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• Aug 31, 2023

Maiden Voyage - Rockschool Grade 3 Guitar

Here's an exciting indie-rock piece that is fun to play from the Grade 3 Rockschool guitar syllabus. It's called Maiden Voyage and is based on songs written by Coldplay, Arcade Fire and The Killers.

In this piece, you'll be learning to play some 3-note chord voicings, sometimes with open strings too. There's a bit of lead playing involved, so you can add a little bit of overdrive to let the guitar sing.

Some guitar techniques to look out for in this piece are:

Palm-muting

Left-hand muting

Barre Chords

Dynamic changes - crescendo

There's even an 8-bar section where you can be creative and write your own solo!

If you're learning some pieces to go towards your Grade 3 exam, why not give this one a try? And listen out for this lovely Aadd9 chord that pops up too!

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Rockschool electric guitar grade 3 information and videos 2012-2018

The grade 3 exam is aimed at people who have been playing for approximately 18 months to 2 years. The exam lasts for 25 minutes. The pieces last for a maximum of 2 minutes and include an improvisation section of between 4 and 8 bars. The skills required are:

• alternative picking
• using double stops on adjacent strings.
• syncopated quavers (8th notes) and semi-quavers (16th notes).
• barre chords.
• picking hand damping techniques.
• use of dynamics.
• use of controlled bends.
• use of blues and pentatonic scales in solos.

Scales and arpeggios

There are 5 scales and 2 arpeggios to be played at grade 3. Each has to be learned in the keys of G, A and B. The scale/arpeggio shapes are the same for each key. All you have to do is change the starting note. Below is a fretboard with the root notes for the 3 keys you will need to play at this grade. As long as you start on the correct note and follow the scale/arpeggio pattern you will be playing in the right key.

The following barre chords are to be played in a sequence that can be found in the grade 3 book.

The following dominant 7 chords are to be strummed and then picked (arpeggiated).

In this YouTube online video  is the first piece from the Rockschool 2012-2018 grade 3 electric guitar syllabus. This is an alternative rock piece in the style of bands like Foo Fighters and Biffy Clyro. It’s main focus is on open string pedal tones, octave melodies and slides. Make sure you slide both fingers together when playing the octave melodies. Watch the 3rd and 4th fingers to make sure they don’t lag behind.

For the recording I used my 1979 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe through a Boss ME-70 effects pedal straight into my iMac via a Focusrite Saffire 6 USB interface.

Overrated was written by Bob Graceful and Kung Fu Drummer. Copyright 2012 Rockschool Ltd. Backing track used with permission of Rockschool.

Old Bones Blues

In this YouTube online video  is the second piece from the Rockschool 2012-2018 grade 3 electric guitar syllabus. This is a blues piece based around the I7 (E7), IV7 (A7) and V7 (B7) chords. It’s main focus is on swing feel, double stops and and quarter note bends. Try and listen to plenty of blues music to get a feel for the genre. Watch the quarter note bends. Don’t bend them too far!

Old Bones Blues was written by Kit Morgan. Copyright 2012 Rockschool Ltd. Backing track used with permission of Rockschool.

In this YouTube online video  is the third piece from the Rockschool 2012-2018 grade 3 electric guitar syllabus. This is a pop punk piece in the style of American bands such as Blink 182 and Green Day. It’s main focus is on power chords, palm muting and pre-bends. Watch your barre chords at the beginning and aim for nice crisp rests Keep the plam muting chunky by keeping your fretting hand as close to the bridge as possible and keep it relaxed when doing the fast strumming from bars 17 to 23.

For the recording I used my 2007 Fender HSS Strat through a Boss ME-70 effects pedal straight into my Macbook via a Focusrite Saffire 6 USB interface.

Indecisive was written by James Uings. Copyright 2012 Rockschool Ltd. Backing track used with permission of Rockschool.

Maiden Voyage

In this YouTube online video  is the fourth piece from the Rockschool 2012-2018 grade 3 electric guitar syllabus. This is an Indie Rock piece influenced b bands like Coldplay and The Killers. It’s main focus is on open string drones, cross picking and palm muting. Think carefully about the chord voicings you want to use in section E. Watch the muted strings in the double stop palm muted melody in bars 21 to 28. Make sure you stay in contact with the strings and just release the pressure with your fretting hand.

For the recording I used my 1979 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe through a Boss ME-70 effects pedal straight into my Macbook via a Focusrite Saffire 6 USB interface.

Maiden Voyage was written by Joe Bennett. Copyright 2012 Rockschool Ltd. Backing track used with permission of Rockschool.

Rasta Monkey

In this YouTube online video is the fifth piece from the Rockschool 2012-2018 grade 3 electric guitar syllabus. This is a reggae piece in the style of reggae stars such as Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff. It’s main focus is on a reggae feel, palm muted riffs and off beat chords. Watch your barre chords in section C and aim for nice crisp staccato and rests. Relax the pressure on the chord for the muted strums. Remember to try and keep a relaxed feel!

NOTE: There is a typo at the beginning of the piece in bar 7. Two G notes (6th string, 3rd fret) need to be added to the TAB. You can see the corresponding notes on the stave.

For the recording I used my 2007 Fender HSS Strat through a Boss ME-70 effects pedal straight into my Macbook Pro via a Focusrite Saffire 6 USB interface.

Rasta Monkey was written by Noam Lederman. Copyright 2012 Rockschool Ltd. Backing track used with permission of Rockschool.

In this YouTube online video  is the sixth piece from the Rockschool 2012-2018 grade 3 electric guitar syllabus. This is an metal piece in tribute to bands like Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin. It’s main focus is on string bending, hammer ons and pull offs and blues scale riffs. Use a barre for the power chord pull offs in section A. Practice moving your power chords up and down the fingerboard. Stretch your fingers out slightly as you slide from the higher to lower frets as they are wider apart. Take your time learning the single line riff in section B. Remember to play in 5th position for the most part. This means your 1st finger plays the 5th fret, your 2nd finger plays the 6th fret and your 3rd finger plays the 7th fret. Don’t forget the vibrato in sections D and E. Don’t bend the string too much or it will sound out of tune!

For the recording I used my 1979 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe through a Boss ME-70 effects pedal straight into my Macbook Pro via a Focusrite Saffire 6 USB interface.

Fallout was written by Charlie Griffiths and Jason Bowld. Copyright 2012 Rockschool Ltd. Backing track used with permission of Rockschool.

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Bass Grade 3

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The Bass Grade 3 book focuses on the key techniques you'll need to master to pass your exam: including walking basslines, ways to improvise, minor and 7th arpeggios and other essential stylistic playing techniques.

What you'll learn at Grade 3

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Pages 9-12 'Happy' Tempo changed to 150bpm to match backing track. (Updated 11 October 2021)

It has come to our attention that the previously used title ‘Rasta Monkey’ does not fit in with our values as an organisation. We would like to apologise for any offence caused through this title, which has now been changed to 'Reggae Island'.

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