Brad teaches "Brown Eyed Girl" by the Rolling Stones with easy, step-by-step instructions.
Taught by Brad Henecke in Rock Guitar with Brad Henecke seriesLength: 11:23Difficulty: 3.0 of 5
In this Phase 2 series Brad Henecke will school you in the art of rock guitar. You will not only learn how to play some of your favorite songs in this series, but you will also learn how to create your own.
Lesson 1
This lesson covers the absolute basics of rock guitar. Learn about the electric guitar, pickups, amplifiers, changing strings, and more.
Length: 52:09 Difficulty: 0.5 Members OnlyLesson 2
The first step of your rock guitar experience is learning some of the more popular chords and that is what this lesson is all about.
Length: 42:30 Difficulty: 1.0 Members OnlyLesson 3
Brad Henecke introduces common strumming patterns and barre chords.
Length: 42:23 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 4
In this lesson Brad covers some of the more advanced barre chord shapes. He applies these shapes to the song "Hotel California."
Length: 41:31 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 5
Rock has its roots in the blues. Brad helps you explore the wonderful world of blues in this lesson. He also covers some chord theory.
Length: 48:14 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 6
This lesson is all about specific techniques used by lead guitarists.
Length: 52:02 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 7
This lesson details how to improvise with the blues scale.
Length: 27:27 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 8
In this fun lesson, Brad Henecke teaches you riffs from 3 classic rock songs.
Length: 28:28 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 9
Power chords help give rock music that "punch you in the face" feel. Learn basic power chords in this lesson.
Length: 13:22 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 10
Are you ready to learn "Ain't Talking About Love" by Van Halen and "You Shook Me All Night Long" by AC/DC? That's what this lesson is all about.
Length: 27:32 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 11
Brad teaches the first pattern of the minor pentatonic scale and explains how it relates to the blues scale.
Length: 14:30 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 12
Brad covers the second pattern for both the minor blues and minor pentatonic scales.
Length: 9:07 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 13
Learn the classic rock song "Message in a Bottle."
Length: 10:22 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 14
This great lesson covers the 3rd fretboard pattern of the minor pentatonic and minor blues scales.
Length: 7:19 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 15
Brad demonstrates how open strings can be added to chord shapes you are already familiar with.
Length: 9:09 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 16
Brad covers the fourth pattern of the minor pentatonic and minor blues scales.
Length: 8:28 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 17
In this lesson Brad demonstrates how to play the Beatles song "Daytripper."
Length: 15:21 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 18
Brad demonstrates the 5th pattern of the minor pentatonic and minor blues scales. He also discusses practicing and memorizing them.
Length: 13:05 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 19
Learn the classic rock song "Brown Eyed Girl" in this episode of Rock Guitar.
Length: 11:23 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 20
Brad introduces you to the importance of phrasing. Quality phrasing is essential when performing any melodic line.
Length: 14:19 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 21
Tapping is an idiomatic guitar technique that offers a unique sound.
Length: 14:34 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 22
Learning the modes is essential to the development of your scale vocabulary.
Length: 31:04 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 23
Brad further explains what chord shapes are and how they relate to barre chords.
Length: 10:15 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 24
Learn the right and left hand mechanics involved in playing harmonics.
Length: 13:16 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 25
Brad covers more advanced harmonic techniques such as harp harmonics, pinch harmonics and tap harmonics.
Length: 16:10 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 26
Brad moves on in his modal lesson series to explain the Dorian mode. This lesson includes 2 backing tracks.
Length: 22:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 27
Brad explains and demonstrates the Phrygian mode.
Length: 13:33 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 28
Brad continues his discussion of the modes. You will learn the Lydian mode in this lesson.
Length: 9:27 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 29
Brad explains the Mixolydian mode and its practical applications.
Length: 10:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 30
Continuing with his modal lessons, Brad Henecke teaches the Aeolian mode.
Length: 9:09 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 31
The final lesson in our modal series covers the Locrian mode.
Length: 9:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 32
Brad teaches some licks inspired by Ace Frehley of KISS. Incorporate these licks into your own solos.
Length: 7:18 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 33
In this lesson Brad Henecke teaches you some fun licks that can be used in your own guitar solos.
Length: 10:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 34
Brad Henecke demonstrates some cool blues licks.
Length: 17:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 35
Brad Henecke provides an alternate way of comparing modes and scales.
Length: 8:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 36
In the last lesson, Brad Henecke compared some scales that are major or dominant in quality. Now, he repeats this process with minor scales.
Length: 7:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 37
This lesson is all about 1 string scales. Learning scales on 1 string is essential to your knowledge of the fretboard.
Length: 8:34 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 38
Brad demonstrates a one string version of the Ionian mode. This lesson demonstrates the importance of horizontal scales.
Length: 7:27 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 39
Brad continues his discussion of single string scales. He explains how to play the Aeolian mode across a single string.
Length: 4:11 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 40
Brad explains how to locate octaves within scale patterns. He demonstrates a cool lick that involves playing simultaneous octaves.
Length: 7:07 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 41
Brad explains how to use octaves in the context of an exercise. Octaves can also be used to build effective licks.
Length: 5:18 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 42
Brad introduces the harmonic minor scale. He explains how it can be applied to the solo break in "Sweet Child O' Mine."
Length: 7:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 43
Brad Henecke provides valuable tips regarding the process of learning songs by ear.
Length: 23:00 Difficulty: 3.5 Members OnlyLesson 44
Improve your ear training by playing "The Tone Is Right" with Brad Henecke.
Length: 29:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 45
Brad Henecke explains diminished chords and provides a fun diminished arpeggio exercise.
Length: 19:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 46
Brad Henecke addresses time signatures.
Length: 10:00 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 47
Brad Henecke explains the construction of diminished seventh chords. He also provides a diminished chord exercise.
Length: 10:30 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 48
Brad Henecke introduces open G tuning in this lesson.
Length: 23:50 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 49
Brad Henecke introduces drop D tuning in this lesson. He explains many advantages of this tuning.
Length: 12:57 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 50
Brad Henecke teaches the G major pentatonic scale. He demonstrates all 5 patterns and explains how they can be transposed to any key.
Length: 22:50 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 51
In this lesson Brad Henecke talks about changing the pentatonic/blues scales with each chord in a chord progression.
Length: 11:08 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 52
Brad will show how to use the Mixolydian scale with a blues chord progression.
Length: 6:56 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 53
This lesson is all about gear and effects. Brad begins his discussion with power conditioning and removing hiss from your amplifier. He progresses to discuss a plethora of effects pedals. Brad explores...
Length: 52:48 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 54
In this lesson, Brad Henecke introduces the wah pedal and demonstrates its many applications.
Length: 15:53 Difficulty: 1.5 Members Only
About Brad Henecke
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Brad Henecke was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on May 5th of 1963. He has been a fan of music for as long as he & his family can remember. You could always find him running around the farm wailing on his cardboard guitar, pretending to be a member of the rock band KISS. Additional inspiration came during his first concert when he got the chance to see Boston & Sammy Hagar in the early 1970's.
This opened up a whole new world of rock and roll music for him; his parents noticed his growing interest in music and enrolled him into guitar lessons when he was 13.
From there he jumped into two years of lessons at a local music store in Cedar Rapids. After discovering Eddie Van Halen, Brad knew that the
guitar would always be a part of his life. He took his love throughout the city as he played as a pit musician & jammed at parties for friends.
This made him thirsty for more. He enrolled classes at Kirkwood Community College & also took lessons from the one & only Craig-Erickson (www.craig-erickson.com).
His love for music landed him a gig opening for Molly Hatchet in Cedar Rapids with a band called "Slap & Tickle". He has also played in the Greeley
Stampede show for quite a few years with "True North".
Brad is currently playing in Greeley, Colorado with a rock band titled "Ragged Doll". They play a wide variety of music with an emphasis on
classic rock from the 60's to present, with Brad playing electric guitar in the five piece lineup.
He currently jams on his all-time favorite guitar: a Paul Reed Smith Custom 24. Beyond guitar, he plays also plays drums & bass guitar. He has
also been known to thrash a banjo from time to time. He is still actively playing & passing his 31 years of playing experience on to others (you!).
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Discussions with our instructors are just one of the many benefits of becoming a member of JamPlay.This is not the correct way to play the intro. It is played no the 1st and 3rd strings and played with fingers.
This is not the correct way to play the intro. It is played no the 1st and 3rd strings and played with fingers.
This is not the correct way to play the intro. It is played no the 1st and 3rd strings and played with fingers.
This is not the correct way to play the intro. It is played no the 1st and 3rd strings and played with fingers.
THANKS BRAD CLASSIC SONG YOU DO A GREAT JOB OF TEAC HING
The Stones never did this song. Van Morrison, of course, did this song and had a huge hit with it. I don't think the Stones have ever even played it live but I know they never recorded it. You may want to amend your listings. Good lesson though.
Thank you so much!
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I like the way Brad teaches. Great song. I was easier than I thought
This was one of those songs that my pride kept me from learning many years ago. I was so sure that I could figure the lead out, I refused to allow the intellegent thing to do; allow someone to show you. It seemed such an easy lick that I couldn't admit failure until today. While having the second part of the lead prettey much down, for some reason I couldn't find those first few lines. Thank God I gave up trying and watched this lesson, which still made me wonder why I didn't think of the way it was done. I think I'm as proud of learning the intro to Brown eyed girl as I am the ending to Hotel California, even though Hotel California is in a far advanced category.
Hey;) great lesson. Would realy like it if you had made som more of this kind of lesson. You know, you learn us a song that we can also sing to.
Check out the "singing with guitar" series with Steve Eulberg and Mark Lincoln, they both cover this :)
Another great lesson, well done. one non-guitar related correction- the info section gives credit to The Rolling Stones and this is a Van Morrison song. I don't know if The Stones even covered it.