How to Build Solos
beginner guitar
This lesson is for members
Everyone wants to know how to build guitar solos on their own, but they think it happens naturally. It doesn't. In this lesson, we're going to identify the basic melody, begin adding notes, then learn how to use the major scale to build scale licks.
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Gene Sowell ·
Ben, this one finally made the timing click for me. Been fighting it for a month. Thank you.
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Mick Stanton ·
Not just you. I still count this one out loud and I've been at it four years.
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Ben Clark Instructor ·
Don't force the pinky stretch. Move your thumb down behind the neck first and the stretch mostly takes care of itself.
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Theresa Nickels ·
Not just you. I still count this one out loud and I've been at it four years.
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Patty Lindstrom ·
Recording yourself is humbling but it's the fastest fix I've found.
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Ray Dunphy ·
Try it without the pick for a few passes. Sounds silly but it told me my right hand was doing too much.
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Sharon Kile ·
Take the capo off and play it in open G a few times, then put it back. Helped me hear it.