Let Rock Guitar Bootcamp show you essentials of great rock and metal guitar playing!


In Rock Guitar Bootcamp you'll find a selection of my very best rock and metal guitar lessons from the popular Chopbuilder and Members Only Sessions courses...  grouped together into a value packed mini course guaranteed to boost your rock and metal guitar knowledge and skills.

  • Discover the scales you need to know for great rock licks and solos
  • Learn crucial rhythm guitar tricks and techniques like drop d tuning, the 'murky' tritone (the sound of metal!) and the 'gallop rhythm'
  • Power up your playing technique with specialised lessons and exercises in picking, legato, bending, vibrato and other techniques you must have down for awesome rock playing
  • Learn proven methods for building greater speed, stamina and finger independence (without it taking years of practice!)


All backing tracks, downloadable tab workbooks, Guitar Pro files and other powerful practice resources included.

Check out the full list of Rock Guitar Bootcamp lessons below!

Course Curriculum

    1. Welcome to Rock Guitar Bootcamp (Watch First!)

    2. Useful Resource: Soundslice Explainer Video

    1. Here's what's coming in this module...

    2. Quick Guide to Getting a Rock Guitar Sound

    3. 'Power Chords' (What They Are and Why They Matter)

    4. 'Open' Power Chord Shapes

    5. 'Open Highway' (Riff Example)

    6. 'Big Rig' (Riff Example)

    7. 'Dead Ringer' (Riff Example)

    8. Moveable Power Chord Shapes

    9. Palm Muting ( Control Your Chords and Get That 'Chugging' Sound!)

    10. 'Low Gear' (Riff Example)

    11. 'Sabb-It!' (Riff Example)

    12. 'Oh, You're Back?' (Riff Example)

    13. 'Paranormal' (Riff Example)

    14. Let's wrap up this module...

    15. DOWNLOADS for This Module (TAB Workbooks, Backing Tracks etc)

    1. Here's what's coming in this module...

    2. Combining Chords and Single Notes (for Attention-Grabbing Riffs)

    3. Open String Scales (for Killer Riffs!)

    4. 'Unleaded' (Riff Example)

    5. 'Slow and Low' (Riff Example)

    6. 'Chug It Down' (Riff Example)

    7. 'Giddy-Up' (Riff Example)

    8. 'Octave Rock' (Riff Example)

    9. Building Your Picking Skills (Includes Exercises)

    10. More Scale Patterns (Moveable Shapes and How To Use Them)

    11. 'Let It Riff' (Riff Example)

    12. 'Echo Chamber' (Riff Example)

    13. 'Chunky Funky' (Riff Example)

    14. 'Riff-Ratt' (Riff Example)

    15. Let's wrap up this module...

    16. DOWNLOADS for This Module (TAB Workbooks, Backing Tracks etc)

    1. Welcome to Part 2 and Introduction to Rock Soloing

    1. Here's what's coming in this module...

    2. Revisiting Minor Pentatonic and Blues Scales

    3. Playing Scales in Any key

    4. Introducing Hammer-On and Pull-Offs

    5. The Guitar Clinic: Hammer-On and Pull-Off Technique

    6. Hammer-On and Pull-Off Exercises

    7. Introducing String Bending

    8. The Guitar Clinic: Correct String Bending Technique

    9. Build Your String Bending Technique (Simple Exercise)

    10. 'Copy-Cat' (Lick Example)

    11. 'Rock Stop' (Lick Example)

    12. 'Mixed Up' (Lick Example)

    13. 'Lucky 3' (Lick Example)

    14. 'Hi-Rize' (Lick Example)

    15. Let's Wrap Up This Module...

    16. DOWNLOADS for This Module (TAB Workbooks, Backing Tracks etc)

    1. Here's what's coming in this module...

    2. Introducing Alternate Picking

    3. The Guitar Clinic: Alternate Picking Technique

    4. Using Alternate Picking Exercises

    5. Alternate Picking Exercise #1

    6. Alternate Picking Exercise #2

    7. Alternate Picking Exercise #3

    8. Alternate Picking Exercise #4 (and String Shifting)

    9. Two Picking Approaches (Alternate .v. Economy)

    10. 3 Cross-String Picking Exercises

    11. 'Easy Pickin' (Picking Lick Example)

    12. 'Pick Me!' (Picking Lick Example)

    13. 'Pick Axe' (Picking Lick Example)

    14. 'Loosen Up' (Picking Lick Example)

    15. Let's Wrap Up This Module...

    16. DOWNLOADS for This Module (TAB Workbooks, Backing Tracks etc)

About this course

  • Free
  • 124 lessons
  • 8.5 hours of video content