Rockschool (RSL Awards) Electric Guitar · Debut
Rockschool Electric Debut guitar
The very first step — simple riffs, single notes and two-string power chords.
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.
I run these as digital exams by default — recorded in the lesson and submitted to RSL — unless a student would rather sit an in-person exam, which I'm happy to arrange.
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 Electric Debut books(21)
- 101 Play
- Ain't No Sunshine— Bill Withers Play
- Another Brick In The Wall— Pink Floyd Play
- Another Dime Play
- Beat The Mersey Play
- Cashville Play
- Fate— H.E.R. Play
- Fortunate Son— Creedence Clearwater Revival Play
- Helicopter Play
- Hello— Adele Play
- Hey Joe— Jimi Hendrix Play
- Hoochie Coochie Man— Muddy Waters Play
- Like A Stone— Audioslave Play
- Live Forever— Oasis Play
- Midnight Song Play
- Route 66 Play
- Short Fuse Play
- Spike Play
- Stand By Me— Ben E King Play
- Stay With Me— Sam Smith Play
- Sunny— Bobby Hebb Play
Books and exam booking
Everything you need for Debut comes from RSL directly — the grade book with notation and backing tracks, and the exam booking itself. Most of my students book the Performance Certificate first.
Technical work at Debut
- E minor pentatonic (one octave)
- Two-string power chords
- Open position chords: E minor, A minor, D major
- Simple single-note riffs with a steady down-stroke
What's in the exam
- Three performance pieces
- Technical exercises
- One supporting test (sight reading or improvisation)
- Ear tests and general musicianship questions