In this lead guitar lesson, we'll be learning how to play a solo on the guitar. A lot of guitarists think that playing a solo is such a long way away, and it can seem like an impossible mountain to climb. In this lesson, we'll be going over just a few basic techniques and learning a simple solo so you can start playing along to music right away. It doesn't matter if you have an electric guitar or an acoustic guitar, all the points covered in this lesson will apply to you.
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Before we get into learning the solo, we need to cover a few essential techniques. The first of these is picking technique. Start off by grabbing your pick between your thumb and your index finger. There are a few different positions you can use, so make adjustments and find what is most comfortable for you. Make sure you relax your hand. Gripping the pick too hard can result in injury, and also make it harder to pick multiple notes smoothly. Lastly, you'll want to focus on making small motions when you pick. The smaller the motion, the less distance the pick will have to travel to get to the next note. Also, smaller motions are easier to do for an extended period of time, so it's a good habit to get into early.
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The other important technique to cover is fretting technique. Start by holding your hand up as if you were holding a baseball. Take the shape your hand is making and grab the neck of your guitar. Place your thumb on the back of the neck and bring your fingers down onto the fretboard. Again, stay relaxed and don't grip anything too tightly. You'll want to make sure when you come down on the frets that you are right behind them and pushing just hard enough so that the notes come through clearly.
Now that we've got the techniques down, we'll jump into learning this solo. For this solo, we'll be using the blues scale. If you don't already know the blues scale that's perfectly okay. You don't need to learn it to play the solo here.
The first thing we'll do is pull up the jam track and practice counting along to it. Get used to where the beat is and how to find the rhythm. Since we're only using half notes and whole notes in this lesson you'll only need to be able to count 1, 2, 3, 4 along to the track.
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The chord progression that we'll be playing over is just a standard 12 bar blues progression. You don't need to worry too much about what those chords exactly are at this point. The focus of this section will just be imitating what's played in the video and following along with the tab.
Spend some time working on being able to play this solo without the jam track to start. Once you feel like you've got the hang of it, you can play it along with the jam track. Be sure to listen to the example in the video as well so you know it sounds right.The guitar solo is the part where the guitarist is on the spot and expected to show his abilities. Thus, easy guitar solos are less common than say, easy guitar riffs.
Some guitarists do play fast and complex riffs at times, but even guitarists who play super fast like James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett (Metallica) have a lot of riffs that a beginner or an intermediate guitar student can learn.
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Easy guitar solos are less abundant, though there are many available too. On the top of my head I would suggest these easy guitar solos if you want to learn a famous solo:
The intent behind learning these solos shouldn’t be to add another guitar solo to your repertoire (It’s more worth learning a solo from Slash or Kurt Cobain than from me if that’s your only goal).
In any case, the techniques you will learn here have been used millions of times in guitar solos and can be used by yourself. (If you’re asking why the same things don’t sound boring after being repeated so much, it has mostly to do with the concept of variation).
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There are just a dozen commonly used guitar techniques and only 12 notes in music, yet the amount of music that can be made using them is infinite.
Though simple and easy to play, this solo introduces two of the most important techniques used in guitar soloing. Hammer-ons/pull offs and vibrato. These will be discussed below the solo.
1 ½ bends – Bend up three frets. Make sure you have mastered the half and the full bend before trying this.
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Pre bend and release: You bend the string to the target note first (without making a sound), pick the note and release it.
Once again, only try this bend if you’re fluent in upward bends and bend and release. In this lesson I explore the different types of bends you can use in more detail.
Rather than introduce anything new, the last solo makes use of the techniques we’ve explored above to help you practice them in different contexts.
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If you’re in love with the craft of the guitar solo, you should consider this lesson as a general introduction to this fascinating aspect of guitar playing.
Apart from learning more solos, these are some areas I suggest you go through if you want to start composing your own guitar solos:
You may consider giving a donation, by which you will be helping a songwriter achieve his dreams. Each contribution, no matter how small, will make a difference.A lot of guitar solos use complex technical skills that take time to learn. In this lesson, let’s look at 7 easy guitar solos that any beginner can start learning right now.
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These easy guitar solos will help you develop techniques such as bends, slides, legato, vibrato, and more. Each guitar solo is shown in Guitar TAB format and I’ll explain how to play each one.
The guitar solos in this lesson are ordered from easiest to hardest. Start learning the top guitar solos and work your way down the list.
If you listen to the songs in this lesson, you’ll hear some very different guitar tones. Most solos use a drive tone, but you’ll hear that each one sounds very different. Some even use effects pedals to enhance the tone.
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If you’re wondering what you need to do to get your guitar amp to sound like the song, I highly recommend reading my Ultimate Guide to Guitar Amp Settings. It’s one of the most important guides I’ve ever written and will explain how to think about your guitar amp properly.
Once you learn the guitar solos in this lesson, check out these 4 Easy Metal Guitar Solos to take your skills further.
The way to practice the guitar solos covered in this lesson is simple. Here are the steps to follow for each guitar solo:
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It doesn’t matter if you’re learning a basic four-bar solo or a four-minute solo, the above steps are the best way to practice guitar solos.
The number one reason why your guitar solos may sound bad is due to rushing. Beginners and intermediate guitarists tend to rush through learning something, then wonder why it sounds bad.
Even if the guitar solo you want to learn is fast, start out by slowing it down to a crawl. Practice it at a slow and controlled tempo, then only raise the tempo after it feels easy.
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If you ever feel like you’re struggling to keep up with the solo, you’re rushing. Slow the tempo down to give yourself more time to think about what you’re playing.
You can break the solo down into sections as small as you like. Some complicated parts you might want to break down into three or four-note groups, while easier parts can be practiced in long sections.
If something feels hard to play, break it down into smaller sections and play those sections over and over until they feel easy.
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If you come across a difficult technique in a guitar solo, you might want to isolate that technique and spend more time working on it. Find some exercises to help you work on that technique and you’ll find those exercises help you learn the solo faster.
For example, most of the guitar solos in this lesson use bends and vibrato. Bends is often a challenging technique for beginners to learn, so you might want to isolate that technique and spend some time working on it.
If you use Guitar Pro 8, you can even import the audio file of the song and slow it down along with the TAB. It’s a great way to practice guitar parts and I explain it in more detail in my Guitar Pro 8 review.
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Practicing with a metronome or backing track will ensure that you work
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