10YearsGone
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07/18/25
Entertaining & Informative
This course is amazing! Also entertaining and Greg is an amazing teacher, and does it with humor.
Rock, Blues, & Country Guitar Heroes
Learn Signature Techniques of Rock, Country & Blues Guitar Legends Roy Buchanan, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Albert King and Albert Lee
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About this course
Every musician has a long list of other musicians, past and present, that have inspired, influenced and helped shape their own sound and musicality. It's the natural evolution of music. We asked Greg Koch to pass on to you some of the key learnings that his Guitar Heroes passed on to him.
”Roy Buchanan, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Albert King and Albert Lee are just a few of the players that greatly influenced my sound.
In this course, I’ll first show you a few of the techniques and approaches that I picked up from each one of them and then we’ll play through a series of performance studies for musical context, complete with all of TrueFire’s learning tools to help you work through the content.
If anyone deserves the title “Master of the Telecaster,” certainly Roy Buchanan’s name comes to the forefront of that list.
What could be said about Jimi Hendrix, the master, the sole reason why I started playing guitar in the first place?
And Jeff Beck? He just keeps getting better, and every step along the way gives us tidbits of inspiration and knowledge.
Then there’s Eric Clapton – the phrasing, bending and tone, especially of earlier Clapton, is transcendent.
If there’s a blues guitar in heaven, it's playing like Albert King.
And last but not least, Albert Lee, my gateway drug into all things chicken picking.
So if you're ready, grab your guitar and let me take you on a tour of some of my favorite guitar players of all time.”
Greg will first introduce his heroes to you and describe why he found them so influential. After each discussion, he will then present a performance study illustrating those influences in a musical context, over a backing track. A breakdown follows every performance and Greg will explain and demonstrate all of the key concepts and approaches in play.
You’ll get standard notation and tabs for all of the performance studies. Plus, you’ll be able to use TrueFire’s learning tools to sync the tab and notation to the video lesson. You can also loop or slow down the videos so that you can work with the lessons at your own pace. All of the backing tracks are included to work with on your own as well.
Grab your guitar and let’s dig in with Greg Koch!
”Roy Buchanan, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Albert King and Albert Lee are just a few of the players that greatly influenced my sound.
In this course, I’ll first show you a few of the techniques and approaches that I picked up from each one of them and then we’ll play through a series of performance studies for musical context, complete with all of TrueFire’s learning tools to help you work through the content.
If anyone deserves the title “Master of the Telecaster,” certainly Roy Buchanan’s name comes to the forefront of that list.
What could be said about Jimi Hendrix, the master, the sole reason why I started playing guitar in the first place?
And Jeff Beck? He just keeps getting better, and every step along the way gives us tidbits of inspiration and knowledge.
Then there’s Eric Clapton – the phrasing, bending and tone, especially of earlier Clapton, is transcendent.
If there’s a blues guitar in heaven, it's playing like Albert King.
And last but not least, Albert Lee, my gateway drug into all things chicken picking.
So if you're ready, grab your guitar and let me take you on a tour of some of my favorite guitar players of all time.”
Greg will first introduce his heroes to you and describe why he found them so influential. After each discussion, he will then present a performance study illustrating those influences in a musical context, over a backing track. A breakdown follows every performance and Greg will explain and demonstrate all of the key concepts and approaches in play.
You’ll get standard notation and tabs for all of the performance studies. Plus, you’ll be able to use TrueFire’s learning tools to sync the tab and notation to the video lesson. You can also loop or slow down the videos so that you can work with the lessons at your own pace. All of the backing tracks are included to work with on your own as well.
Grab your guitar and let’s dig in with Greg Koch!
What you'll learn
- Execute Albert Lee-style hybrid picking patterns with proper finger assignments
- Identify key recordings to study for authentic blues rock phrasing
- Understand the influence of blues masters on Clapton's playing
- Develop awareness of how vibrato creates emotional impact
- Prepare for performance studies with TrueFire learning tools
Release date: 04/05/2022 • 2h 02m runtime
Sample lessons
Jimiville
Performance
Jeff Beck
My Guitar Heroes: 3
The Grip
Overview
The Grip
Performance
What's included
26 lessons • 6 charts • 6 Jam Tracks
My Guitar Heroes: Greg Koch
Hi I’m Greg Koch, and welcome to My Guitar Heroes.
Roy Buchanan, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Albert King and Albert Lee are just a few of the players that greatly influenced my sound.
In this course, I’ll first show you a few of the techniques and approaches that I picked up from each one of them and then we’ll play through a series of performance studies for musical context, complete with all of TrueFire’s learning tools to help you work through the content.
So if you’re ready, grab your guitar and let me take you on a tour of some of my favorite guitar players of all time!
Roy Buchanan, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Albert King and Albert Lee are just a few of the players that greatly influenced my sound.
In this course, I’ll first show you a few of the techniques and approaches that I picked up from each one of them and then we’ll play through a series of performance studies for musical context, complete with all of TrueFire’s learning tools to help you work through the content.
So if you’re ready, grab your guitar and let me take you on a tour of some of my favorite guitar players of all time!
Roy Buchanan
Over the years I found most of my heroes through my sibling’s record collections but the great Roy Buchanan was different. I learned about Roy later in his career when he was having a resurgence in popularity in the 80’s with Alligator Records. In this series of lessons I'm going to share with you how Roy Buchanan influenced me and the key takeaways I’ve learned from him and his style. Next we'll jump into a tune inspired by Roy called Head of Dry Ice. Finally, I'll break everything down in detail and show you how you can play in the style of the legendary Roy Buchanan.
Head of Dry Ice
Over the years I found most of my heroes through my sibling’s record collections but the great Roy Buchanan was different. I learned about Roy later in his career when he was having a resurgence in popularity in the 80’s with Alligator Records. In this series of lessons I'm going to share with you how Roy Buchanan influenced me and the key takeaways I’ve learned from him and his style. Next we'll jump into a tune inspired by Roy called Head of Dry Ice. Finally, I'll break everything down in detail and show you how you can play in the style of the legendary Roy Buchanan.
Head of Dry Ice
Over the years I found most of my heroes through my sibling’s record collections but the great Roy Buchanan was different. I learned about Roy later in his career when he was having a resurgence in popularity in the 80’s with Alligator Records. In this series of lessons I'm going to share with you how Roy Buchanan influenced me and the key takeaways I’ve learned from him and his style. Next we'll jump into a tune inspired by Roy called Head of Dry Ice. Finally, I'll break everything down in detail and show you how you can play in the style of the legendary Roy Buchanan.
Head of Dry Ice
Over the years I found most of my heroes through my sibling’s record collections but the great Roy Buchanan was different. I learned about Roy later in his career when he was having a resurgence in popularity in the 80’s with Alligator Records. In this series of lessons I'm going to share with you how Roy Buchanan influenced me and the key takeaways I’ve learned from him and his style. Next we'll jump into a tune inspired by Roy called Head of Dry Ice. Finally, I'll break everything down in detail and show you how you can play in the style of the legendary Roy Buchanan.
Jimi Hendrix
We can’t talk about My Guitar Heroes without talking about this next man, an artist near and dear to my heart, the reason I picked up a guitar so many years ago, the one and only, Jimi freakin’ Hendrix. In this series of lessons I'm going to share with you how Jimi Hendrix influenced me and the key takeaways I’ve learned from him and his style. Next we'll jump into a tune inspired by Jimi called Jimiville. Finally, I'll break everything down in detail and show you how you can play in the style of the legendary Jimi Hendrix.
Jimiville
We can’t talk about My Guitar Heroes without talking about this next man, an artist near and dear to my heart, the reason I picked up a guitar so many years ago, the one and only, Jimi freakin’ Hendrix. In this series of lessons I'm going to share with you how Jimi Hendrix influenced me and the key takeaways I’ve learned from him and his style. Next we'll jump into a tune inspired by Jimi called Jimiville. Finally, I'll break everything down in detail and show you how you can play in the style of the legendary Jimi Hendrix.
+ 19 more lessons
Reviews
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nospamthanks
Verified buyer
03/09/25
Good
Well I havent seen it all, but it seems god to me.
RaphaelReekers
03/05/24
Amazing Course!
This course is amazing! Greg is making an amazing teacher, and does it with a lot of humor.
brosblues
Verified buyer
12/23/23
This course offers another example of Greg Koch's amazing guitar pyrotechnical skills and wit. My only complaint is that I wish he would elaborate more on some of these techniques such as the sliding thumb example in "The Grip" lesson.
LoungeActor
11/29/23
Informative and Entertaining
Greg Koch is always fun to watch. I like this format, where he is free to demonstrate, and tell stories, and not as much step-by-step how to instructions. This is a great series. Nothing good on TV?? My favorite show is My Guitar Heroes. Just sit back and watch - and learn.
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