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Technical Exercises - Grade 4

00.00 Major Scale
02.25 Minor Scales
04.40 Minor Pentatonic
06.30 Major Pentatonic
08.10 Blues Scale
10.15 Major 7 Arpeggio
11.00 Minor 7 Arpeggio
11.45 Dominant 7 Arpeggio
12.30 Chords 
15.55: Riff

General Musicianship Questions
In Grade 4 you will be asked:
  •   The names of pitches
  •   The meaning of the time signature and the key signature markings
  •   Repeat marks, first and second time bars, D.C., D.S., al Coda and al Fine markings
  •   Whole, half, quarter, eighth note, triplet eighth notes and 16th note values
  •   Whole, half, quarter, eighth note and 16* note rests and rest combinations
  •   The construction of major, minor or dominant chords
  •   One type of scale that can be used appropriately in the solo section of the piece you have played

Example Questions & Answers from Rockschool website:

Grade 4 The theory questions here refer to the performance piece ‘Rage Against Everything’, pages 10-11.

Q: What is the difference between the two markings at the beginning of bars three and four?
A: Bar three contains a sharp sign and bar four is a natural sign

Q: What do the markings ‘f’ and ‘mp’ mean?
A: Loud and moderately quiet (forte & mezzo piano)

Q: In bar 20, what type of notes are these and what does ‘pm’ mean?
A: These are sixteenth notes (semiquavers) and ‘pm’ means palm muting

Q: Explain what you do at the D.C. al Coda marking
A: At this point you return to the beginning and play until you see the Coda sign and then skip to the Coda Instrument question:

Q: How would you tune your guitar without using a tuner?
A: Tune to the fifth/fourth fret or use harmonics
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Iron Man - Rock School Grade 4

​Treasure - Rock School Grade 4

Shut Up and Dance - Rock School Grade 4

Do I Wanna Know? - Arctic Monkeys​
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 Grade 3 - Riff & Melodic & Rhythmic Recall Examples

Thinking Out Loud - Rock School Grade 3

Old Bones Blues - Rockschool Grade 3

Master Of Puppets - Metallica

Smells Like Teen Spirit - Grade 3 Rockschool

Preparing for Ear Tests - Rock School Grade 2

Good explanation of what you'll have to do.

Sight Reading Examples - Rock School Grade 2

Here's a few different examples to practice sight reading, you'll be given a fresh example in the exam.

(ASK ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS)

Technical Exercises - Rock School Grade 2

NO EXCUSES - HERE'S A COMPLETE RUN THROUGH TO THE TECHNICALS

(ASK ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS)

Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana

Capo 1st Fret
E, A, G, C

Pointless - Lewis Capaldi

Verse: D, G, A, D
Pre Chorus: G, A, D, G    ...  G,A,Bm,D,G,A
Chorus: D, A, Bm, G      D, A, G,    A    
Bridge: D, G, Bm, G,A

Get Lucky

Capo 2nd Fret
Chords: Am, C, Em, D

Seven Nation Army - White Stripes
Seven Nation Army.pdf
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Wake Me Up When September Ends - Green Day
Wake Me Up When September Ends.pdf
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Domino - Grade 2 - Rockschool

I Believe In A Thing Called Love - Grade 2 - Rockschool

Highway To Hell - Grade 2 - Rockschool 

Enter Sandman - Rockschool Grade 2

This City - Sam Fischer

Capo 4th Fret
Cadd9,  G
Em, D

7475 - The Connells
Capo 4th Fret
C, G
7475.pdf
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Riptide - Vance Joy

Capo 6th Fret
Verse: Em, D, G

​Strumming: D,D, UDU

​Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Money For Nothing - Dire Straits
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Yellow - Coldplay

Capo 4th Fret
Verse Chords: G D C
Chorus Chords: C, Em, D

Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran

Capo 2nd Fret
Chords:
Am (x4), C (x4) (without 1st finger), F (x8)

I Believe In A Thing Called Love - Grade 2 - Rockschool

Something Just Like This 

Chords:  G(x3) , A (x1) , Bm (x3) , A (x1)

Can either play the A string or the A chord.


Smells Like Teen Spirit

Capo: 1st Fret
Chords:  E, A, G, C

Holiday - Green Day

Capo 1st Fret
Chords: Em, C, G, D

​DDU, DDU, DDU, DUDU

Dakota - Grade 1

My Girl - Grade 1

The Man Who Can't Be Moved - Grade 1

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Tune E string to F

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Lion Sleeps Tonight Chords.pdf
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Seven Nation Army - White Stripes
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Numb - Linkin Park

Capo 2nd fret
Intro: Em, C, G, D
Verse: Em, C, G, D x2    C, D
Pre Chorus: Em, G, C, D
​Chorus: Em, C, G, D

Wake Me Up When September Ends
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Chorus: G, F# (note), Em, Bm, C       G, F# (note), Em, Bm, C , D
Strum G& F# chords twice each, then the rest 4 times each.
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Green Onions - Rockschool Grade 1

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I Believe In A Thing Called Love - The Darkness

Have a go at this intro!
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Hot Girl - Black Bear (Clean Version)

Capo 2nd Fret
Chords: C, Am, Em, Bm

4 beats per chord

Hold My Girl - George Ezra

3rd Fret Capo
Chords Verse: G, D, C,       Em, D, G
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Figure It Out - Royal Blood

​E - - - - -0 (x8) - h -10 - - - - - 

Wild Thing - The Troggs

Chords: A, D, E, D

Jingle Bells


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Enter Sandman - Metallica
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Happy Birthday
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Walk This Way - Aerosmith
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Believer - Imagine Dragons

Capo 1st Fret
Chords: Am, F, G

Am for 8 beats
F for 4 beats
E for 4 beats

Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
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Sweet Child O Mine - Guns n Roses
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Wonderwall - Oasis

​Verse: Em, G, D, A

Strumming Pattern:
​D=Down U=Up

​D, D, D, DU

Pre Chorus: C, D, Em (played 3 times)

Back In Black - AC/DC

Em (1 strum)
D (3 strums)
​A (3 strums)

Lick 1
E--3-p-0-----------------------
B----------3-p-0---------------
G------------------3-p-2-0----
D-------------------------------
A-------------------------------
E-------------------------------

Lick 2
A------------------------------
​E--7-4-7-5-7-6-7-7--------  

Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
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Pretty Shining People - George Ezra
Capo 5th Fret
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Verse: (4 strums per chord)
G, G, Em, D
G, G, Em, D
Em, D

Pre Chorus:
G, D, D
G, Em, D, D
G, Em, D, D

Chorus:
G, D, C, C,
​G, D, C, C
pretty_shining_people.pdf
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Basket Case - Green Day
Capo 1st Fret
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Verse Chords: D, A, Bm, F#m, G, D, A
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Shotgun - Ed Sheeran
Capo 5th Fret
Chords: C, F, Am, G
​Strumming Pattern: D, D, D, DU

Gladiator - Zayde Wolf
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