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Best way to learn how to solo?


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Is there a website or videos which show the best and fastest way to play easy melodic solo's that mimic the vocal melody of the song?

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gong

 

 

 

 

Kidding.

 

 

It absolutely is good stuff to learn. There are important compositional and aesthetic subtleties that make a melody work. (Compare to all the dead spots in everybody's solos) Most 'melodic' players don't bother with good melodies. They blow lines and hopefully some style. They may lack the feel for it entirely. Not to worry though, songwriters have thoughtfully applied their finest abilities and included the meoldies as standard equipment. Simply copy.

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I think the best way to learn to solo is by using a loop pedal.

 

Record a chord progression in a key, let it loop, and then work on soloing over that progression. You can let a simple progression loop for 30 minutes and you can just get lost in phrasing and working different modes of the scale.

 

I think 30 seconds of loop capability is about as short as you want to go when buying a looping pedal.

 

Excellent way to practice leads.

 

Another good way it to use any recording device and just play along to it. The beauty of the loop is that it just keeps going on and on, and you can really dig very deeply down into the solo, like a meditation.

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gong





Kidding.



It absolutely is good stuff to learn. There are important compositional and aesthetic subtleties that make a melody work. (Compare to all the dead spots in everybody's solos) Most 'melodic' players don't bother with good melodies. They blow lines and hopefully some style. They may lack the feel for it entirely. Not to worry though, songwriters have thoughtfully applied their finest abilities and included the meoldies as standard equipment. Simply copy.

 

Hey Nancy :wave:

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got that. what do I after I get good at that? can i move onto incoporating some harmonies?

 

 

Just focus on getting good at that first. A lot of times the 'what if' questions take care of themselves when you start applying some elbow grease.

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