Electric Guitar Grade 1A

ELECTRIC GUITAR GRADE 1A

What’s Involved?

Up To 75 Marks For
You are required to play THREE pieces (each one attracts 25 marks)

You can elect to play:

  • all three pieces from those listed within our syllabus
  • OR you can opt for three pieces of your own choice (*please find guidance in ‘Own Choice’ Zone)
  • OR you can mix repertoire featuring in our syllabus list combined with pieces of your own choice (*again please visit ‘Own Choice’ Zone for guidance)
Up To 15 Marks For
CHORDS
Play any of the following three and four-fingered chords as requested by the examiner:
C 332010, C7 x32310, C major7 332000, Dm xx0231, Gm7 xx3333
Up To 10 Marks For
Touch and tone
Playing Skills Guide For This Grade
Use of seventh fret / power chords / rhythm playing / riffs on E and A strings / D.S. al Coda / picking
CORE SYLLABUS PIECES FOR ELECTRIC GUITAR GRADE 1A
 PIECE(S)
 BOOK
 ISBN NUMBER
SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT
YOU REALLY GOT ME
CALIFORNICATION
HAL LEONARD GUITAR TAB METHOD SONGBOOK 978-1-4584-1640-7
COME AS YOU ARE HAL LEONARD GUITAR TAB METHOD 978 161 774 2606
DAY TRIPPER PLAY GUITAR WITH THE BEATLES 0-7119-7999-5
Click here for ‘OWN CHOICE’ ZONE

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