The Guitar Grade 1 book contains everything you need to sit your Grade 1 exam - in one essential book. It's packed with essential techniques and theory for beginners picking up the fundamentals of guitar.

What you'll learn at Grade 1

• Doublestops, staccato notes, accents and slides
• Major and minor scales. Minor pentatonic scales and chords
• Playback skills

Featuring:

·        Pixies – Where Is My Mind?

·        Nirvana – Come As You Are

·        Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – The Tracks Of My Tears

·        Albert King – Born Under A Bad Sign

·        P!nk – Who Knew

·        Boston – More Than a Feeling

+ 3 Rockschool Originals (As Night Falls / Downtown Detroit / Ignite)

Plus:

·        Fact Files: Band and artist background information

·        Technical Guidance: Performance and preparation guidance on every track

·        Downloadable audio: Audio recordings of all performance pieces

·        Technical Exercises and Example Tests: All the scales and tests that you need for the Rockschool exam, plus exemplar tests for the unseen elements.