LEARN GUITAR WITH
YOUR FIRST RHYTHM JAM SESSION
In
this section of Pro Guitar Tips, you get to jam along with
me and a rocking band! Recorded
live to help you learn guitar quickly, I’ve provided
four different style play-along tracks, and they rock. Play-along
tracks are the best way to practice as you test your skills
in a real life situation. In this series of play-along
songs you become the rhythm guitarist in the band. I’ll
play the rhythm for the first rotation of the song, and then
drop out. You should play along with me, then take
the reigns for yourself. The songs will be repeated three
times so you get to really lock in and jam.
When
learning guitar for a new song, take it very slowly, work
out each bar, and then join them together. If you’re
having trouble with a section, stop and go over that part
until you get it right. There’s
not much point in repeating mistakes, because you’ll
be training your brain, ears and fingers to play the mistake
and not the correct part.
Here’s
the four different style play-along songs for you to learn
and jam with.
1 - Acoustic
singer/songwriter play-along: In the playing style
of Bob Dylan.
2 - Acoustic
roots play-along: In the playing style of Jack Johnson.
3 - Heavy
Rock play-along: In the playing style of Metallica.
4 - New
Wave Punk play-along: In the style of Good Charlotte.
Download
each MP3 - I recommend that you burn them to CD to make
practicing simple and straightforward. Have heaps of fun
with the play-along tracks, and enjoy mastering your rhythm
skills. What
are your next steps?
- Listen to a lot of music
- Learn the rhythm parts to all your
favorite songs
- Have a go at writing your own songs
- Move onto the next section of Pro
Guitar Tips, and learn lead guitar
ACOUSTIC SONGWRITER STYLE
PLAY-ALONG
In the playing style of
mellow Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Oasis, Green Day etc.
This
play-along is fairly simple and uses mostly open chords. Be careful with
the Bm7 in the 4 th bar though, as it’s a barre chord
shape.
ACOUSTIC ROOTS PLAY-ALONG
This play-along is in the
style of Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, Pete Murray etc. Listen
to my rhythm playing, and try to copy the style and strumming
pattern. Then have a go on your own. I suggest
using bar chords for this example.
HEAVY ROCK PLAY-ALONG
This play-along is in the
playing style of hard rock and metal bands like Metallica
etc.
The
song is riff based (which is why I haven’t written out the chords) and
uses single notes mixed with power chords. The slashes
you see on the chart are slides. Have a listen and copy
my playing style. The form of this song is written out
using the alphabet letters A, B, and C - these letters
are not chords. This is a common way of naming different
sections. You play A twice, then B twice and then C once
(C functions like a turnaround). Repeat the whole thing
three times.
NEW WAVE PUNK PLAYALONG
This play-along is in the
style of bands like Good Charlotte, Blink 182, etc
I’ve broken the song
into three parts. Verse, pre-chorus and chorus. Each
part is played twice and then the whole thing is repeated
three times. I’ve left the rhythm out in the
chorus, just listen and copy my playing.
Once you've downloaded these
tunes and played through, check out the Pro Guitar Tips
course for the next lessons to help you learn guitar fast...
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