Ladder to the Sky
- Two Positions on the 6th String
- Move Up the Neck on the 5th String
- Practice D, E, and F
- Quarter Rest
- Classic Rock Lick with 5s and 7s
