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Garage Guitar 1

It is important for guitarists to learn scales and theory, but it is more important to learn how to play the instrument first. The Garage Guitar courses were designed to teach the electric guitar by learning songs. This level explores the early days with the guitar bands of the British Invasion and early rock and roll styles with songs incorporating various power chords.

Unit 1
  • Jamming Skills - Rock Cliché 1 with variations
  • Boxes Used in Soloing - Box A (Blues Scale)
  • Boxes Used in Soloing - Transposing Box A (Blues Scale) to other keys
  • Rock & Roll Techniques - Bending
  • Rock & Roll Techniques - Vibrato
  • Rock & Roll Techniques - Chromatic Scale
  • Rock & Roll Techniques - Moveable Power Chords
  • Songs - in the style of the early 60s bands the Kinks and the Who

Unit 2
  • Jamming Skills - Rock Cliché 2 with variations
  • Boxes Used in Soloing - (for beginning lead players)-Box B (Blues Scale) in different keys
  • Technique - TECHNIQUE-Hammer-on and Pull-off
  • Songs - in the style of the early 60s band the Troggs

Unit 3
  • Jamming Skills - Rock Cliché 3 with variations
  • Boxes Used in Soloing - Southern Rock Scale (Major Pentatonic Scale) in different keys
  • Songs - in the style of the Who and Cream

Unit 4
  • Jamming Skills - Rock Cliché 4 with variations
  • Boxes Used in Soloing - Box C (Major Pentatonic Scale) in different keys
  • Songs - in the style of Green Day, the Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Deep Purple, and the Beatles

Unit 5
  • Jamming Skills - Rock Cliché 5 with variations
  • Boxes Used in Soloing - Chicago Blues Scale in different keys
  • Songs - Songs in the style of Eric Clapton, George Thorogood, the Doors, Buddy Guy, and Joe Walsh

Unit 6
  • Jamming Skills - Rock Cliché 6 with variations
  • Boxes Used in Soloing - Aeolian Mode in different keys
  • Songs - in the style of Joan Jett, John Fogerty, and Nirvana

Unit 7
  • Jamming Skills - Rock Cliché 7 with variations
  • Songs - Songs in the style of Mettalica and Lynyrd Skynyrd

Unit 8
  • Jamming Skills - Rock Cliché 8 with variations
  • Songs - in the style of Jimi Hendrix, the Beatles, and Green Day

Unit 9
  • Jamming Skills - Rock Cliché 9 with variations
  • Songs - in the style of Led Zeppelin

Unit 10
  • Jamming Skills - Rock Cliché 10 with variations
  • Songs - in the style of Blur