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Posted by: Michael AC Oct 13 2011, 01:08 AM

Spent the day doing drum tracks again and finally put down some of my ideas for a song I have going on in my head.

Let me know what you think, and also I am not sure where I am going to take it from here, but how do you guys start to come up with lead ideas? I know for now I can not play as fast as some of the things I hear in my head. How do you compensate for that so you can still have a song?

http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/10580757

Posted by: SirJamsalot Oct 13 2011, 01:31 AM

I like it
I always listen to the tune for a while, not sitting next to my guitar, but while I'm doing something else or relaxing. Put it on loop. Solo ideas usually make themselves known. Doesn't have to be a fast solo. Always play to your strengths for recording - you can always revisit your solo ideas after you've built up more of an arsenal to work with. If you wait to record until you've practiced a blazing fast solo up to speed, you'll never get anything recorded! Speed comes with time. No shortcuts that I'm aware of

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Oct 13 2011, 08:14 AM

Hey Michael! The idea is very good, but you should pay attention to the timing, as there are certain slips here and there! Keep up the good work!

Posted by: Michael AC Oct 13 2011, 02:26 PM

Thanks! He he , yes I knew there were some mistakes, I almost didn't put it up because I tend to be a perfectionist. Will keep working on it!

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Oct 13 2011, 02:27 PM

I'll stick around this thread to see the progress then

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Oct 16 2011, 09:44 AM

This is quite good man, it sounds very nice! It needs some polishing up, the timing is a bit bad, but it's very nice rocking riff.


You can start some solo by using A minor pentatonic scale:

http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/scalegenerator

And go from there!