A good lead guitar player must, and I’ll repeat that – MUST – pay attention to the rhythm. That means knowing the rhythm part intimately yourself, even if you’re not the one playing it. Know the guitar chords and the various changes, because ideally, you should be working off of those changes in your solo….
Many days when I pick up my guitar I end up just noodling away… improvising is probably my favorite part of playing the guitar. Improvising over open chords is probably the easiest way to get started, and the key of G is the best key for that. When you’re playing in G major, then you…
When I was first learning guitar, a friend of mine wrote a song that had this cool passing note (an F#) in between the G chord and the Em chord. I thought it was the coolest thing ever, and practically forced him to teach it to me. I’ve since discovered this is about as common…
Here’s a fun yet easy progression you can jam with in A pentatonic minor. The chords are simply Am7, Dm7 and Em7. Try experimenting with your own riffs in between chord changes, or replace one of the changes entirely with a 1 bar solo. Don’t be afraid to go nuts with it! Watch 12 Bar…
Want to really get a handle on blues guitar? Checkout Playing Through The Blues There’s really no limit to what you can do with the pentatonic scale, and the absolutely coolest thing about it is that as long as you’re playing in the right key, you literally can’t go wrong with the pentatonic scale. Any…
