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Electric Guitar Grade 6
Your Grade 6 exam will earn you UCAS points towards future university applications, and the Guitar Grade 6 book focuses on the advanced material in the syllabus, teaching you everything you'll need to pass.
What you'll learn at Grade 6
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Blue Espresso Track 1 of 12£2.29
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Cramp Your Style Track 2 of 12£3.99
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Cranial Contraption Track 3 of 12£2.29
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Crossroads Track 4 of 12£3.99
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Favela Track 5 of 12£2.29
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Fell On Black Days Track 6 of 12£3.99
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I Wanna be Your Lover Track 7 of 12£3.99
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If I Ain't Got You (Live) Track 8 of 12£3.99
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Mohair Mountain Track 9 of 12£2.29
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Striped Shirt Track 10 of 12£2.29
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That Sounds Like Noise Track 11 of 12£2.29
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The Real Thing/The Way (Live) Track 12 of 12£3.99
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Supporting Tests£5.99
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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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- Breakestra - Cramp Your Style
- Alicia Keys - If I Ain’t Got You
- Jill Scott - The Real Thing/The Way
- Soundgarden - Fell On Black Days
- Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover
- Cream - Crossroads
- 6 Rockschool Originals
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Technical Exercises
- Group A - Scales
- Group B - Modes
- Group C - Arpeggios
- Group D - Chords
- Group E - Stylistic Studies
Unseen Tests
- Quick Study Piece
- Ear Tests (Test 1: Melodic Recall, Test 2: Harmonic Recall)
- General Musicianship Questions
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Pages 15–20
The Real Thing/The Way (Live) The final grace note of bar 37 has been changed from Gb, up a tone, to Ab, and its tab number has been changed from 11 to 13. (Updated 14 July 2022)
Page 76
Technical Exercises – Group E: Stylistic Studies In the funk stylistic study (no. 2) staccato dots have been added to the first four chords (quavers / eighth notes). (Updated 14 July 2022)
Pages 27-32
I Wanna Be Your Lover
Bar 18 (p.29): The tablature number for the final note of beat 1 has been changed to 4 on the 3rd (G) string.
Bar 31 (p.31): The open 4th string (D) notes in the tablature have been removed. (Updated 15 July 2020)
Pages 67-72
Favela
Bars 19 & 23 (p.69): The rhythm in beat 1 has been changed to eighth note, eighth note. The pitches and tablature are unchanged.
Bars 59 & 63 (p.71): The rhythm in beat 1 has been changed to eighth note, eighth note. The pitches and tablature are unchanged. (Updated 15 July 2020)
Pages 5-8
Cramp Your Style
Bar 2: Tablature clarified – slur extent shortened to match notation. (Updated 15 July 2020)
Pages 33-38
Crossroads
Bar 40: Tablature clarified
Bar 48: Tablature clarified to reflect surrounding bars
Bar 50: Notation and tablature clarified to reflect audio. (Updated 14 July 2020)
Pages 9-14
If I Ain’t Got You
Updates to bars 15, 17-24, 34, 35, 37 and 38, so to reflect audio. (Updated 14 July 2020)
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