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Click here to see the profile of this user 		soloing for everyone interested - 2007/09/07 01:38 I think a lot of the credit should go to the folks at Play Guitar (now Acoustic Guitar), Guitar Player, Guitar World, Wikipedia, Paul Howard, my teacher and friend Peter, for teaching me extraordinary things u can't learn yourself or on a computer (sorry guitar tricks and all other related websites had to) , Mel Bay's guitar method and all the other people that have helped me learn and understand their stuff and make it into one nice juicy reading for all.

I will add stuff on once in a while so plese check regularly for new stuff. I will try to break these into separate lessons for each day or whenever i'm able to write. Hope you enjoy!


Alright your obviously here for soloing tips to make u sound better and (hopefully) cooler so lets get to it!

When it comes to soling i like to go for the basics and start at the beginning so if u know some of this stuff already just skip it and go for the next one.

Tip 1. Know your scales and chords their relationships and what are their adtional forms types etc. and how to use and know them.

Well first thing to know is that scales make up chords and chords are related to scales. Easy, right. time to begin a little lesson in scales.

Scales and modes

A scale is a specific set of tones set in a specific order of intervals (major minor 3rds 4ths 5ths 7ths i'll discuss this later).

A mode is a made by starting on a certain scale tone or interval. (major 3rd minor 6th etc.)

There are major and minor scales for all seven letters of the musical alphabet* (A,B,C,D,E,F,G) and their relative sharps and flats (A#/B flat, C#/D flat,D#/E flat,F#/G flat,G#/A flat also C flat/ B and F flat/E because B and E have no sharps).

Every major mode has the intervals of 1-2-M3-4-5-6-7-1 and always contain a M (Major) 3rd because it makes it major ! Minors relie on m (minor) thrids to make them sound minor or sad compared to the sound of a major. they have the pattern of 1-2-m3-4-5-6-7-1.

There is also the circle of fifths system which starts and ends on C which shows what scale can be made from the present one.
(If things are boring now it's for ur own good i had it like this too but i rock because of this system so keep until the end of the lesson )

It goes:C-G-D-A-E-B/C flat-F#/G flat-C#/D flat-A flat-E flat-B flat-F-C

All major scales have their own minor scales as you now such as C has A and E has C and so forth (u can find this in any lesson).

Modes are derived from one of the scales tones of a major scale such as the 2nd,3rd,or7th for example.

The Ionian mode is basically the major scale it is C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C

The Dorian mode is derived from the second of the major scale for C this is D. This would be D-E-F-G-A-B-C-D

The Phygrain mode is made from the 3rd of the scale this is E for C. It would be E-F-G-A-B-C-D-E

The Lydian mode starts on the fourth degree which is F for C. It is F-G-A-B-C-D-E-F

The Mixolydian mode attacks from the fifth of the scale and is G for us. It is G-A-B-C-D-E-F-G

The Aeolian mode begins on the 6th degree of the scale and is commonly known as the minor scale which for C is A-B-C-D-E-F-G-A

The final mode the Locrian mode is from the 7th tone of the C major scale which is B-C-D-E-F-G-A-B

that's it for Sept.5th 2007 wiat till tommorrow for and extension on this and chord stuff plus more stuff. ( this was originally published for guitar tabscc.com)

(trust me it is worth the while to read this stuff and if it works for you print it out,it's easier than buying some books like i did.) *= In europe in some places refer to B as H just so u know.
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Click here to see the profile of this user 		Re:soloing for everyone interested - 2007/09/07 01:45 know that u know the scales and modes u now need to learn the chords. the CAGED system is very good at describing what it does so that can also help but onto my part. since you now the basic scales by now like C major and stuff like that (if u don't know it no worries)

Now for example take the C major chord (x32010). what scales can be used to solo under or over it (whatever word works 4 u). since the C chord has the notes C-E-G in it the scale of C major can be used as the chord of C major is derived from it and also the E PhrygianandG mixolydian for the scale degrees of M3 and 5. but you can also add other tones like inverted chords such as C/E (032010) and C/G (330210 or 0320213 or a combo of both 332013). for these posibilities of G major and E major arise as well as the scale tone C has in those scales ( for E this is the 6th in other words the minor mode or scale, for G this is the 4th or lydian mode).
this goes for evey other chord as well as these ( advanced chords such as 9th 11ths 13th and 5ths soloing will be discussed later).

another example is your chord progresion C major-G Major-A minor.


the first hint i will give to solving the problem is to look at the key-C major
since C major goes C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C find the appropriate scale tones which the chords hold
C -D-E-F-G-A-B-C. they are I,V,and VI. now find the coresponding scales or modes.

C major (C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C),G Mixolydian (G-A-B-C-D-E-F-G),and A minor (A-B-C-D-E-F-G-A).

you can now use these scales to create a solo. You could also use G major (G mixolydian for the key) B phrygian (locrian for the key) D lydian (Dorian for the key) over G , E phrygian over C, C phrygian (major for the key) E mixolydian (phrygian for the key) over A

that 's all for now on sept.6 might add some more later today - Kryz
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Click here to see the profile of this user 		Re:soloing for everyone interested - 2007/09/07 17:04 Hi Chris and welcome to GuitarTools.co.uk!

I hope you enjoy your time here, you are most welcome. I just read your lesson, it's very good thanks for helping out the guys here. I'm sure they'll find it useful! Would you like it published to the main site? If you do, let me know!

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Click here to see the profile of this user 		Re:soloing for everyone interested - 2007/09/08 02:08 [rikki another part of the series still a lot left mate]

i'm back time for more interesting stuffon how to amaze yourself with soloing technique.



Tip 2. know how to create licks and ideas and how to make them work and flow

when writing a phrase or a passage to a solo,melody,composition then i use these 5 things (whatever u wanna call them) to make 5-10 licks into a complete solo of about 15-30 licks if i use all the things for my licks or what have i at the moment. Just remember: play more like the varsity. i will explain about them.


motif - a small idea that can be refrenced back to when writing a composition.

theme - a small melody or lick that stands independently as a complete idea.

variation - a idea which retains some of the content of a previous one.

solo lick - a series of notes (most of the time ten or less) used in a guitar solo.

solo phrase - Two or more licks combined to form a short melody or idea.

1.A motif can be like say the star wars theme which recures and has variation produced onto it.

2.A theme can be like the harry potter theme which recures a lot in the harry potter soundtracks particularly in the sorceror's/philosipher's stone, it can also be played recuring like a link sometimes or to reinstate the idea.

3.Solo licks are the notes u will use in a solo which can be drawn scales chords and the like we have already discussed this, they can also can be short passages that are like a real lick just a quick taste of something hopefully good.

4.A phrase can be like combing two licks or ideas and putting them into one idea and part of a solo.

5. I've saved variation for last because it is a very complex technique and a very interesting one because it has tons of ways to do it while the others (if they do) have only one or two ways to do it. here are the ways to variate or slightly differ a phrase like or passage.
you could change the octaves like play one part upin the 1st position instead of the original 4th position or on the E A D strings instead of the g b e strings. Fill in any blanks there are like rests and long notes (if u need to),change the rhythmic pharsing in other words add in notes here or there play these notes i different order or articulate them differently(Articulations are hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, scartches, tremolo picking, vibrato, and all the fancy stuff for guitar. The use of them in a solo can spice up a phrase in a variation or just regularly in a lick or melody.) In the classical world, playing the melody backwards is avariation luckly for them they don't have to worry about backing chords and we do so make sure u do this. increase the intensity of the peice by chaning the tempo and time signature (that'll take a bit of work) is another method so is lengthening the phrase from for exp. two bars to four with some passing tones like G# in a G to A and stuff like that. The last one is to add arpeggios by arpeggiating the chords or triads. these are the seven ways to variate a phrase efficently.

A useful way to organize your licks into a phrase or into a complete solo is to say lick a is Apple that lick b is bike and that lick d is dog. lick c is missing from our order for the time being because we put it off for a different purpose and use it later. lets organize the order we use the licks in(1);then lets add a variation to apple naming it apple bee to the order(2);add variation to Dog and Bike(3);then variate the licks in a different order;make a phrase out of this stuff(4);variate the phrase;introduce a new lick and add it too the rest of the crew(5);folow the same steps for the other licks;make Cat the passing lick(6);variate eveything u want in any order that it sounds good.


1.Apple-Bike-Dog 2.Apple-Bike-Dog-Apple Bee-Bike-Dog 3. Apple-bike-Dog-Apple bee-bike-dog-apple-Bike toe-Dog fat Apple bee-Dog-Bike toe-Apple bee-Dog fat-Apple-Bike toe 4. Apple bee-Dog fat-Bike 5.Apple bee-Dog fat-Bike-Cat 6.Apple bee-Dog fat-Bike-Cat nap-Bike toe-Dog fat-Apple-cat nap-Dog-Apple-Bike-cat-Apple bee-dog-Bike toe-cat

that's all for sept 7 s*** tht was a lot of writing see ya next lesson-chris
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