Actually, rock does not need too much of learning. Only the solos are the hard parts of the song. You just have to have a little musical skills, so u can really play something, and then u just learn to play the chords, (try to learn all those things what u need) and power chords are used a lot in rock. And then u just learn to play some songs, and get your fingers trained, and then u learn to play your OWN solos.

There you go. And there is some songs, that have something else than chords in the song - oh well, u can learn those later.
I have played acustic guitar for 6 years, and electric for 3 years. I have been in two bands, and now I am in one band. (3rd of mine)
And by the way: I have learned to play myself.
My fav. bands are (Top 5, from best to not that best)

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#1 Sonata Arctica
#2 Iron Maiden (Yeah, only 2nd!)
#3 Nightwish (Tarja Turunen was better)
#4 Metallica
#5 Children Of Bodom
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