Final Countdown Solo

Hello everyone!

I'm trying to learn the solo in Europe - The Final Countdown and I'm having a hard time with the speedy stuff in the beginning of the solo.. I don't get how to play it.. Anyone here that can play the solo and explain the rhythmic pattern and how it works? I've attached the correct tab..

What should I practice?

Hello guys!

Many of you have the goals of being ultimate shredders. That's not the case with me though. I do feel that it's very cool etc. and certainly something nice to show off with and I listen to some music that has shredders in their bands.. But in the long term I'm not interested in playing hard rock/metal where this kind of playing fits best..
I like Nirvana, Oasis, 3 Doors Down and so on and I'm also a big fan of Eric Clapton.. That is also the kind of music that I want to play and if/when I have a band that is the kind of music I would write.. I want to be a good improviser using the techniques that "fits" in the music category I just described..

Therefore I wonder if anyone can tell me what I should focus on in my practicing. I realize ofcourse that I need to have a good technique to be able to play "ordinary" rock as well but I don't need tapping for instance, I'm not interested in that and I don't need to push some of the speed limits to crazy speeds.. Should I learn alot of famous musicians solos/songs/licks that I like and try to use that and create my own stuff around that or should I spend alot of time in the boxes and scales and try to come up with my own stuff?

I'm totally useless at improvising. My problem is not connecting boxes or theory or anything like that, it's just that I don't have any creativity at all in the boxes, the latest Phrasing lesson didn't help me much either..

Anyone have any suggestions on what things I should practice on?

Mareng has arrived ;o

Hello guys! I'm a 20 year old guy from Sweden who decided to join up immediately after I found this site, I found it through Kris videos on YouTube actually, but have also read his articles on UG

I started to play acoustic guitar when I was about 10 years old and played that for 3 years (took lessons and so on) and started playing electric guitar when I was 13 but I got bored pretty quickly and I hardly practiced anything between 13 and 16, even though I took lessons (I had a sucky teacher). During the ages of 17-19 I didn't play much at all, < 10 hours/year.. But after I met my girlfriend (who is a singer) at the age of 19 I started playing again and now I'm obsessed. So that's why I've joined GMC, to become a GREAT guitar player o/

Anyone interested in chatting on MSN perhaps? ([email protected] if anyone's interested)

Peace out!

//Martin