If you have recently started to play the guitar and you want to play 1950s Rockabilly and Rock 'n' Roll the right way, then this course is perfect for you. We'll start with the basics and at the end of the course you have learned how to play 6 great Rockabilly Solos, that you won't find anywhere else on the internet.
In this course you will also learn:
- How to determine the key of a song
- The basics of the Nashville Number System
- To recognize and to play common chord progressions
- Which chords you should use In Rockabilly
- To master the fret board layout
- Basic chord and scale theory in a song context
- How to accompany a song and play behind a singer
- To play 6 simple to medium rockabilly solos note for note
- How to work out your own solo
Which materials are included in this course?
Over 2 hours of HD video lessons. The Note for Note Sections are filmed in split screen technique so you can catch every detail of both hands.
For every song you'll learn, I recorded a jam track at four different tempos that sounds as close as possible to the original. That makes it really fun to practice your solos at your own speed.
I also included tabs in PDF and Guitar Pro format as well as various graphics and chord diagrams
Don't hesitate to ask some questions in the discussion section throughout this course. I will answer each one of your questions as fast as possible.
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Who this course is for:
- This guitar course is meant for guitar players who want to learn this exciting style of music. You should know how to play some basic open chords and know the concept of bar-chords, but no further knowledge is required. This course is probably not for you if you're looking for advanced techniques
- This guitar course is meant for guitar players who want to learn this exciting style of music. You should know how to play some basic open chords and know the concept of bar-chords, but no further knowledge is required. This course is probably not for you if you're looking for advanced techniques.
- You should have played the guitar for a few months and know how to play some basic chords.
- You should have a guitar, and a computer. Guitar Pro or Tuxguitar Software would be nice, but is not essential
In this course you will learn to:
- Play authentic rockabilly guitar solos
- Accompany 1950s rock 'n' roll songs
- Figure out the chords of a song
- Recognize various song structures e.g. 12 Bar Blues
- Know how to play and how to use the diatonic scale
I tell you about the goals of this course and show some examples of what you will learn. Don't hesitate to ask some questions in the discussion section throughout this course.
Here I will show you some example songs where we will determine the key together
Learn to play the major scale on the guitar and get to know the fretboard
Get to know some cool chords that are used in often in rockabilly and 1950s rock and roll
Here are two more easy chords that you can incorporate into your playing, the C7 shape and the 6/9 chord.
Our first solo guitar pattern that I use a lot in my playing. Also find the tabs for the whole section in the downloadable materials
This is a basic rockabilly picking pattern using the root note and the high strings. I'll show you some variations as well.
Learn the base of all important chords. Also have a look in the downloadable materials for this section
This easy solo kicks of our solo section. Make sure to download the tabs and the jam tracks in the downloadable materials.
A SUN recording by the fantastic Kenny Parchman is our second solo to learn. Make sure to download the tabs and the jam tracks in the downloadable materials.
Let's move to Starday records in Houston, TX for our third solo. Make sure to download the tabs and the jam tracks in the downloadable materials.
The great distinctive sound of Luther Perkins! Make sure to download the tabs and the jam tracks in the downloadable materials.
Let's take it up a notch with this solo. A bit more compley and you can be very proud of yourself once you nailed this one. Make sure to download the tabs and the jam tracks in the downloadable materials.
This is the last solo in this series, one of my all time favourites. Make sure to download the tabs and the jam tracks in the downloadable materials.
Now it's time for you to learn the building blocks for your own rock and roll guitar solo. Let's start with the top two strings
This is a simple but effective way to add some notes to your solo
You will learn how play some neat licks on the B and the G string using just a few chords.
If you're a singer or you just like to play some accoustic guitar then this strumming lesson is for you