soloing
soloing
I have been playin but never got into learning scales, modes all that good stuff, when i play i go by ear and jsut solo that way so i actually dont know what im doing i just go with what sounds good over the song, wheres a good start to learn how to really solo and know what im doing instead of just playing by ear? Even though i heard that jimi hendrix would just do this to, if a note didnt sound good hed sjust bend or slide up to a note that would, dont know if that is true or not though...... anyways any good suggestions?
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hi there,
i'm not very good with solos but here's what i've learned so far. you'll need to know 2 things so you don't have to play the "trial and error" style of putting a solo together.
first you'll need to know what key the song is in. lots of times it's the first or last chord of the progression
the second thing you'll need to learn is the scale for that key. it's actually easier than it sounds..... if you used the blues scales....the patterns are all the same....they just are moved up or down the neck. i believe it's the same for the minor scales as well.
that's pretty much it for basic soloing. after you get that part down, you can learn how different scales are interrelated and therefore you can mix up your solos. and because you're playing a note from the scale...it will always sound good within the chord progression that's playing because each of those notes are notes within the chords that make up that progression.
and don't be discouraged to learn some scales. you can "cheat" like i do and just learn the different patterns rather than each individual note name....yes yes i know....bad. as long as you know where the root notes within the scale...you're in good shape. a little trick is to start your solo/lick, whatever on the root note and end it on the root note.
good luck.
i'm not very good with solos but here's what i've learned so far. you'll need to know 2 things so you don't have to play the "trial and error" style of putting a solo together.
first you'll need to know what key the song is in. lots of times it's the first or last chord of the progression
the second thing you'll need to learn is the scale for that key. it's actually easier than it sounds..... if you used the blues scales....the patterns are all the same....they just are moved up or down the neck. i believe it's the same for the minor scales as well.
that's pretty much it for basic soloing. after you get that part down, you can learn how different scales are interrelated and therefore you can mix up your solos. and because you're playing a note from the scale...it will always sound good within the chord progression that's playing because each of those notes are notes within the chords that make up that progression.
and don't be discouraged to learn some scales. you can "cheat" like i do and just learn the different patterns rather than each individual note name....yes yes i know....bad. as long as you know where the root notes within the scale...you're in good shape. a little trick is to start your solo/lick, whatever on the root note and end it on the root note.
good luck.
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