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Rock Candy by Montrose | rhythm and solo

how to play Rock Candy Montrose on guitar rhythm and solo acoustic electric Ronnie Montrose Sammy Hagar Bill Church Denny Carmassi shutup and play guitar tutorials lesson
An electric guitar lesson on how to play “Rock Candy” by Montrose featuring the great Ronnie Montrose on guitar and Sammy Hagar on vocals.
Absolutely killer track from the “Montrose” album released in 1973. This tune is a cross between Hendrix (“Foxy Lady”) and Zeppelin (“When the Levee Breaks”, amongst others). To me, this the ultimate in riff rock. There is nothing more powerful than when the bass and guitar are playing the same lines and that happens quite a bit in this one. Really fun to play, and if you play it clean and in time, it just sounds awesome!
Ronnie Montrose was an excellent guitarist and writer who played with The Edgar Winter Group, Van Morrison, Boz Scaggs and Herbie Hancock amongst many others. He really shines on this song, and of course, Sammy Hagar, the little red rocker,  is a world class singer...
Another interesting note is that this album was produced by Ted Templeman, the great producer renowned for his work with The Doobie Bothers, and Van Halen.
I had a ton of fun recording the demo and working on the lesson for this one…
I hope you enjoy the video and enjoy playing this great old classic.

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        • Baptism By Fire | rhythm
        • Play Ball | rhythm and solo
        • Riff Raff | rhythm
        • Rock Or Bust | rhythm
        • Rock the House | rhythm
        • You Shook Me All Night Long | solo
      • Adele >
        • Million Years Ago | acoustic
      • Alan Parsons Project >
        • Eye In the Sky | electric rhythm & solo
        • I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You | electric rhythm & solo
      • America >
        • Tin Man | acoustic
        • Ventura Highway | acoustic
      • Aerosmith >
        • Sweet Emotion | rhythm
        • Walk This Way | solos
      • Badfinger >
        • Baby Blue | electric and acoustic
        • No Matter What | electric rhythm
      • Beatles | Solo >
        • A Day In the Life | acoustic
        • Across the Universe | acoustic
        • Blackbird | acoustic
        • Bluebird | acoustic
        • Dear Prudence | acoustic
        • Eleanor Rigby | acoustic
        • Every Night | acoustic
        • Girl | acoustic
        • Here Comes the Sun | acoustic
        • In My Life | acoustic
        • Jenny Wren | acoustic
        • Julia | acoustic
        • Junk | acoustic
        • Michelle | acoustic
        • Mother Nature's Son | acoustic
        • My Love | solo
        • Norwegian Wood | acoustic
        • Revolution | rhythm and solo
        • Two Of Us | acoustic
        • While My Guitar Gently Weeps Anthology Version | acoustic
        • While My Guitar Gently Weeps | solo
        • Yesterday | acoustic
      • Boston >
        • More Than A Feeling | acoustic
        • More Than A Feeling | rhythm solos & fills
        • Peace Of Mind | solos
      • Bruce Cockburn >
        • Foxglove | acoustic
        • Wondering Where The Lions Are | acoustic
      • Bryan Adams >
        • It's Only Love | rhythm and solo
        • One Night Love Affair | rhythm and solo
        • Run To You | rhythm and solo
      • The Cars >
        • Drive | acoustic
        • Just What I Needed | rhythm and solo
      • Cat Stevens >
        • Wild World | acoustic
      • Christmas Songs >
        • Angels We Have Heard On High | acoustic
        • Angels We Have Heard On High | acousticLink Page
        • Deck The Halls | acoustic
        • God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | acoustic
        • It Came Upon A Midnight Clear| acoustic
        • Joy To the World | acoustic
        • We Three Kings Of Orient Are | acoustic
      • Cream | Eric Clapton >
        • Crossroads | intro and 1st solo
      • Crowded House >
        • Don't Dream It's Over | rhythm & solo
      • The Cult >
        • Fire Woman | rhythm and solo
        • She Sells Sanctuary | rhythm and solo
      • David Bowie >
        • Heroes | rhythm and solo
        • Rebel Rebel | rhythm and solo
      • Doobie Brothers >
        • China Grove | rhythm & solo
        • Long Train Running | rhythm
      • Deep Purple >
        • Highway Star | solo
      • Dio | Doug Aldrich >
        • Push | solo
      • Dire Straits >
        • Money for Nothing | rhythm
      • Doug Aldrich >
        • Fast Pentatonic Lick | lick
    • E-H >
      • The Eagles >
        • Hotel California | acoustic
        • Hotel California | solos
        • I Can't Tell You Why | solo
        • Lyin' Eyes | acoustic & electric
      • Ed Sheeran >
        • Photograph | acoustic
        • Sing | acoustic
        • Thinking Out Loud | acoustic
      • Eddie Money | Jimmy Lyon >
        • Two Tickets To Paradise | rhythm & solo
      • Edgar Winter Group >
        • Free Ride | rhythm & solo
      • Electric Light Orchestra >
        • Mr. Blue Sky | acoustic
      • Emerson, Lake & Palmer >
        • From The Beginning | acoustic
        • I Believe In Father Christmas | acoustic
        • Lucky Man | acoustic
        • Still You Turn Me On | acoustic
      • Eric Clapton >
        • Tears In Heaven | acoustic
      • Eric Johnson >
        • Eric Johnson style #1 | lick
        • Eric Johnson style #2 | lick
      • The Faces >
        • Stay With Me | electric
      • Fleetwood Mac >
        • Bleed To Love Her | acoustic
        • Landslide | acoustic
        • Landslide | live solo
        • Never Going Back Again | acoustic
        • Never Going Back Again | live solo
        • Rhiannon | rhythm and solo
        • Say Goodbye | acoustic "live version"
      • Foreigner >
        • Double Vision | rhythm
      • Free >
        • All Right Now | rhythm
        • Mr. Big | rhythm
      • Gary Moore >
        • Blues for Neruda | lick
        • Gary Moore style | 3 speed licks
        • Still Got the Blues | solo
      • The Guess Who >
        • American Woman | acoustic electric rhythm and solo
      • Hall & Oates >
        • Sara Smile | rhythm and intro solo
    • I-L >
      • Jackson Browne >
        • Running On Empty | acoustic
        • These Days | acoustic
      • James Gang | Joe Walsh >
        • Funk #49 | rhythm
      • James Taylor >
        • Fire and Rain | acoustic
      • James Vincent Mcmorrow >
        • Wicked Game (Game of Thrones Season 6 Trailer) | acoustic
      • Joe Satriani >
        • Always With Me, Always With You | solo
      • John Mayer >
        • XO | acoustic
      • Journey >
        • Any Way You Want It | solo
        • Separate Ways | solo
      • Kansas >
        • Dust In The Wind | acoustic
      • Led Zeppelin >
        • Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You | acoustic
        • Black Dog | Rhythm
        • Bron-Yr-Aur | acoustic
        • Going To California | acoustic
        • Immigrant Song | rhythm
        • Kashmir | rhythm
        • Over The Hills And Far Away | acoustic
        • The Rain Song | acoustic/electric
        • Ramble On | acoustic
        • Stairway To Heaven | solo
        • Whole Lotta Love | rhythm and solo
    • M-P >
      • Maroon 5 >
        • Maps | rhythm and solo
      • Metallica >
        • Nothing Else Matters | rhythm and solo
      • Montrose >
        • Rock Candy | rhythm and solo
      • Mötley Crüe >
        • Kickstart My Heart | rhythm
      • Mountain | Leslie West >
        • Mississippi Queen | rhythm and solo
      • Neil Young >
        • Harvest Moon | acoustic
        • Heart Of Gold | acoustic
        • Old Man | acoustic
      • Norah Jones >
        • Don't Know Why | acoustic
      • Ozzy Osbourne | Randy Rhoads >
        • Crazy Train | solo
      • Peter Frampton >
        • Baby I Love Your Way | acoustic
        • Show Me The Way | acoustic
      • Pink Floyd >
        • Comfortably Numb | solos
        • Goodbye Blue Sky | acoustic
        • Wish You Were Here | rhythm and intro solo
      • The Police >
        • Every Breath You Take | rhythm
      • Prince >
        • Purple Rain | rhythm
    • Q-T >
      • Queen >
        • Bohemian Rhapsody | solo
      • Radiohead >
        • No Surprises | rhythm
      • Raspberries >
        • Go All the Way | rhythm
      • Rick Derringer >
        • Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo | rhythm
      • The Rolling Stones >
        • Angie | acoustic
        • Brown Sugar | electric
        • Can't You Hear Me Knocking | electric
        • Love In Vain | acoustic
        • Wild Horses | acoustic & electric
      • Ron Sexsmith >
        • Secret Heart | rhythm
      • Santana >
        • Black Magic Woman | solos
        • Europa | solo
        • Samba Pa Ti | solos
      • Scorpions >
        • Can't Live Without You | rhythm & solos
        • No One Like You | solos
      • Steely Dan >
        • Reelin' In the Years | solos
      • Steve Vai >
        • Tender Surrender arpeggio | lick
      • Stevie Winwood | Blind Faith >
        • Can't Find My Way Home | acoustic
      • Thin Lizzy >
        • The Boys Are Back In Town | rhythm & solos
      • Todd Rundgren >
        • Can We Still Be Friends | rhythm
      • Tom Petty >
        • Learning To Fly | rhythm & solo
      • The Tragically Hip >
        • Ahead By A Century | acoustic
        • Bobcaygeon | acoustic - electric
      • The Tubes >
        • Talk To Ya Later | electric rhythm & solo
    • U-Z >
      • U2 >
        • Ordinary Love | acoustic
      • Van Halen >
        • Feel Your Love Tonight | rhythm and solo
        • Jump | solo
      • Whitesnake >
        • Is This Love | solo
      • ZZ Top >
        • Cheap Sunglasses | rhythm
        • La Grange | rhythm
        • Sharp Dressed Man | rhythm
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