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Bear Rose

Bear Rose

Location:North Carolina, USA
Date of Birth: October 6, 1981
Been playing guitar since:1994


I started playing guitar at the age of 13 when I changed schools because all of my new friends were guitar players. I had very little formal training and discovered that the only way to improve on the guitar was to put time into it. I moved to a new city at the age of 25 and joined a church where I now play live in every church service. There is nothing I enjoy more than to travel and play live music.


Playing and Influences
IMy favorite guitarists have always been the ones who evoke emotion in me when I hear them play. Slash was my first favorite guitarist. His tone and his melodic phrasing are so pleasing to listen to. Mike McCready from Pearl Jam was a very big influence on me. His live solos are always different, and always amazing. John Mayer is a huge influence on me as well. He is a very reserved player in the studio, playing subtle passages that make you want to hear more, but playing wide open in a live concert. His tone, phrasing, and musicality are what I hope to achieve in my own playing.


At GMC
I first joined GMC in 2007 as a student and it dramatically improved my playing. Kristofer's lessons were exactly what I needed at the time to help my break through the glass ceiling in my guitar playing, and I've learned more from Gabriel's lessons than I can even imagine. I still play his F# Riff and Solo lesson every so often when I pick up a guitar.


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Lessons (689,209 views)

Name Level Type Technique Category
Finger Picking 1 of 10 101 spoken Fingerpicking Rock - Ballad
Palm Muting 1 of 10 101 spoken Downpicking Pop Rock
The Blues Scale 2 of 10 101 spoken Phrasing Blues
Drop D Tuning 2 of 10 101 spoken Rhythm - various Rock - Hard
Beginner Slides 2 of 10 101 spoken Picking (more than one type) Pop Rock
Alternate Picking 2 of 10 101 spoken Alternate Picking Pop Rock
Beginner Legato 2 of 10 101 spoken Legato (both hammer-ons and pull-offs) Pop Rock
Pull-Offs 1 of 10 101 spoken Legato (both hammer-ons and pull-offs) Pop Rock
Hammer-Ons 1 of 10 101 spoken Legato (both hammer-ons and pull-offs) Pop Rock
String Bending 2 of 10 101 spoken Bending Rock - Ballad
Beginner Solo 2 of 10 101 spoken Phrasing Pop Rock
Chords Theory 1 of 10 101 spoken Chords
Slash Chords 3 2 of 10 101 spoken Chords Pop Rock
Slash Chords 2 1 of 10 101 spoken Chords Pop Rock
Slash Chords 2 of 10 101 spoken Chords Pop Rock
A Minor Scale 2 of 10 101 spoken Phrasing Rock - Ballad
Minor Pentatonic Scale 2 of 10 101 spoken Picking (more than one type) Pop Rock
C Major Scale 1 of 10 101 spoken Phrasing Pop Rock
Strumming & Rhythm 1 of 10 101 spoken Strumming Rock - Ballad
Tom Petty: Free Falling 2 of 10 Full Song Rhythm - various Pop Rock
Right Hand Rhythm 1 of 10 101 spoken Strumming Pop Rock
Write a Song 2 of 10 Songwriting Chords Pop Rock
Picking Chords 2 of 10 101 spoken Picking (more than one type) Pop Rock
Power Chords 2 of 10 101 spoken Chords Rock - Punk
5-string Barre Chords 2 of 10 101 spoken Chords Pop Rock
6-String Barre Chords 2 of 10 101 spoken Chords Pop Rock
7th Chords in A 1 of 10 101 spoken Chords Blues
Open Chords in E Major 1 of 10 101 spoken Chords Pop Rock
Open Chords in C Major 1 of 10 101 spoken Chords Pop Rock
Open Chords in D Major 1 of 10 101 spoken Chords Pop Rock
Open Chords in G Major 1 of 10 101 spoken Chords Pop Rock