Learn How To Play Guitar Solos

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Some songs would not be important if they didn’t have a great guitar solo or riff. As they are potentially so important to the impact of your songs, if you are going to play guitar solos you will need to have a feel for what you are doing, both as a guitar player and as a composer. Base your solo around the key the song is in. There are solos that departed from the song itself, but when you have enough experience to do that without making a fool of yourself, you will know.

You should know how to play scales. This means you alternate picking, string skipping and economy picking should be to a stage where you have a degree of confidence and a clean technique. Take it easy. Trying to play fast before your muscles are ready just tire you out and make bad playing habits.

Your picking should be quite fluent across all the strings on the guitar. As you practice your scales, play up and down from the sixth to the first string. If you are experiencing any fluffed notes or spots where you feel yourself exerting too much tension, slow down and see what aspect of your technique needs an adjustment.

Here is a lesson by Justin Sandercoe on blues soloing: