HERE IS A LIST OF COMMON ROCK CHORDS . THESE ARE JUST THE BASIC OPEN CHORDS THAT ARE USED MOST COMMONLY FOR ROCK AND MANY OHTER MUSIC TYPES . YOU CAN LITERALLY PLAY THOUSANDS OF SONGS JUST BY KNOWING THESE BASIC CHORDS . THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO START IF YOU ARE JUST BEGINNING TO PLAY THE GUITAR . BE SURE TO USE THE CORRECT FINGERINGS AS SHOWN .

WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER SOME OF THE MOST COMMONLY USED CHORDS IN ROCK , STARTING WITH A POWER CHORD , WHICH YOU CAN MOVE ALL AROUND YOUR GUITAR AND IS THE MAINSTAY OF ROCK RHYTHM .

THIS SHEET WILL SHOW YOU THE 'BIG FOUR' BAR CHORD SHAPES , AND USING THE NOTES CHART PROVIDED , YOU WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE THEM INTO ANY POSITION AND KNOW THE CHORD NAME AND TYPE .

THIS TAB WILL SHOW YOU A LIST OF THE MOST COMMON SCALES USED FOR ROCK / BLUES / METAL LEAD . THEY ARE ALL STANDARD SCALES USED FOR ALL TYPES OF MUSIC TOO. TRY DOWNLOADING OUR FREE BACKING TRACKS AND TRY AND FIT THESE LEAD SCALES OVER THE TOP OF THEM . WE HAVE PUT ALL THE SCALES IN THE KEY OF A , BUT IF YOU ALSO DOWNLOAD THE KEY OF E BACKING TRACKS THEN SIMPLY START THE SAME SCALES FROM THE 12th FRET .

HERE IS THE FULL E MINOR PENTATONIC MODE . THERE ARE ALL 5 POSITIONS AND EX#6 IS THE START OF THE NEXT OCTAVE . THIS IS MORE FOR INTERMEDIATE OR ADVANCED PLAYERS , BUT ARE EASY TO PLAY JUST AS A PRACTICE , IF YOU ARE NOT THAT CONFIDENT . THE ROOT NOTES ARE CIRCLED AND ALSO SOME OF THE EASIER BEND NOTES ARE DENOTED WITH TRIANGLES . YOU CAN BEND EVERY NOTE IN ANY OF THESE SCALES , BUT THE ONES SHOWN ARE EASILY FITTED TO ROCK MUSIC .

HERE IS THE FULL E MINOR MODE . ALL 5 POSITIONS ARE SHOWN . THIS IS MORE FOR INTERMEDIATE OR ADVANCED PLAYERS . ALTHOUGH PENTATONIC IS THE FIRST PORT OF CALL FOR ROCK MUSIC , IT IS THE FIVE NOTE VERSION OF THIS , THE NATURAL MINOR , OR AOELIN SCALE . AS THIS SCALE HAS SEVEN NOTES RATHER THAN JUST THE FIVE ( PENTATONIC ) , IT HAS A MORE TECHNICAL SOUND AND IS FAVOURED BY METAL BANDS , BUT IS USED IN CLASSIC ROCK ALSO . RITCHIE BLACKMORE FAVOURED THIS MODE MORE THAN ANY OTHER .