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Electric Guitar Grade 4
You'll need the Guitar Grade 4 book to master the more sophisticated techniques introduced at this level, which include wider stretches, scales in different fingering positions and more.
What you'll learn at Grade 4
- Wide stretches, Double stop fills, string bends
- Major and Natural Minor. Major and Minor Pentatonic scales. Blues scales in two fingering positions, Major, Minor and Dominant 7th arpeggios and chords
- Playback and performance skills
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Alive Track 1 of 9£3.99
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Conjunction Track 2 of 9£3.99
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Promise Track 3 of 9£3.99
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Reptilia Track 4 of 9£3.99
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Slow Dancing in a Burning Room Track 5 of 9£3.99
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The Changingman Track 6 of 9£3.99
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The Jump Track 7 of 9£3.99
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Weak Track 8 of 9£3.99
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Your Smiling Face Track 9 of 9£3.99
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Supporting Tests£4.49
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- 6 new arrangements of iconic rock, pop, and contemporary music tracks from classic and contemporary artists & 3 Rockschool Originals
- The most diverse selection of contemporary music ever seen in a syllabus making the Grades accessible to everyone without precluding any musical tastes
- Fact Files: band and artist background information with recommended listening
- Downloadable audio: easily access audio content online
- All the essential music theory and technique you need to pass your exams
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Rockschool Guitar Grade 4 Hit Tunes
- Skunk Anansie – Weak
- Pearl Jam – Alive
- James Taylor – Your Smiling Face
- Paul Weller – The Changingman
- The Strokes – Reptilia
- John Mayer – Slow Dancing in a Burning Room
Rockschool Originals | Guitar Grade 4
- Conjunction
- The Jump
- Promise
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Technical Exercises
- Group A - Scales
- Group B - Arpeggios
- Group C - Chords
- Group D - Riff
Unseen Tests
- Sight Reading
- Improvisation & Interpretation
- Ear Tests (Test 1: Melodic Recall, Test 2: Harmonic Recall)
- General Musicianship Questions
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Pages 12-14
Alive
The backing track has been updated to include a click track in bars 1-2. (Updated 1 December 2025)
Pages 19-22
The Changingman
A 'Let ring' indication has been added at the start of bar 53. This is continued through to bar 58. (Updated 15 August 2025)
Pages 23-25
Reptilia
– 'Play 4 times' indication added to bar 4 – additional empty bar added immediately before final bar. There should be 4 empty bars before the final bar containing the chord. (Updated 23 September 2024)
Pages 32-34
Conjunction
Half-note rest added to start of bar 5 (Updated 15 August 2025)
Pages 38-40
The Jump
The lowest note in the Eb7 chord in bar 35 has been changed to G natural, and its tablature number changed to 5. (Updated 15 August 2025)
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