Lead Guitar Tactics

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I recently had a question about the importance of chords behind a solo and the use of chord tones or just playing a scale. Do the chords matter? If so, how do they make a difference? What do you need to focus on in order to make your solos “sound right?”

This is something that requires some serious consideration and study. In this lesson each note of the major scale is systematically explored against a major chord. Pay attention to the chord tones (arpeggio notes) and the non-chord tones. The chord tones are all safe choices because they match the chord being played. The non-chord tones produce varying degrees of tension.

Understanding this tension and how to use it is one thing to take away from this lesson. Also, knowing the location of the chord tones and how to get a good blend between the chord tones and scale tones is explored. It’s this balance that will ultimately make your solos better.

Here is the jam track.

http://www.leadguitartactics.com/Cmaj.mp3

Sorry I do not have the original file for this lesson so you will not be able to download it. Also I do not have the tab for this lesson either. What I am playing is not as important as understanding the concept. If you like something here that you want to play, use your ears and figure it out.

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This video demos some Chuck Berry style rhythm guitar. This rhythm is heard on many Chuck Berry classics including but not limited to Johnny B. Goode. This rhythm is actually found all over the place and is a must have for your guitar playing trick bag.

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This video comes from my new Rhythm Guitar Course. For details click here. Hurry though, I am only leaving the page up until tomorrow night.

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Modes probably cause more confusion than anything else when it comes to learning the guitar and music theory. But it does not have to be that way. Modes are simply scales. The two words are interchangeable. Don’t try to make it it any more complicated than that.

Modes (scales) shift the location of the half steps and the chord tones in relation to a major scale. This shift in the half steps changes the way we hear the scale. The locations of the half steps also determine if a scale is major or minor.

By playing a mode we are also highlighting different notes as the chord tones. It then gets down to the amount of tension that the non chord tones create. Again this is determined by the half steps. Notes that are a half step apart create more tension than notes that are a whole step apart.

In this video lesson I do a comparison of the three minor modes (Dorian, Phrygian and Aoelian). Take note of the difference in flavor each mode produces. Decide which flavor you like the best.

Let me know if you have any questions or comments.

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This video demonstrates an exercise that requires you to play a solo on only one string using just one finger. Give it a try to see what you can learn from it.

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