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Top 4 Beginner Rock Solos

August 21, 2023
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingPracticingBeginner

So you want to play some rock solos, but are unsure of where to begin? I have a few suggestions to get you going. I will say for a lot of these, knowing a few pentatonic shapes and barre chords will be helpful!   Mama I'm Coming Home - Ozzy ...

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Transpose Licks to Different Pentatonic Positions

April 17, 2023
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingIntermediate

There are 5 pentatonic shapes but most only use 2. How do we start using the other 3?! One way is to get used to how licks we’re already familiar with fit into these other shapes. In this blog post I'll be using three licks but transposing them to ...

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Jazz Key Structures | Part 5 – Analyzing “Recorda Me”

February 20, 2023
by garretsguitarlessons TheoryLead Guitar & SoloingAdvanced

So in this post I’ll be talking about talking about how to start anaylzing the song “Recorda-Me” as an example of how to think about soloing over the song. *This is built upon my previous posts: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 The song's chord pro ...

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What is the “Super” Scale (1-3 1-3 Slide Scale)

July 18, 2022
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingTheoryIntermediate

It’s the Pentatonic Scale. Yup. It’s just another way to play the pentatonic scale. But what’s so cool about it is the way it’s laid out and the way it sliiiiides to the other positions is so much more conducive to actual musical phrasing. A ...

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Be Aware of What Beat You Start Your Solo

June 20, 2022
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingIntermediate

Yes, the title says it all. A good way to think about soloing is: how you start dictates where you’ll go. So if we take a look at the available beats in a measure: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + We’ll note there’s eight places we can start. A good way to ...

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My Favorite 5 Scale Exercises

April 18, 2022
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingPracticingIntermediate

Yes, these are a few of MY (yes... me, me, me!) favorite scale exercises. Some of them are tricky, some aren't as tricky, but they all accomplish the same thing... getting us more familiar with our scale shapes. Scale Exercise | 4 Note Pattern ...

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Jazz Key Structures | Part 4 – Working Arpeggios into Scales

February 21, 2022
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingAdvanced

My last blog post on this subject (Jazz Key Structures | Part 3) talks about what scales to use when and my best at a brief explanation of the Minor ii-V-i. While it gets you playing the right notes, it doesn’t sound too jazzy… why? Chord tones. ...

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Bends, Pre-Bends & Over Bending

November 15, 2021
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingIntermediate

Getting to or from a note is one thing that makes the guitar so unique and your choices can really help define your sound. Today I want to talk about 3 types of bends and ways to implement them into our soloing: Bends, Pre-Bends and Over Bending. ...

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Jazz Key Structures | Part 3 – What Scale?!

April 19, 2021
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingTheoryAdvanced

Jazz requires a bit of foresight before jumping into taking a solo. In my previous posts I talk about recognizing a Major ii-V-I (Part 1) and a Minor ii-V-i (Part 2) and this will start expanding these concepts into how to begin the process of soloin ...

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Four Practice Schedules To Practice Efficiently

July 20, 2020
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingRhythm GuitarPracticing

Alright I'm just going to give you a practice schedule. You can alter this depending on where your at and where you want to work on. Essentially I'm going to give you 4 days worth of practice, giving you specific things to focus on each day: A = Chor ...

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