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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
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Base Jumper Track 1 of 12£2.29
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Carbon Footprint Track 2 of 12£2.29
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Circus Experience Track 3 of 12£2.29
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Crop Duster Track 4 of 12£2.29
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Dirt Wizard Track 5 of 12£2.29
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Funkometer Track 6 of 12£2.29
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I Need You Track 7 of 12£3.99
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My Thang Track 8 of 12£3.99
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Our Generation Track 9 of 12£3.99
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Shut Up And Dance Track 10 of 12£3.99
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The Thrill Is Gone Track 11 of 12£3.99
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Treasure Track 12 of 12£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 & 6 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
- Walkthroughs: in-depth guidance on every track
- Downloadable audio: easily access audio content online
- All the essential music theory and technique you need to pass your exams
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- Bruno Mars - Treasure
- Walk The Moon - Shut Up And Dance
- James Brown - My Thang
- Lynyrd Skynyrd - I Need You
- John Legend and The Roots - Our Generation
- B B King - The Thrill is Gone
- 6 Rockschool Originals
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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 5-8
Treasure
The notes and tab in bar 29 have been updated and are now identical to bar 24. All chord symbols have been removed from bar 29 as the Fm7 chord at the end of bar 28 is held over for the full duration of bar 29. (Updated 29 August 2023)
Pages 14-16
My Thang
p.15, Section B bars 17-20: The notation for these bars has been updated. The lowest notes of the triads marked F minor 7 have been moved from F on the 10th fret down to Eb on the 8th fret.
Page 61
General Musicianship Questions
The following text has been removed: "The scale question at the end of the list of subjects is mandatory." (Updated 30 July 2020)
I Need You
The key of this piece has been changed from A major to A minor. This only affects the way the piece is presented in the score, not how it is played. (Updated 30 July 2020)
Pages 25–28
The Thrill Is Gone
Updates have been made to this piece in the following bars: 3, 7–10, 26, 29, 35. An updated PDF is available for download. (Updated 30 July 2020)
Pages 17–20
I Need You
Updates have been made to this piece in the following bars: 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 21, 24, 28, 31, 32. An updated PDF is available for download. (Updated 30 July 2020)
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