I'll never forget the day I met Les Paul. Working as a mid twenties salesperson in New Jersey, I got to meet this legend of the guitar. With all of the competition in the guitar world right now, Les taught me a valuable lesson.
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.
