Rockschool (RSL Awards) Acoustic Guitar · Debut
Rockschool Acoustic Debut guitar
First strums and simple songs — open chords and a steady strumming hand.
Books for this grade
You can pick your exam pieces from any of these books — the current one, the previous edition or the Rockschool Classics series. Tap a book to see its full song list.
Run as digital exams by default, recorded in the lesson and submitted to RSL, with in-person exams available on request.
Set pieces
Tap any piece to open its own page with a play-along video, amp settings and practice tips. You'll still need the official grade book for the notation.
Every piece across all Rockschool Acoustic Debut books(15)
- 7 Years— Lukas Graham Play
- Boulevard of Broken Dreams— Green Day Play
- Down in the River to Pray— Traditional Play
- Hey Brother— Avicii Play
- One Call Away— Charlie Puth Play
- Pocket Change— Rockschool Original Play
- Route 66— Rockschool Original Play
- Runaway Road— Rockschool Original Play
- You've Got the Love— Florence + The Machine Play
- Ain't No Sunshine— Bill Withers Play
- Eleanor Rigby— The Beatles Play
- Ho Hey— The Lumineers Play
- I'm Yours— Jason Mraz Play
- Knockin' On Heaven's Door— Bob Dylan Play
- Stand By Me— Ben E. King Play
Books and exam booking
The Trinity Debut book and the exam booking both come from Trinity College London directly.
Technical work at Debut
- Open chords: E minor, A minor, C, G, D
- Single-string riffs and simple melodies
- Basic down-strum patterns in 4/4
- Holding the guitar and picking hand position
What's in the exam
- Three performance pieces (or five for the Performance Certificate)
- Technical exercises
- One supporting test
- Ear tests and general musicianship questions