Rock, Punk and Metal - Learn the basic and have fun

Learn to build major and minor chords from scale degrees one, three, and five, including the E major and A major chords and the A minor and C major examples.

Explore seventh chords that extend triads by adding a seventh, covering five types: major seventh, major with minor seven, minor seventh, half diminished, and fully diminished chords.

Practice seventh chords in rock, punk and metal styles to build the basics and have fun.

Rock music originated in the United States in late forties and fifties, with electric guitar, bass, drums, and high-volume vocals, using power chords, blues and pentatonic scales, and guitar effects.

Trace the origins of metal from the late sixties to early seventies, with aggressive riffs, power chords, distortion, and natural minor, harmonic and melodic minor scales shaping fast, technical solos.

Explore pop’s 50s roots, featuring catchy melodies, simple chords, and upbeat tempo. See how major scale, pentatonic and mixolydian ideas craft memorable hooks and guitar effects shape its commercial appeal.

Explore punk rock's mid-70s origins, its raw, rebellious sound, natural minor scales, and simple power chords, as bands like the Ramones, Sex Pistols, and The Clash shape the genre.

Learn to construct major and minor scales by applying whole step and half step formulas to starting notes like C, F, and D; write seven steps to form scales.

Explore hammer ons, pull offs, slides, natural harmonics, vibrato, and banding to add expression and sustain to electric and acoustic guitar playing.

Explore how the minor seven pentatonic scale becomes a five-note pentatonic by removing two notes from the seven-note minor scale, specifically notes two and six.

Master a fast three-note pentatonic minor shape 1 lick in e minor, using 8-5-8 on strings 1 and 2, and repeat three times; choose pinky or ring finger for speed.

Master pentatonic minor shape 3 by learning notes on strings four to two and the e minor notes (one, three, five, seven), then practice slides and improvise within the pattern.

Master the pentatonic minor shape 4 lick, around fret 12, enhancing improvisation, tuning accuracy, and technique for rock, blues, and metal phrasing, with ample practice.

Master shape five of the minor pentatonic scale on guitar, learn a practical lick, perform pull-offs, and connect shape five to shape one for fast, expressive practice.

Master pentatonic blues to play with rock, punk, and metal styles. Learn the basics and have fun playing with energy and expression.

Explore minor pentatonic blues shape 3 in d, adding blues notes like d sharp for fast, expressive licks. Follow step-by-step fingering and pull-off techniques to improvise with creativity.

Explore the wah wah pedal and its rock guitar effects in Audioslave's be yourself guitar tab. Discover how this pedal creates an engaging tone and what future pedal lessons will cover.

Analyze a guitar solo in B minor, tracing chords B minor, B major, A minor, and G major, and explore the B minor scale and the minor pentatonic patterns used.

Analyze Nirvana's smells like teen spirit guitar solo using the F minor scale, aeolian mode, and locrian patterns. Learn to choose scale notes, identify minor thirds, and craft fitting licks.

Learn to play Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers using guitar tabs in a fun rock, punk and metal basics course.

Analyze the Californication guitar solo by learning scales, guitar shapes, and intervals, then apply F-sharp minor and Aeolian and Mixolydian patterns to improvise and compose solos.

Find a song’s key by memorizing the 12 notes and half step and whole step concepts, then identify chords within a major or minor scale using practical examples.

Learn to play scales across the fretboard by shifting pentatonic and major patterns to different keys, master pattern 1, 2, and 3, and explore Ionian, Dorian, and Phrygian modes.

Explore chord functions—root, subdominant, and dominant—and learn to craft progressions using C major as a guide, with typical chords like C, F, G7, and Em.

Learn two classic chord progressions in minor and major keys, illustrated with examples from rock, pop, and metal songs, and discover how rhythms transform these cliches into expressive ideas.