Rockschool (RSL Awards) Acoustic Guitar · Grade 4
Rockschool Acoustic Grade 4 guitar
Fingerstyle independence and a wider harmonic vocabulary.
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.
All Rockschool Acoustic Grade 4 pieces(9)
- All in Good Time— Rockschool Original
- Bad Moon Rising— Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Billie Bossa Nova— Billie Eilish
- I Walk the Line— Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two
- Love Is a Losing Game— Amy Winehouse
- Parallel Lines— Rockschool Original
- Promise— Rockschool Original
- Running Boy— Mon Rovîa
- The Perfect Pair— Beabadoobee
Books and exam booking
The Trinity Grade 4 book and the exam booking both come from Trinity College London directly.
Technical work at Grade 4
- Major and minor pentatonic across two positions
- Seventh and slash chords
- Alternating bass fingerstyle (Travis picking)
- Dynamic control and tone shaping
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