Mel Bay’s latest series, Guitar Journals, is the ultimate reference guide of studies and solos in several different genres. Finally, there is a volume focused directly to “Rock Guitar”, which includes a wealth of exercises and tunes ideal for everyday use - perfect for the student to the professional musician wishing to have a wide range of rock examples to add to their repertoire. Rock rhythms, barre chords, scales, power chords, solos and much more are all covered; a must-have! All music in notation and tablature. Hard cover, covered spiral binding and premium stock paper make this a volume so beautifully printed and bound and containing so much valuable information that you will treasure it for years to come! Companion CD of examples included.

•Ultimate guide of rock exercises and solos and perfect reference manual for everyday use

•Wide range of examples from Johnny Winter to Randy Rhodes to Jimi Hendrix to Eric Clapton

•Tons of rock rhythms, chords, scales and tunes perfect for the student to the professional musician

•Beautiful hard cover with covered spiral binding and premium paper

•Companion CD included

•In notation and tablature

Vanskelighetsgrad: Intermediate
Innbinding: Hard cover med spiral

Contents:
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

Barre Chord Exercises
   Barring Low
   Barring Around
   Sore Digits
   Pass The Barre

Integration
   The Arch

Power Chords
   Open Position Power Chords
   Moveable Power Chords
   Progressions
   Twelve Bar Blues

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 Not Fade Away 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 "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 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
   Bending The Blues

Double Stops
   Dallas Drive

Bends
   How To Read Bends
   A Minor Pentatonic Bends
       In The Fifth Position
   A Minor Pentatonic Bends
       In The Twelfth Position

Bending Examples

Harmonics

The Whammy Bar
   The Dip
   The Dive
   The Scoop
   Vibrato

Tapping

Lead Slide Guitar
   A Major Slide Scale

E Blues For Slide

Position Playing In The Key Of E
   E Positions
   A Positions
   B Positions

Chicago Blues

Position   Playing In Other Keys
   G Positions
   D Minor Positions
   C Positions
   Bb Positions

A Higher Standard

Hot Licks To An   A Major Chord
    And It's Extentions
    Minor 7th, 9th,11th And 13th

Hot Licks To An A Minor Chord
    And It's Extensions
    Minor 7th And Minor 9th

Super Licks In the Style Of
    Jimmy Page And Randy Rhoads

Speed Licks In The Style Of
    Mark Knoppler and Eddie Van Halen

Rock Solo No. 1 In The Style Of
    Joe Walsh and Jimmy Page

Rock Solo No. 2 In The Style Of
   Johnny Winter And
   Southern Rock Pickers

Rock Solo No. 3 In The Style Of
   Randy Rhodes, Brian May
   And Steve Vai

Solo In The Style Of Jimi Hendrix
   No. 1

Solo In The Style Of Jimi Hendrix
   No. 2

Solo In The Style Of Jimi Hendrix
   No. 3

Solo In The Style Of Jeff Beck
   No. 1

Solo In The Style Of Jeff Beck
   No. 2

Solo In The Style Of Eric Clapton
   No. 1

Solo In The Style Of Eric Clapton
   No. 2

Solo In The Style Of Steve Ray
   Vaughn

Solo In The Style Of Chuck Berry