Melodic licks with analysis

Learn the easiest 5 minute guitar solo ever in the style of 20 famous bands from the world of indie to progressive metal.

Slow beginner to intermediate solo, includes bends. vibrato, slides. Great for practicing and improving lead guitar playing on a beginner level.

Let's ecplore soloing over a major chord progression, using vibrato, alternate picking, legato, string skipping, slide, bending. Also - I used a hair elastic over the neck to avoid unwanted noise.

This rock 'n roll solo is a scary mix of artificial harmonics, two-note-per-srting speed picking and double stops. You will often find that over an A5 powerchord it is common to play the note A (also called the root note) or the note E (called the "fifth" - when played over A). This could be described as an arpeggio approach - which simply mean playing the same note as in the backing chord.

Incorporating pedal steel guitar licks in a country solo

A starting point for beginners wanting to play rock leads

How to play "emotional" or "feeling" solos, basic tips and techniques to create your own style.

In this BASIC ROCK GUITAR series we learn to play an epic solo on just two strings.