When you improvise a melody over a chord progression, certain notes will seem to sound better than others. In fact, some notes that should work will sometimes sound outright wrong.
So what gives?
Category Archives: Lead Guitar
In today’s tutorial we will look at a fun and challenging J. S. Bach piece that will help kick your lead guitar playing up a notch or two.
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Want to play better lead guitar? One of the keys to playing better lead guitar is having good solid technique. The better your guitar playing skills are, the wider your improvisational possibilities become. And of course, the better your playing is, the faster you’ll learn your favourite songs note-for-note. In today’s tutorial we will look at a guitar arrangement for a violin piece written by Nicolo Paganini (1782-1840) called Perpetual Motion (Moto Perpetuo, Perpetuum Mobile).
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How to Solo on Guitar. One of the biggest questions I get from guitar students is, “How do I get my own style?” Here are 5 tips for getting started on creating your own unique guitar style.
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Making the transition from soloing with pentatonic scales to major and minor scales can be tricky. Today we will look at an easy first step to adding major and minor scales into your soloing.
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It’s quite common for guitar players to get stuck in a pentatonic rut. All your guitar solos start to sound the same. The good news is there are many ways to break out of this pentatonic rut. We look at one here…
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