mp3: Rock n Grohl Guitar Jam Track
wma: Rock n Grohl Guitar Jam Track

mp3: Rock n Grohl Bass Jam Track
wma: Rock n Grohl Bass Jam Track

mp3: Rock n Grohl Drums Jam Track
wma: Rock n Grohl Drums Jam Track

Time/size: 4 mins 43 secs/6.6mb. 70 beats per minute/bpm

Rock backing track: Rock n Grohl is a grunge based jam track in the key of Nirvana.

Backing track instruments: electric guitar, fretless bass and drums.

Progression: The chord used for this track are E5, G5 and then E5, G5, D5, C5 and are shown in the guitar tab below.

Suggestions: Guitar scales, bass tab and the drum chart for Rock n Grohl are below. Basically you want to rock out. Think da-na-na-na nup-nuh da-na-na-na nup-nah.

Rock n Grohl Chords

Below are the chords played on the track. They are all 5th chords. Which means that they only use the Root note and the 5th note from each scale the chord/Root note is based on.

The jam track is in the key of G. In the key of G: G5 is the I chord, C5 is the IV chord, D5 is the V chord and E5 is the vii chord.

These are great chords for writing songs with. You should play around with them and see what progressions you can come up with.

E5 E|--x-- B|--x-- G|--x-- D|--2-- A|--2-- E|--0--

G5 E|--3-- B|--3-- G|--0-- D|--0-- A|--x-- E|--3--

D5 E|--x-- B|--x-- G|--7-- D|--7-- A|--5-- E|--x--

C5 E|--x-- B|--x-- G|--5-- D|--5-- A|--3-- E|--x--

Rock n Grohl Scale Suggestions

The E minor pentatonic scale fits over this chord progression very well. Go for some cool sounds, let the notes ring out and no fast stuff, you can check that rubbish at the door on this one.

1. E minor Pentatonic Scale - 7th Position - Two Octaves

E|-----------------------7-10-12-
B|-----------------8-10----------
G|------------7-9----------------
D|-------7-9---------------------
A|-7-10--------------------------
E|--------------------------------

2. E minor Pentatonic Scale - 12th Position - Two Octaves

E|------------------------------------12-15-
B|-----------------------------12-15--------
G|----------------------12-14---------------
D|---------------12-14----------------------
A|--------12-14-----------------------------
E|-12-15------------------------------------

Rock n Grohl Bass Tab

Krist Novoselic would have played something a lot more interesting than this. Try and come up with a bass line that is both rhythmic and melodic.

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------5--------------------------------------------5--------
A|------------------------5-5-5-5-5-3---3-3-3------------------------5-5-5-5-5-3---3-3-3-
E|-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3------------------------0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3------------------------

Rock n Grohl Drum Chart

Play hard with solid time and lots of power or go home!

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