Learn To Play Rock Guitar

By Jarvis D. Burris

Although the electric guitar has originated in blues music, it is rock that gave its popularity. With rock music, the electric guitar became a massively expressive instrument. All guitar lessons have to touch on rock as well, but if you want to learn to play rock guitar, there are special modules you can take up. These modules focus almost exclusively on rock music.

The things you will be taught when you learn to play rock guitar can be roughly spread into three modules: first lessons, where you will learn the basics about playing the guitar, electric guitar improver and power chords.

First Lessons

These lessons are mostly for beginners. If you have some knowledge about playing the guitar, you may skip some of these. This is up to your teacher to decide.

However, if you are holding a guitar for the 1st time, this is where your teacher will generally start. You'll be taught the basics about playing a guitar generally and playing rock guitar particularly. You will learn the basics about rock lead guitar and power chords. After these first lessons, you'll have some idea on how to play classic rock guitar. If you get these right, you are on the way to essentially playing rock guitar.

Electric Guitar Improver

In the following lessons, you will often be taught numerous rock methodologies , for example sliding, string-bending, pull-offs, vibrato and hammer-ons. These tips will allow you to play some reasonably good rock solos. You'll also find out more about scales and chords that may help you begin to make up your own music. There could be lots of blues references inside these lessons. Going thru all of these will help you in understanding the relation between blues and rocks, which is important if you'd like to learn how to play rock guitar like an expert.

Power Chords

Power chords are two or three string distorted sounding chords used in some of the most popular rock songs of all times. You will learn to play several rock songs during the first few lessons of this module. Afterwards you will be very familiar with the fretboard and surprise yourself with the sounds you will be able to play.

If you seriously need to learn how to play rock guitar, do not get pissed off or discouraged if you are not playing how you want to at the start. If you like playing, the progress will come at some particular point. Find a guitar instructor you communicate well with, design a workable schedule to practice and, most significantly, try and have fun while you are learning. - 31989

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