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Electric Guitar Grade 5

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The Guitar Grade 5 book will prepare you for improvisation, chord inversions, dual-octave arpeggios and more - it focuses in-depth on everything you need to know to pass your Grade 5 exam.

 

What you'll learn at Grade 5

  • Natural harmonics, playing over changes
  • Major and Natural Minor, Major and Minor Pentatonic scales, Blues scales, all in two positions
  • Major and Minor arpeggios over two octaves. Chords in three inversions
  • Playback and performance skills

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  • Do Balanço Track 1 of 12
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  • Geek Track 2 of 12
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  • Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be Track 3 of 12
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  • Lay Down Sally Track 4 of 12
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  • Lose Yourself (Live) Track 5 of 12
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  • Love On Top Track 6 of 12
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  • People Say Track 7 of 12
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  • Pick Up The Pieces Track 8 of 12
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  • Rollin' Track 9 of 12
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  • Slam Dunk Funk Track 10 of 12
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  • Smack Talk Track 11 of 12
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  • Tiberius Track 12 of 12
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  • Supporting Tests
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  • List
    • 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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    • Eminem - Lose Yourself
    • Beyoncé - Love On Top
    • The Meters - People Say
    • Average White Band - Pick Up the Pieces
    • Eric Clapton - Lay Down Sally
    • AC/DC - Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be
    • 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
  • Tick

    Pages 21-26

    Lay Down Sally The instruction to "Chicken Pick" in bars 32 and 40 has been changed to palm muting. (Updated 10 May 2022)

    Pages 33–38

    Geek

    The factfile (p.33) has been corrected to show the piece is in the key of E minor.

    Pages 21-26

    Lay Down Sally

    This piece has been revised in October 2020. If your book is marked "initial release" at the top of the acknowledgements page, please download an updated version of the notation from the book download pack (details can be found in the Welcome Page under "Audio" on page 5). (Updated 15 October 2020)

    Page 75

    General Musicianship Questions

    Under 'Music Knowledge', the following text has been removed: 'The scale question at the end of the list of subjects is mandatory.' (Updated October 2020)

    Pages 27–32

    Hell Ain’t A Bad Place To Be

    The first time repeat ending in the coda section (p.31) has been extended to cover bars 53 and 54.

    Pages 18-19

    Pick Up the Pieces

    The backing track audio has been amended so that the solo is removed. (Updated 28 May 2019)

    Pages 6-7

    Lose Yourself (Live)

    The backing track audio has been amended so that none of the assessed parts are included. (Updated 24 April 2019)

    Pages 27-32

    Hell Ain’t A Bad Place To Be

    The backing track audio has been amended so that the assessed-part solo is removed. (Updated 4 April 2019)

    Pages 5-8

    Lose Yourself (Live)

    The repeat opening and closing signs around bars 10–13 have been removed. (Updated 22 October 2018)

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Every complete digital book (e.g. Electric Guitar Grade 1) includes:

  • PDF sheet music
  • MP3 audio
  • Supporting tests

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Each complete digital book purchased includes:

  • 5 audio downloads
  • 3 sheet music downloadsThis means if you misplace your content, or if your download times-out, you’ll still have plenty of attempts to download your content.

Purchase Options

1. Hard Copy

The hard copy or paperback version can be purchased from our shop for shipping to the UK. Orders for shipping to other countries can be placed via www.musicroom.com. The paperback version includes everything you need for your exam in one essential book, including sheet music, a code for access to MP3 audio and complete supporting tests.

2. Digital Download (where applicable)

Digital downloads is the most popular way of purchasing and downloading a Rockschool book, track or supporting test. Rockschool digital book downloads come complete with PDF sheet music, MP3 audio and supporting tests for instant accessibility on all your favourite devices.

Note: Digital sheet music is stamped with your email address and order number.

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