Rock Guitar Lesson

In this rock guitar lesson series, instructor Mike Walker demonstrates the essentials that every rock guitarist should master: concepts of theory and guitar playing techniques; rounded off with rock guitar song lessons to help you understand the application of the ideas.

18.4 Hours

380 Lessons

Taught by

Mike Dugan

Mike Walker

Course Content

All Topics

Level 1: Introductory Level

Level 2: Intermediate Development

Level 3: Leveling Up

Level 4: Advanced Skills

Topic1

Mike Walker

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Styles/Genres / Rock Guitar Lesson

Rock Lesson Week 1

00:00:0000:13:15

Introduction to Rock Guitar Lesson

Exercise 1-2, 1-3, and 1-4

Technique-Ghosting

Chords-6th and 5th String Root

Song-Smells Like Teen Spirit

Difficulty

Completed

Topic2

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 2

00:00:0000:10:24

Exercise-2 String Ascending 1-2-3-4 Pattern

Technique-Muting

Chords-Switching on 6th String

Song-Crazy Train

Difficulty

Completed

Topic3

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 3

00:00:0000:10:46

Exercise-2 String Ascending 1-2-3 Pattern

Hammer On

Chords-Switching on 5th String

Song-Smoke on the Water

Difficulty

Completed

Topic4

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 4

00:00:0000:11:35

Exercise-2 String Descending 4-3-2-1 Pattern

Technique-Pull Off

Chords-6th to 5th String Switching

Song-American Idiot

Difficulty

Completed

Topic5

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 5

00:00:0000:08:48

Exercise-Two String Descending 321 Pattern

Technique-Trills

Chords-4th String Root

Song-Rainbow in the Dark

Difficulty

Completed

Topic6

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 6 - Review

00:00:0000:07:28

Exercises-Week 1 through 5

Techniques-Week 1 through 5

Difficulty

Completed

Topic7

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 7

00:00:0000:09:23

Exercise-Chromatic Ascending 1-2-3-4

Technique-Blues Double Stops

Adding Octaves to Power Chords

Bb Power Chord Progression

Difficulty

Completed

Topic8

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 8

00:00:0000:10:21

Exercise-4-3-2-1 Chromatic Descending

Technique-Slides

Chords-Adding Octaves to 4th String Root Power Chords

Songs-Iron Man and Eye of the Tiger

Difficulty

Completed

Topic9

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 9

00:00:0000:11:22

Exercise-123 Chromatic Descending

Technique-Rolls Ascending

Moving a Power Chord

Song-Holy Diver

Difficulty

Completed

Topic10

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 10

00:00:0000:09:13

Exercise-321 Chromatic Descending

Technique-Rolls Descending

Moving Open D Power Chord

Sunshine of your Love

Difficulty

Completed

Topic11

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 11

00:00:0000:08:03

Exercise-Single String 4-1, 3-1, and 2-1

Technique-Ascending and Descending Rolls

Chords-Chicago Blues Progression

Song Example-7 Nation Army

Difficulty

Completed

Topic12

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 12 - Review

00:00:0000:09:00

Exercises

Techniques and Song Samples

Chords

Difficulty

Completed

Topic13

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 13

00:00:0000:18:20

Exercise-Single String

Technique-Bends

Chords-Open A Blues

A Pentatonic Blues Scale and Application

Difficulty

Completed

Topic14

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 14

00:00:0000:15:17

Exercise-Minor Open String

Technique-Unison Bend

Chords-Pinky Blues Progression

Blues Licks 1 through 5

Difficulty

Completed

Topic15

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 15

00:00:0000:11:58

Exercise-Blues 3rd to 2nd String Pull Off

Technique-Ghost Bends

Chords-Blues and Power Chord Blend Solo

Blues Licks 6 through 10

Difficulty

Completed

Topic16

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 16

00:00:0000:12:00

Exercise-Blues Pulloff Using Pinky

Technique-Double Stop Bends

Progression-Blues Brother

Blues Licks 11 through 15

Difficulty

Completed

Topic17

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 17

00:00:0000:12:31

Exercise-Pentatonics 3 String Group

Technique-Hendrix Style Double Stops

Chords-Pivot Blues Exercise and Cross Roads

Blues Licks-16 through 20

Difficulty

Completed

Topic18

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 18-Review

00:00:0000:07:20

Blues Licks 1 through 20

Blues Patterns

Difficulty

Completed

Topic19

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 19

00:00:0000:12:23

Exercise-Finger Pattern 1

Technique-Traditional Vibrato

Chords in 4th and Song Rainbow

Blues Box 2

Difficulty

Completed

Topic20

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 20

00:00:0000:12:15

Exercise-Finger Pattern 2

Technique-Classical Vibrato

Power Chord Altering

Blues Box 3

Difficulty

Completed

Topic21

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 21

00:00:0000:10:41

Exercise-Finger Pattern 3

Technique-Circular Vibrato

Chord-Pivot off E String Pattern

Blues Box 4

Difficulty

Completed

Topic22

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 22

00:00:0000:08:44

Exercise-Finger Pattern 4

Technique-Pick Scrap

Chords-Pivot Off A String

Blues Box 5

Difficulty

Completed

Topic23

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 23

00:00:0000:10:57

Exercise-Chromatic Triplets

Technique-String Grind

Chords-Pivot off D String

Blues Composite

Difficulty

Completed

Topic24

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 24-Review

00:00:0000:03:50

Blues Boxes and Composite

Chords

Difficulty

Completed

Topic25

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 25

00:00:0000:15:13

Warmup Exercise 1

Technique-Harmonic Chimes

6th String Barre Chords

Songs Examples

Difficulty

Completed

Topic26

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 26

00:00:0000:10:42

Exercise-Warm up 2

Open String Pull Off

Chords-5th String Barre Chords

Song Examples

Difficulty

Completed

Topic27

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 27

00:00:0000:09:42

Warm Up 1 Part 3

Technique-Open String Rolls

Chords-6th and 5th String Barre Chords Switches

Song Examples

Difficulty

Completed

Topic28

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 28

00:00:0000:15:15

Warm up 1 Part 4

Technique-E Elizabeth Song

Chords-Alternating Barre Chords using 9ths

Song Examples

Difficulty

Completed

Topic29

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 29

00:00:0000:15:17

Warmup-1 Complete

Technique-E Elizabeth Song-Part 1

Chords-Altering Barre Chords with Sus 4

Song-Unchained

Difficulty

Completed

Topic30

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 30

00:00:0000:07:41

Review

Elizabeth Part 1-Review

Elizabeth Part 2-Review

Difficulty

Completed

Topic31

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 31

00:00:0000:11:40

Warmup 1-Advanced Roll Ascending

Techniques-Octaves on 6th and 5th Strings

Chords-Playing Riffs Part 1

Songs-Atomic Punk and Machine Head

Difficulty

Completed

Topic32

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 32

00:00:0000:14:06

Warmup 1-Advanced Descending Roll

Techniques-Octaves 4th and 3rd Strings

Chords-Creating Riffs Part 2

Song Example

Difficulty

Completed

Topic33

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 33

00:00:0000:07:29

Exercise-Chromatic Octave

Blues Scale Octave

Chords-Creating Riffs Part 3

Difficulty

Completed

Topic34

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 34

00:00:0000:10:17

Exercise-Warmup 1 Advanced

Technique-Rolling Harmonics

Chords-Galloping Metal

Songs-Trooper and Flight of Icarus

Difficulty

Completed

Topic35

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 35

00:00:0000:10:36

Exercise-Warmup 1 Advanced-Wrap Up

Technique-Random Harmonics

Chords-Arpeggiating Shapes

Songs-Aint Talking About Love and Run For Your Life

Difficulty

Completed

Topic36

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 36-Review

00:00:0000:03:35

Warmups and Octaves Review

Riffs and Arpeggiating Review

Difficulty

Completed

Topic37

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 37

00:00:0000:20:40

Exercise-Finger Isolation Set 1

Technique-Tapping Basics

Horizontal Scales

Song-Eruption Part 1

Difficulty

Completed

Topic38

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 38

00:00:0000:14:11

Exercise-Finger Isolation Set 2

Technique-Tapping Part 2

Technique-Tapping Horizontal Scale

Scale-Horizontal E Major

Song-Eruption Part 2

Difficulty

Completed

Topic39

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 39

00:00:0000:13:53

Exercise-Finger Isolation Set 2

Technique-Tapping Part 3

Scales-Horizontal E Minor

Song-Tinted 60s Mind

Difficulty

Completed

Topic40

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 40

00:00:0000:13:18

Exercise-Finger Isolation Set 4

Technique-Tapping Part 4

Major Scales

Day at the Beach

Difficulty

Completed

Topic41

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 41

00:00:0000:15:27

Exercise-Finger Isolation Set 5

Technique-Tapping Part 5

A Major Scale Licks

Song-Hot for Teacher

Difficulty

Completed

Topic42

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 42-Review

00:00:0000:05:14

Exercises Review

Scales and Song Samples Review

Difficulty

Completed

Topic43

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 43

00:00:0000:11:59

Diatonic Theory Part-Circle of Fifth Part 1

Diatonic Theory Part-Circle of Fifth Part 2

Difficulty

Completed

Topic44

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 44

00:00:0000:08:35

Diatonic Theory-Circle of Fourths Part 1

Diatonic Theory-Circle of Fourths Part 2

Difficulty

Completed

Topic45

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 45

00:00:0000:15:29

Songwriting Part 1-Introduction

Songwriting Part 2-Chord Structure and Application

Songwriting Part 3-Creating a Mood for the Song

Difficulty

Completed

Topic46

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 46

00:00:0000:04:53

Songwriting Part 2-Style Based Punk Rock

Songwriting Part 2-Style Based Reggae

Difficulty

Completed

Topic47

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 47-Advanced Patterns Part 1

00:00:0000:07:10

Introduction

Pattern 1-Playing in E minor

Pattern 2-Playing in E minor

Pattern 3-Playing in E minor

Combining All Patterns Over a Track

Difficulty

Completed

Topic48

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 48-Advanced Patterns Part 2

00:00:0000:06:51

Sliding Patterns

Sliding Pattern Ideas over a Backing Track

Difficulty

Completed

Topic49

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 49-Advanced Patterns Part 3

00:00:0000:06:03

Vertical Patterns Across the Neck

Vertical Patterns Across the Neck over Backing Track

Difficulty

Completed

Topic50

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 50-Licks over Major Progression

00:00:0000:09:01

Lick 1

Lick 2

Lick 3

Lick 4

Lick 5

Putting it All Together

Difficulty

Completed

Topic51

Mike Walker

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Rock Lesson Week 51-Licks over Minor Progression

00:00:0000:08:10

Lick 1

Lick 2

Lick 3

Lick 4

Lick 5

Combining all Ideas

Difficulty

Completed

What you’ll learn

Dive into fundamental music theory concepts tailored specifically for rock guitarists, including scales, chords, and progressions, providing you with a solid theoretical foundation.

Explore a variety of guitar playing techniques essential for rock music, such as power chords, palm muting, bending, vibrato, and more, enabling you to develop versatility and expressiveness on the instrument.

Gain insight into the application of these concepts through rock guitar song lessons, where you'll analyze and learn iconic rock songs, understanding how theory and techniques are applied in real-world musical contexts.

By the end:

Confidently play and switch between chords and songs!