How To Play Like A Pro And Stop Your Guitar Solo's From Sounding Mediocre!
Posted by Kay Stanford Jr Kastum at 6:10 AMHi It's Mike from Killer Guitar Tips.
I am now going to show you a couple of mini guitar lessons in this article that you really should know to help get your guitar soloing of to a great start and stop you from sounding shall we say mediocre!
OK, let's get into it...
This weeks mini guitar lesson is on how to use the Pentatonic Pattern #1 scale for major and minor solo's.
One of the first things we need to understand is that every pentatonic pattern can be used for both major and minor scales.
So, if you look at pattern #1 at the fifth fret we see that the two keys are A minor (Am) and C major (C). These are know as the relative major and minors.
Therefore to get a real cool bluesy rock sound and knowing that we can use this pattern for BOTH minor and major keys, Am and C maj, we simply play the Am pattern over a backing track written in A major!
Now here's the best part...
Keeping with this pattern, move the whole pattern down the neck towards the tuning pegs by just 3 frets. Now, when we play this same pattern here we will now be playing in A major that produces a very melodic, tuneful soloing sound!!!
The next little trick continues the theme of moving pentatonic pattern 1 around the neck to create killer solos.
In the key of A, play pentatonic pattern #1 at the 5th fret (Am) you will create a great bluesy rock solo.
Now here is a killer tip, move the whole pattern up the neck 7 frets (Em) and continue playing! This will give you a cool melodic sound using the same pattern - try it, it's a mainstay in all killer guitarists soloing!
If you make a place on your hard drive and create a folder for all the little mini guitar lessons I will be giving you over the coming weeks and practice them regularly you will build up an awesome bag of tricks that when put together in a solo will produce a killer sound. Your friends will be amazed at your skill!
Remember: All these mini guitar lessons are invaluable in your quest to become an accomplished guitar player. Don't treat them lightly, put together they will produce an archive of material you can refer back to over and over again even though they are only a small fraction of what you will receive in the Killer Guitar Tips home study course.
I am now going to show you a couple of mini guitar lessons in this article that you really should know to help get your guitar soloing of to a great start and stop you from sounding shall we say mediocre!
OK, let's get into it...
This weeks mini guitar lesson is on how to use the Pentatonic Pattern #1 scale for major and minor solo's.
One of the first things we need to understand is that every pentatonic pattern can be used for both major and minor scales.
So, if you look at pattern #1 at the fifth fret we see that the two keys are A minor (Am) and C major (C). These are know as the relative major and minors.
Therefore to get a real cool bluesy rock sound and knowing that we can use this pattern for BOTH minor and major keys, Am and C maj, we simply play the Am pattern over a backing track written in A major!
Now here's the best part...
Keeping with this pattern, move the whole pattern down the neck towards the tuning pegs by just 3 frets. Now, when we play this same pattern here we will now be playing in A major that produces a very melodic, tuneful soloing sound!!!
The next little trick continues the theme of moving pentatonic pattern 1 around the neck to create killer solos.
In the key of A, play pentatonic pattern #1 at the 5th fret (Am) you will create a great bluesy rock solo.
Now here is a killer tip, move the whole pattern up the neck 7 frets (Em) and continue playing! This will give you a cool melodic sound using the same pattern - try it, it's a mainstay in all killer guitarists soloing!
If you make a place on your hard drive and create a folder for all the little mini guitar lessons I will be giving you over the coming weeks and practice them regularly you will build up an awesome bag of tricks that when put together in a solo will produce a killer sound. Your friends will be amazed at your skill!
Remember: All these mini guitar lessons are invaluable in your quest to become an accomplished guitar player. Don't treat them lightly, put together they will produce an archive of material you can refer back to over and over again even though they are only a small fraction of what you will receive in the Killer Guitar Tips home study course.
About the Author:
Mike Jones - The Author: Mike is a Professional Guitar Tutor and has been teaching and playing guitar for over two decades. He has created a unique guitar tutoring program geared to using his very own amazing speed learning techniques to bring the beginner through to great player in the shortest possible time. To find out more and receive some super FREE tips and tricks why not go to his website at: guitar lessons