Rock The Foundation

Week 1
I am so sorry that I am not in school for your first session.
This course is about learning the basics on the guitar, drums and bass guitar so that you can form your own
band, and jam.
For most of this course you will be working in small groups do talk to each other today, and have a think
about who you would like to work with. Groups of 2-4 work best.
Today I would like you to :

Learn / remind yourselves of the three chords of G, Am, C and D7 on the guitar. It doesnt matter if
you use the electric or acoustic guitar. Experiment with strumming and picking patterns. Play around
with playing the chords in a different order, missing one out, using only two, playing one chord for
twice as long as the others.

Watch the following clip, which shows how many songs use these four basic chords the
possibilities are endless: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgFrVqUXS8I

Get yourself into small groups of 2-4 students. Have a look at this list and choose one or two of the
songs. See if, in groups you can work out how the above 4 chords are used in this piece. Try and play
and sing one of the songs by the end of todays session. You may want to take it in turns to play or
sing.

1 . Journey Dont Stop Believin

2. James Blunt Youre Beautiful
3. Black Eyed Peas Where Is the Love
4. Alphaville Forever Young
5. Jason Mraz Im Yours
6. Train Hey, Soul Sister
7. The Calling Wherever You Will Go
8. Elton John Can You Feel The Love Tonight (from The Lion King)
9. Akon Dont Matter
10. John Denver Take Me Home, Country Roads
11. Lady Gaga Paparazzi
12. U2 With Or Without You
13. The Last Goodnight Pictures of You
14. Maroon Five She Will Be Loved
15. The Beatles Let It Be
16. Bob Marley No Woman No Cry
17. Marcy Playground Sex and Candy
18. Men At Work Down Under
19. Jill Colucci The Funny Things You Do (Theme from Americas Funniest Home Videos)
20. Jack Johnson Taylor
21. Spice Girls 2 Become 1
22. a-ha Take On Me
23. Green Day When I Come Around
24. Eagle Eye Cherry Save Tonight
25. Toto Africa
26. Beyonc If I Were A Boy
27. Kelly Clarkson Behind These Hazel Eyes
28. Jason DeRulo In My Head
29. The Smashing Pumpkins Bullet With Butterfly Wings

30. Joan Osborne One of Us

31. Avril Lavigne Complicated
32. The Offspring Self Esteem
33. The Offspring Youre Gonna Go Far, Kid
34. Akon Beautiful
35. Timbaland featuring OneRepublic Apologize
36. Eminem featuring Rihanna Love the Way You Lie
37. Bon Jovi Its My Life
38. Lady Gaga Poker Face
39. Aqua Barbie Girl
40. Red Hot Chili Peppers Otherside
41. The Gregory Brothers Double Rainbow Song
42. MGMT Kids
43. Andrea Bocelli Time To Say Goodbye
44. Robert Burns Auld Lang Syne
45. Five for Fighting Superman
46. The Axis of Awesome Birdplane
47. Missy Higgins Scar
48. Alex Lloyd Amazing
49. Richard Marx Right Here Waiting
50. Adele Someone Like You
51. Christina Perri Jar of Hearts
52. Crowded House Fall At Your Feet
53. Red Hot Chili Peppers Under the Bridge
54. Daryl Braithwaite The Horses
55. Pink U + Ur Hand
56. The Fray You Found Me
57. 3OH!3 Dont Trust Me
58. Tim Minchin Canvas Bags
59. Blink-182 Dammit
60. Kasey Chambers Not Pretty Enough
61. Alicia Keys No One
62. Amiel Lovesong
63. Bush Glycerine
64. Thirsty Merc 20 Good Reasons
65. Lighthouse Family High
66. Red Hot Chili Peppers Soul to Squeeze
67. Banjo Patterson Waltzing Matilda
68. Bic Runga Sway
69. Ben Lee Cigarettes Will Kill You
70. Michael Jackson Man in the Mirror
71. Mika Happy Ending
72. The Cranberries Zombie
73. Natalie Imbruglia Torn
If you are super brilliant on the guitar already and have managed to play all of these songs by long break.
Have a look at the following clip about basic drum patterns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=_jT57LdAHUs
You may have a go at this on the electric drum kit in 242. Please use headphones for this. You will all have
an opportunity to play this in the coming weeks, and will all be expected to play the patterns in this clips, as
well as come more complex fills.
Have fun today, and enjoy. I look forward to seeing you all next Wednesday.
Ms T