Lead Guitar Tactics

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Hi fellow guitarists,

It’s been crazy around here as I get ready to launch my new book and website (not to mention the Christmas preparations. After spending the weekend dealing with technical problems I am almost ready to go. In just a couple of more days you should have all the details on the new site and book.

In the meantime, here is one last sample taken from the book and website. In the last video I discussed the major arpeggios taken from the major scale. In this lesson I play over a backing track, discuss arpeggios a bit more and look at the other notes in the scale.

It’s how you blend the arpeggio tones with the scale tones that really go a long way towards defining your playing. Soloing is about creating varying degrees of tension and release. There are several ways to go about this but a very important one to consider is the amount of tension that each scale degree produces.

That’s the main focus of this lesson. Also, even though it’s not discussed in the video, pay attention to the theme and variation idea again. If you missed the video below on themes and variations, make sure you watch it too.

I hope you enjoy the lesson. Remember that these concepts apply to all styles of music. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to leave them.

Best Wishes,

Bob

Major Scale Excerpt Two

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Hello to all,

I have had several questions about where to get more info on books, lessons, etc.

My first book, Pentatonic Power is available at http://www.learn-guitar-online.com/pentatonicpower.html

My new book and the video lessons will be available next week. I am putting the finishing touches on a new private membership site. I will release the details as soon as it’s ready.

Thanks for all of the great comments.

Best Wishes,

Bob

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This video features an arpeggio guitar lesson. Arpeggios are an important part of playing lead guitar and a good working knowledge of arpeggio shapes will be one of the most important tools you can develop while learning lead guitar.

It does not matter what kind of music you want to play, blues, jazz, country, rock, etc, arpeggio study will give you a strong foundation to build your solos on.

In todays video you get several arpeggios from the G major scale. I encourage you to play these in other keys and different spots on the neck. As you know, all music is not in one key.

To download the arpeggio PDF with diagrams and tab click on the following link.

Arpeggios PDF

If you have any questions let me know.

Best Wishes,

Bob

There is also a small PDF excerpt from the book. Learn this and in the next lesson I will get into the application of the arpeggios that you learn today.

Best Wishes,

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Hello to all,

Again I would like to say thanks for all of the comments. I would also like to address the following comment.

Hi – Ive got pentatonic power. SOrry to say I havent really got into it – I found there too much to get through each day and got discouraged.

I understand completely. I often have this same reaction, not only when it comes to learning the guitar, but in other areas as well.

It’s been about three years now since I wrote Pentatonic Power, but I have been using the material inside even longer. It is the same process that I went through several times and the same process I use with students. I know that it works.

Does it require discipline and commitment? It certainly does! When I think back on what kept me motivated it was the end I had in mind. I knew what I wanted to play and sound like so I has a set routine that I followed day in and day out. It’s the routine that ended up in Pentatonic Power and my new book to be released next week.

I would urge any of you that might have Pentatonic Power or any number of other great guitar books that are around that you might have to get them out, set aside some time each day and go for it.

I don’t know how long you have had Pentatonic Power but think of where you might be in your playing now if you had only stuck with it. Even if it takes three actual days to
complete one day in the book, so what? The reason that it works is because it is a consistent daily routine, but you have to do it!

We all want the magic pill, the guitar course that promises we will learn the guitar in 7 days or 60 seconds. It just doesn’t work that way. Your own experience with the guitar should tell you that. If it sounds to good to be true them it probably is.

I will wrap this up with a story. It’s about a lady that at the age of 52, decided she wanted to go back to school and become a lawyer. She of course received much grief and cynicism from her friends with comments like, “What do you want to do that for? When you get out of school in 4 years you will be 56 years old!”

Her response, “In 4 years I will be 56 either way.”

Look for a new lesson and video soon.

Best Wishes,

Bob

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I know that many of you are looking for a few guitar improvising tips. I will get to that in a moment but first I would like to make a couple of points.

1. Mastering lead guitar is an ongoing process. It takes steady daily practice to make it happen. There are no amazing lead guitar secrets to instantly transform you into some sort of guitar hero.

2. You don’t have to be some amazing technical wizard to a nice sounding pentatonic scale based solo. In fact, the video in this lesson is a minor pentatonic solo. And it only uses 4 notes!

Watch the video and then apply what you have learned immediately. I have provided the tab and a backing track as well

Click Here To Download This Video On Guitar Improv Tips

Minor Pentatonic Solo Tab

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