Why my solos SUCK!!! (Patreon)

Do you like guitar solos....who's your favorite lead player?

I need to be honest with you. I’ve played solos that suck worse than you can imagine. In fact, my lead skills were so lacking, I got dismissed from my church band. “Stop making our ears bleed”, people used to tell me.

There‘s a reason why everyone wants to learn Randy Rhoad‘s solos but no one cares about Kerry King. Rhoad’s solos were mini compositions within a song. The problem is, Where do you even start when there’s so much to learn? Technique, music theory, telling a story with your melodies.….it’s overwhelming! The good news is you can progress 10x faster in your soloing with a few simple steps

Step one is to know what key you’re soloing in. Playing a solo is like speaking a Language. If you’re talking in Chinese and the band is speaking Russian, it’s gonna be a disaster! A strong knowledge of keys is a must. Stop relying on shapes and start thinking about notes. Practice this by playing a scale horizontally along one string instead of regurgitating a vertical pattern. This is what I teach you in my latest course below

🛑 Music Theory For Guitarists

https://www.patreon.com/posts/music-theory-for-84584168

Step two may surprise you. Learn the CHORDS of the song! May sound crazy but the best solos outline the harmony. Comfortably Numb or Hotel California come to mind. Outlining chords means you target specific tones within the chords. If a B minor is playing, target B-D and F# notes

Step 3 is to develop your LICK LIBRARY. Just like we learn phrases to construct sentences in language, soloing is about stringing together musical fragments to create a larger idea. Whenever you learn a lick, try playing it at different pitch levels within the scale to create SEQUENCES. Now you have more licks with no extra effort!

Step 4 is Rhythm. Locking into the groove gives your leads that special magic that makes the babes dance. Use a metronome to play each subdivision….quarter notes, 8th notes, triplets and so on. This is another brilliant way to expand your lick library free of cost. Playing the same pattern using different rhythmic subdivisions creates the illusion of a totally new lick!!

My next course lecture will be on how to use music theory in your solos. We’ll be going into more depth on each of these topics to get your soloing on steroids FAST!!!

Hit me up with any questions or suggestions below