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soloing

tgwitgwi Posts: 30
edited November 2003 in Musicians and Gearheads
anybody any advise on soloing?

i'm a pretty good rhythm player but i really wanna be able to throw in a few solos, the rock/blues stuff that Mike does - I know that takes years and years tho.

i can solo but its usually pretty slow. its the speed that i really need help with.

any good sites with audio lessons?
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  • MONKEYNUTSMONKEYNUTS Posts: 114
    A gREAT waY TO LEARn to pLAY FASt and mORE IMportanTlY buIld Up co-ORDInatIoN BETWEEn PiKiN hand and frettIn HANd is to PLAy the foLLowiN
    1-2-3-4
    1-2-3-4
    1-2-3-4
    1-2-3-4
    1-2-3-4
    1-2-3-4


    FOR fReT 1 USE ur first FINGeR. FRET 2 use uR SECOnd finGER. FrEt 3 use ur third finger and fret 4 use ur fourTH FInger [ DE LAST ONE IS VERY IMportanT. if U WANt to play AS QUIk as possiBle u goTTA BE ABle to use ur liTtle fiNger. even IF U DONt wanNA PLAy VeRY QUiK iTS STilL usefuL TO b abLE 2 use Ur lITTtle finGER]. wen doiN THIS USE ALTERNATe PIKiN [I.e downstroke, UPSTROke, downstRoke, uPSTROke, etc, etC]

    starT of slow den BuIld uP UR SPEEd.

    den tRy iT GOIn FROM THE BOTTOM STRING TO THE TOP.

    den TrY It goiN bakwarDS. SO iNSTEAD OF DOIn 1234 lIKE ABove u do 4321.

    den tRy It At different possiTiONS ON DE GuITAR NEk



    lIke MONKEYNUTS SAId earlieR DIS IS GOOD FOR BuiLDIN Up speeD AND lefT/riGht hanD CO-ordiNATiON. HOWEVER iTS A BiT BORIn and doesnT helP U WID ACtUALLY playIn anyThIN DAT SOunds good. so ASWELL as doiN tHIS ALSO GET TAB OF DE NET for anY SOLOS oR Liks/RIFFS u HEAR on a cd dat u LIKE

    ALSO TrY AND LEARn SOME SCAles anD faRt aboUt WID DEM JUST ImPROVisIN. ITS AL VERY well BEIN abLE TO PLAY EVERy hendriX soNg nOte for note bUt If U CANt maKE UP Ur OWN stUFF DEn ITS A bIt pOo ANd boriN reallY


    ANd Most ImPORTANtLy pracTICE Loads...anD preY...AND DRINkIn wilL ALSO helP. ALCOHoL HELps u WID EVERYtHiN
  • tgwitgwi Posts: 30
    you're a good man monkeynuts, thanks for that.

    i've tried this before, i suppose i just got bored of it, i just need to keep at it i reckon.

    what are the standard scales used in rock these days?

    also something that i've never understood, how do you know what key you're playing your scale in?
  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Major and Pentatonic scales are the tops, for starters.

    Key is a great question, and hard to type out. Get a couple lessons from someone who can teach you some theory...

    But one quick note, if you want to play a minor scale in a major song, use the 6th of the major. For example, if the song is in C, use an A-minor scale. In G? Use E-minor. F? Use D-minor. This is especially helpful for the pentatonic minor scales.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • goto_lgoto_l Posts: 1,189
    Learn the notes on your guitar. That's usually how you know where you are.
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    Eat your pork and beans
    I eat more chicken
    Than any man ever seen




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