One of the mystifying things about guitar playing and music in general is improvisation. I remember watching guitar players effortlessly going from note to note and being baffled as to how they were doing it. How is it possible to know what you want to hear… Read More »BEGINNERS GUIDE TO IMPROVISATION #1
This my acoustic version of the Civil War Solo by Guns ‘N Roses. Gear used: Ibanez EW50 Shure MV5 Logic Pro X D’addario .012 – .053 Phosphor Bronze
A bit more of solo training for you guys. When you’re playing this one, try to focus on your picking patterns and find the most economical picking options. Tablatures / backing track are below: Easy Intermediate Advanced Backing track: /wp-content/uploads/2017/04/st3_backing_track.mp3 Background chords: Verse: Bm|D|A|BmChorus: G|D|A
Here is another solo training session for you guys. It’s usually a good idea to keep things simple when improvising. Here I tried to keep a common theme in all three examples, progressively adding faster/harder techniques without compromising the common aspects. Tablatures / backing tracks are below:… Read More »SOLO TRAINING #2
For as long as I have been playing the guitar I have been training with the following method. First I create a backing track with an improvised chord progression.Then I start playing an improvised solo on top of it. This kind of training will take… Read More »SOLO TRAINING #1
This my acoustic version of the Layla Solo by Eric Clapton. Gear used: Ibanez EW50 Shure MV5 Logic Pro X D’addario .012 – .053 Phosphor Bronze
This my acoustic version of the Brothers In Arms Solo by Dire Straits. Gear used: Ibanez EW50 Shure MV5 Logic Pro X D’addario .012 – .053 Phosphor Bronze
This my acoustic version of the Fade To Black Solo by Metallica,Kirk Hammett was on fire composing this one!I was running out of frets with the high parts so I transposed the song a bit 🙂 Gear used: Ibanez EW50 Shure MV5 Logic Pro X… Read More »Fade To Black Solo – Metallica – Acoustic Guitar Cover
This my acoustic version of the Time Solo by Pink Floyd. Gear used: Ibanez EW50 Shure MV5 Logic Pro X D’addario .012 – .053 Phosphor Bronze
This my acoustic version of the Nothing Else Matters Solo by Metallica, plus some extra in the end. Gear used: Ibanez EW50 Shure MV5 Logic Pro X D’addario .012 – .053 Phosphor Bronze