If you’re just learning guitar, getting started with playing solos might seem daunting. It’s a big change to go from strumming chords to your favorite songs, to playing lead lines. The best thing is to start out easy, but not too easy. The more you challenge yourself, the better a guitarist you’ll become. Just remember to take everything in bite size chunks as you’re learning. To help you get started with solos, I’m recommending a couple that I’d learn if I was just getting started - one from three different genres. The feeling of learning and playing lead is amazing. Let’s get into it.
Today marks the 100th show in a row of Amped Up! It's going to be a fun day at the show, which I'm streaming live all day long.
I'll be taking call ins, playing some of my favorite tracks, giving away guitar lessons and lots more. You can check out the show at this link.
Thanks for listening!
Guitar World recently counted down the Top 10 Pick Squealers of All Time. There’s some amazing players on the list, spanning all genres of rock and more.
If you want to learn how to do pinch harmonics, you should check out this post where I show you the technique.
You’ll be making fun pinch harmonic sounds like Zakk Wylde and Dimebag in no time!
