Pure Rock Guitar - Play Guitar Like the Gods of Rock

After completing this chapter you will be able to emulate a very convincing Angus Young and will have a good idea of how he simplifies his open chord shapes to create truly powerful, yet melodic and memorable riffs. Remember for each bands style you have all the TAB and the Jam Tracks at 3 speeds plus a bare track where you are the guitar.

ACDC style rhythm guitar part 2

Here you will use A minor pentatonic scale and A dorian to solo over the ACDC Style track. This could also view this as a mix of A minor pentatonic and A major pentatonic (The Blues mans secret sauce).  Time to get those fingers moving right from the start of the course and attempt some of these double stop bends.

ACDC style lead guitar part 2

Drawing influence from songs such as "Tie Your Mother Down", "One Vision", "Hammer to Fall" and " Dragon Attack" we have some powerful chord rhythms centred around the A,D,C,G chords and the signature A6sus4 sound. Then we move into some heavy low string riffs using A pentatonic with some chromatic movement.

Queen style rhythm part 2

Triumphant and melodic A major pentatonic/A major scale based lead work in the style of Brian May. With some influence drawn from "We Will Rock You".

An example of Jimmy Page's songwriting style, using E pentatonic and E blues scale to create a pushy and meaty blues riff similar to the songs like, "The Ocean" or "Black Dog". We also have, some big jangly chords, and a tasty bluesy solo that jumps between E and A keys over the E and A7add13 chord backing.

Led Zeppelin style rhythm guitar part 2

Tasty blues licks here using the open string E blues scale, shifting into the key of A for some more classic blues licks mixing both major and minor pentatonic. Then we climb up the fretboard chromatically into the higher E pentatonic scale shape to finish with some bends and a traditional blues style run down.

Part 2 of the Led Zeppelin style guitar solo

I have tried to capture the "King of Leon's" sound by using an E major triad backing on the low strings with a higher melody on top, performed by the second guitar. The same idea continues as the rhythm guitar shifts to chords in E. E major, Esus4 and A major, then switching to the relative minor and using a C#min7 to Asus2 idea.

Kings of Leon style rhythm guitar part 2

Here guitar two plays a melody over the backing using the E major scale, some higher triads inversions and droning open strings.

Kings of Leon style melody guitar part 2

Guitar 1 of this dual guitar study, the magic of the Thin Lizzy sound. Guitarists Scott Gorham, Brian Robertson, Gary Moore, John Sykes and others created some of the most beautiful twin guitar harmonies in rock history. I have done my best to stay true to their sound. We have a bluesy intro riff using minor and dorian scales with a harmony guitar, a single note harmony in a higher register with inverted thirds, some crushing power chords and a powerful blues lick influenced by "Emerald" as a finale!

Guitar 1 part 2

Guitar 2 plays the higher harmony and lower harmonies creating that classic twin guitar attack. In places the track is quite fast and intricate.  It may require a lot of practise, just work slowly at first and build up speed. Always go for clarity before tempo and a clear, precise technique.

Using the key of F# minor/D major here, i have done my best to create an epic chord progression in the style of Pink Floyd. Using songs such as "Time", "Comfortably Numb" and "Another Brick in the Wall", as a influence, we start with a dark minor sound and then switch to the major key for the chorus.

Part 2 of the rhythm guitar for the Pink Floyd style track

Sweet melodies that closely follow the chord progressions using minor, blues, pentatonic scales and triads. Big bends, here we go one and a half tones. Double stops and wide, controlled vibrato. All the things David Gilmour is best known for.

Part 2 of the Pink Floyd style lead guitar

High energy chugging on the low E string here. Palm mutes, alternate picking, fast down picking, power chords and nasty notes. Using the b5 from the Blues scale and the b2nd from Phrygian mode (you could also see these as diminished), we get some authentic metal sounds.

Part 2 of the Metallica style rhythm guitar

Rapid fire E blues scale/E pentatonic scale licks here. Using two pentatonic shape boxes simultaneously, i.e stretching over 6 frets and using our little finger to dip into the higher shape.

Two sections here, drawing influence from songs like, "I feel fine" and "We can work it out". Section 1 includes a simple 1,4,5 chord progression using dominant sevenths that transitions into a more psychedelic minor vibe for the second part. With guitar 2's melody layered over the top.

Part 2 of The Beatles style rhythm guitar

Here i am using single note lines to suggest suspended 2nd and 4th chords over the B7, A7 and a chord inversion over the E7 in the major/happy sounding part of the backing track and opting for higher triads inversions over the minor/psychedelic part. This is particularly challenging.

I broke The Beatles style melody 1 into two lessons as it's both long and complicated, this is part1.2

Melody part 2 is an alternative melody to play over the B7, A7, E7 chords.

Sloppy 12 bar blues with the laid back grooves of Keith Richards, shimmering suspended chords and some cool bluesy riffs combining major/minor sounds. Some new chord techniques here that will prove invaluable!

Part 2 of the Rolling Stones style rhythm guitar

Country style unison bends, major and minor pentatonic mixing and some lovely harmonised double stops using 6th intervals.

Part 2 of the Rolling Stones style lead guitar