Ultimate guide of rock exercises and solos and perfect reference manual for everyday use. Presents basic fundamentals progressing towards techniques such as barre chords, power chords, ties, slurs, slides, vibrato, double stops, bends, harmonics, the whammy bar, tapping and more. Numerous rock rhythms, chords and scales perfect for the student to the professional musician. Includes access to online audio.

Parts of the Guitar
   Care of the Guitar

Holding Position

Tuning

Reading the Music Diagrams
   Left-hand Fingers

Music Fundamentals

Strum Bars

Open Chords
   Major Chords
   Minor Chords
   Seventh Chords

Open Chord Exercises

Barre Chords
   Barre Chords with Root on Sixth String
   Barre Chords with Root on Fifth String

Integration
   The Arch

Power Chords
   Open Position Power Chords
   Progressions

Rhythms

Power Chord Add Ons

Power Trip

Rock Comping

Famous Rock Rhythms
   The Backbeat Rhythm
   The Eighth Note Rhythm
   The “Twist” Rhythm
   The 5-6 Rhythm
   The “Rock Around the Clock” Rhythm
   The 50’s Triplet Rhythm
   The Power Chord Rhythm
   The Bo Diddley Rhythm
   The “Louie Louie” Rhythm
   The “Wild Thing” Rhythm
   The “Get Off My Cloud” Rhythm
   The “Sunshine of Your Love” Rhythm
   The Basic Latin Rhythm
   The “Hang On Sloopy” Rhythm
   The “La Bamba” Rhythm
   The “Sloop John B” Rhythm
   The Boom Chick-A Boom Rhythm
   The “Smokestack Lightning” Rhythm

Scales
   Open E Minor Pentatonic
   Open A Minor Pentatonic
   Moveable Minor Minor Pentatonic Scales
   Pentatonic Sequence 1
   Pentatonic Sequence 2
   Pentatonic Sequence 3
   Pentatonic Sequence 4

Minor Pentatonic Scales

Major Pentatonic Scales

The Major Scale

Minor Scales
   Natural Minor
   Harmonic Minor

The Blues Scale

Mixolydian Mode

Dorian Mode

Horizontal Scale Patterns

The Tie

The Slur

The Slide

Vibrato
   Vibrato Study

Double Stops

Bends
   How to Read Bends
   A Minor Pentatonic Bends in the Fifth Position
   A Minor Pentatonic Bends in the Twelfth Position Harmonics

The Whammy Bar
   The Dip
   The Dive
   The Scoop
   Vibrato

Tapping