Beginner
Rock: Beginner (6 weeks)
Power chords, palm muting and eighth-note chugs, then your first riffs and box 1 of the pentatonic. For absolute beginners who want to play rock.
Week 1: Tab, the click and your first power chords
4 sessions
Week 1: Tab, the click and your first power chords
4 sessionsSession 127 min
- Read: Reading tab5 min
- Open strings, low to high and backReading tab60 bpm · 5 min
- Read: Counting and the click5 min
- One note per clickCounting and the click60 bpm · 6 min
- Two notes per clickCounting and the click60 bpm · 6 min
Session 226 min
- Open strings, low to high and backReading tab70 bpm · 5 min
- Read: Two-note power chords8 min
- E5 and A5 on open stringsTwo-note power chords60 bpm · 7 min
- One note per clickCounting and the click90 bpm · 6 min
Session 324 min
- Open strings, low to high and backReading tab75 bpm · 5 min
- Two notes per clickCounting and the click90 bpm · 5 min
- E5 and A5 on open stringsTwo-note power chords75 bpm · 7 min
- G5 and A5 on the low ETwo-note power chords60 bpm · 7 min
Session 425 min
- Open strings, low to high and backReading tab80 bpm · 5 min
- G5 and A5 on the low ETwo-note power chords80 bpm · 7 min
- E5 and A5 on open stringsTwo-note power chords90 bpm · 7 min
- Notes and restsCounting and the click70 bpm · 6 min
Week 2: Alternate picking and moving power chords
4 sessions
Week 2: Alternate picking and moving power chords
4 sessionsSession 136 min
- Read: Chromatic warm-up5 min
- 1-2-3-4 across all stringsChromatic warm-up60 bpm · 5 min
- Read: Alternate picking5 min
- Two per note, eighthsAlternate picking60 bpm · 6 min
- Read: Moving shapes8 min
- Up and down the low EMoving shapes60 bpm · 7 min
Session 225 min
- 1-2-3-4 across all stringsChromatic warm-up65 bpm · 5 min
- Two per note, eighthsAlternate picking65 bpm · 6 min
- Up and down the low EMoving shapes70 bpm · 7 min
- G5 and A5 on the low ETwo-note power chords100 bpm · 7 min
Session 325 min
- 4-3-2-1 back downChromatic warm-up60 bpm · 5 min
- Root on E and AMoving shapes60 bpm · 7 min
- Up and down the low EMoving shapes80 bpm · 7 min
- Two per note, eighthsAlternate picking70 bpm · 6 min
Session 430 min
- 1-2-3-4 across all stringsChromatic warm-up70 bpm · 5 min
- Root on E and AMoving shapes70 bpm · 7 min
- E5 and A5 on open stringsTwo-note power chords105 bpm · 6 min
- Two per note, eighthsAlternate picking75 bpm · 6 min
- Up and down the low EMoving shapes90 bpm · 6 min
Week 3: Palm muting
4 sessions
Week 3: Palm muting
4 sessionsSession 126 min
- Two per note, eighthsAlternate picking80 bpm · 5 min
- Read: Palm muting8 min
- Steady muted eighthsPalm muting70 bpm · 7 min
- Up and down the low EMoving shapes100 bpm · 6 min
Session 225 min
- 1-2-3-4 across all stringsChromatic warm-up70 bpm · 5 min
- Steady muted eighthsPalm muting75 bpm · 7 min
- Muted riff in E minorPalm muting70 bpm · 7 min
- Root on E and AMoving shapes85 bpm · 6 min
Session 326 min
- Two per note, eighthsAlternate picking85 bpm · 5 min
- Chugs and chords in E minorMoving shapes70 bpm · 7 min
- Steady muted eighthsPalm muting80 bpm · 7 min
- Muted riff in E minorPalm muting80 bpm · 7 min
Session 426 min
- 4-3-2-1 back downChromatic warm-up80 bpm · 5 min
- Muted riff in E minorPalm muting90 bpm · 7 min
- Chugs and chords in E minorMoving shapes80 bpm · 7 min
- Steady muted eighthsPalm muting90 bpm · 7 min
Week 4: The eighth-note chug
4 sessions
Week 4: The eighth-note chug
4 sessionsSession 127 min
- Steady muted eighthsPalm muting95 bpm · 5 min
- Read: The eighth-note chug8 min
- Eight even downstrokes on A5The eighth-note chug80 bpm · 7 min
- Chugs and chords in E minorMoving shapes90 bpm · 7 min
Session 225 min
- 1-2-3-4 across all stringsChromatic warm-up75 bpm · 5 min
- Eight even downstrokes on A5The eighth-note chug90 bpm · 7 min
- A5, F5, G5 in steady eighthsThe eighth-note chug80 bpm · 7 min
- Muted riff in E minorPalm muting100 bpm · 6 min
Session 325 min
- Two per note, eighthsAlternate picking90 bpm · 5 min
- A5, F5, G5 in steady eighthsThe eighth-note chug90 bpm · 7 min
- Eight even downstrokes on A5The eighth-note chug100 bpm · 7 min
- Root on E and AMoving shapes100 bpm · 6 min
Session 427 min
- Steady muted eighthsPalm muting100 bpm · 5 min
- A5, F5, G5 in steady eighthsThe eighth-note chug95 bpm · 8 min
- Chugs and chords in E minorMoving shapes105 bpm · 7 min
- Eight even downstrokes on A5The eighth-note chug110 bpm · 7 min
Week 5: Your first riffs
4 sessions
Week 5: Your first riffs
4 sessionsSession 125 min
- Eight even downstrokes on A5The eighth-note chug120 bpm · 5 min
- Read: Single-note riffs8 min
- One-bar riff on the low stringsSingle-note riffs70 bpm · 7 min
- Two per note, eighthsAlternate picking95 bpm · 5 min
Session 227 min
- 1-2-3-4 across all stringsChromatic warm-up80 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Power chord riffs8 min
- 🔒 Power chords on the beatPower chord riffs70 bpm · 7 min
- One-bar riff on the low stringsSingle-note riffs90 bpm · 7 min
Session 325 min
- A5, F5, G5 in steady eighthsThe eighth-note chug100 bpm · 5 min
- Two-bar riff with an answerSingle-note riffs70 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Eighth-note power chord riffPower chord riffs70 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Power chords on the beatPower chord riffs110 bpm · 6 min
Session 431 min
- Steady muted eighthsPalm muting110 bpm · 5 min
- One-bar riff on the low stringsSingle-note riffs110 bpm · 6 min
- Two-bar riff with an answerSingle-note riffs80 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Eighth-note power chord riffPower chord riffs80 bpm · 7 min
- A5, F5, G5 in steady eighthsThe eighth-note chug110 bpm · 6 min
Week 6: Box 1 and riff review
4 sessions
Week 6: Box 1 and riff review
4 sessionsSession 127 min
- 1-2-3-4 across all stringsChromatic warm-up80 bpm · 5 min
- Read: Box 18 min
- Box 1 up and downBox 160 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Eighth-note power chord riffPower chord riffs95 bpm · 7 min
Session 226 min
- Two per note, eighthsAlternate picking100 bpm · 5 min
- Box 1 up and downBox 170 bpm · 7 min
- A first box 1 phraseBox 160 bpm · 7 min
- Two-bar riff with an answerSingle-note riffs95 bpm · 7 min
Session 326 min
- Box 1 up and downBox 175 bpm · 5 min
- A first box 1 phraseBox 175 bpm · 7 min
- Chugs and chords in E minorMoving shapes115 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Eighth-note power chord riffPower chord riffs110 bpm · 7 min
Session 432 min
- Box 1 up and downBox 180 bpm · 5 min
- A first box 1 phraseBox 190 bpm · 7 min
- Two-bar riff with an answerSingle-note riffs110 bpm · 7 min
- A5, F5, G5 in steady eighthsThe eighth-note chug120 bpm · 7 min
- Muted riff in E minorPalm muting110 bpm · 6 min