Rock Guitar Method
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TrueFire
Composer
Rock, Hard Rock, Classic Rock, Blues-Rock
Genres
About the TrueFire Rock Guitar Method:
TrueFire’s Rock Guitar Method guides you through a clear, structured path to learning the authentic chord voicings, rhythm patterns, lick vocabulary, and soloing techniques that define the classic rock, blues-rock, and hard rock genres.
Built from TrueFire’s trusted lesson library and guided by top rock educators, this is the definitive system for learning and playing rock guitar with power and confidence.
From late beginner to intermediate and advanced, TrueFire’s Rock Guitar Method steers you through three levels of lesson sets, insightful labs, study guides, and much more in a step-by-step sequence you will follow at your own pace.
Multi-angle video lessons are synced to guitar tab in real-time, with looping controls, slow-motion playback, and an animated fretboard to personalize your learning experience and study at your own pace. World-class rock guitar artists and educators guide you step by step with detailed study guides and smart practice regimens from start to finish.
You’ll build and apply real-world playing skills through specialized Labs woven throughout the Rock Method:
- Chord Labs for must-know rock voicings
- Rhythm Labs for locking in your groove
- Technique Labs for right- and left-hand techniques
- Song Labs for popular, must-know rock songs
- Soloing Labs for crafting leads and improvising
- Style Labs for exploring iconic subgenres, and
- Artist Labs featuring legendary rock players
You will begin your learning journey with power chords, rock rhythms, riffs, and a starting repertoire of popular songs. By journey's end, you'll have command of authentic and expressive soloing techniques, versatile rhythm guitar skills, a massive song repertoire, and the skills to jump into any rock jam or gig with authority and confidence.
Complete the full Method and you can earn $20 in TrueFire Cash!
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What you'll learn
To self-assess, prioritize your goals, and optimize your practice time.
To build the core rhythm, chord, riff, and lead guitar skills you need to play real rock songs with confidence.
To navigate songs, changes, and solos more fluently while developing a more authentic rock sound and feel.
To step into any rock jam or gig with authority, musical instinct, and an expressive rock guitar voice.
What's included
31 lesson sets • 30 labs • 614 video lessons & playalongs
The Rock Guitar Method takes students from foundational rhythm, riff, and chord skills to confident, expressive rock playing across three progressive levels.
Students begin with power chords, essential rock rhythms, core riffs, and a starting repertoire of rock songs. They then expand into authentic chord voicings, rhythm patterns, lick vocabulary, soloing techniques, and the sounds that define classic rock, blues-rock, and hard rock. In the final level, students refine their phrasing, tone, technique, improvisation, repertoire, and real-world playing skills for rock jams, songs, and gigs.
Across 31 Lesson Sets, 30 Labs, and 334 video lessons, students build the rhythm skills, riff vocabulary, soloing confidence, musical instincts, and performance-ready techniques to play rock guitar with power and authority.
The Rock Guitar Method also includes a Smart Practice Lab and a wide range of real-world application Labs that help students put the skills they learn into action through chords, songs, licks, rhythm, technique, soloing, styles, effects, street theory, jam tracks, and artist-inspired studies.
Level 1 lays your rock guitar foundation. You’ll learn how to dial in a distorted rock tone and how to play power chords, chordal riffs, and open position chords.
You'll learn how to play seven classic rock songs with open position chords and five more classic rock songs with easy rock chords.
Along the way, you'll be introduced to must-know street theory fundamentals and start building your rock lick vocabulary, including single-note and chordal riffs.
You'll learn the minor pentatonic scale and how to connect scales, riffs, and licks to start crafting solos and improvisations.
- Dial in a distorted rock guitar tone
- Play power chords, chordal riffs, and open-position chords
- Lock into essential rock rhythms and grooves
- Build a starter repertoire of classic rock songs
- Learn core street theory for rock guitar
- Develop rock riffs, licks, and minor pentatonic vocabulary
- Connect scales, riffs, and licks into simple solos
- Start improvising with an authentic rock feel
Level 2 expands your language and command of changes. You'll learn movable rock barre chords, more advanced rhythmic tools and concepts, and start playing through authentic hard rock and blues-rock rhythm guitar studies.
You'll learn more picking techniques, essential right and left-hand techniques, more guitar effect chains, and accurate note-for-note rhythm parts for six iconic rock songs.
You'll also start learning how to solo over chord changes and how to hold up the rhythm guitar and lead guitar parts for rock jam night favorites.
- Play movable rock barre chords across the neck
- Strengthen your rhythm guitar with advanced patterns and concepts
- Play hard rock and blues-rock rhythm studies
- Improve picking, articulation, and left-hand technique
- Build usable rock effect chains
- Play note-for-note rhythm parts from iconic rock songs
- Solo over chord changes with more confidence
- Handle rhythm and lead parts in rock jam settings
Level 3 refines your expression, creativity and performance skills. You’ll kick off Level 3 with essential street theory concepts and forty-six next-level, mixed-style licks to your vocabulary.
You'll up your expression skills with ten rock power tools and dozens of advanced left and right-hand techniques like pinch harmonics, tapping, dive bombs, scrapes, slaps, pops, and many more.
You'll put everything you've learned to work, learning how to play classic rock song solos note-for-note, learning rock ballads and radio rock solos, and soloing way beyond rock pentatonics.
- Expand your vocabulary with advanced mixed-style rock licks
- Apply street theory to more expressive playing
- Use advanced techniques like pinch harmonics, tapping, dive bombs, scrapes, slaps, and pops
- Add dynamics, attitude, and expression to your lead playing
- Play classic rock solos note-for-note
- Learn rock ballad and radio rock soloing approaches
- Move beyond basic pentatonic soloing
- Build solos with stronger phrasing, feel, and musical direction
