GuitarManac

Intermediate

Riffs and rock

Read tab, play riffs, and play rock parts with power chords and palm muting.

10 lessons in 4 chapters

Start the course

What you'll learn

Rock riffs and power chords.

  • Reading tab
  • Down-up picking
  • Power chords
  • Palm muting
  • Downstrokes
  • Rock riffs

What's inside

Chapter 2 · Power chords, anywhere

  1. 3Slide itSlide the power chord up the neck and it plays a new chord.
  2. 4Power chords on the A stringOne string over, and you can play most rock songs' chords.

Chapter 3 · Palm muting

  1. 5Palm mutingRest your hand on the bridge for the chug of heavy rock.
  2. 6Chug, then hitChug, chug, chug, chug, hit, hit. A rock riff in one bar.

Chapter 4 · Full rock parts

  1. 7Down-up pickingPick down and up, and riffs get twice as fast.
  2. 8Chords, chugs and notesPower chords, chugs and single notes in one real riff.
  3. 9All downstrokesEvery note picked down, the punk way. Heavier, and harder to keep up.
  4. 10Rock in E minorA full rock part over drums, with everything from the course.

Good next courses

Questions

How long is Riffs and rock?

10 lessons in 4 chapters, about 40 min in all. Each lesson takes 3 to 5 minutes, so one a day fits around anything.

What do I need before I start?

A few chords, and holding a pick. A guitar in standard tuning; the tuner in the app gets you there.

Is Riffs and rock free?

You can try the start of it for free, no account needed. The lessons marked with the pick come with Pro, which opens every course.

What should I learn after this?

Good next courses are The blues.