Allan Holdsworth's Guitar Wisdom
Here's a quote from the great English guitarist and composer, Allan Holdsworth. He speaks of mastering the guitar with persistence. Allan is highly regarded as one of the best guitarist ever.
Link Wray gutsy guitar solo
...his solo in his famous instrumental "Rumble", which was banned from radio without one single lyric because the guitar itself was too raunchy and dirty. His guitar solo is true inspired simplicity at its finest.
Guitar Solo's with Heart
Carlos Santana said, "If you're going to sweep the floor, sweep it better than anybody in town. And if you're going to play the guitar, really, really, really get in it, and don't be jivin."
B.B. King solos with feeling
B.B. King’s tone and phrasing is undeniable. The amp he plays his Gibson Lucile ES-335 through doesn’t matter because even if I had the same guitar and amp, the tone would be elusive.
Buddy Guy Solo
I'd like to share my observations of Buddy Guy at the Hollywood Bowl last night. He may be in his 70's but his guitar was screaming last night as he blistered through flurries of ripping blues licks, classic riffs, playing with his teeth, his shirt, even over his head one handed.
Using arpeggios in your solos
Arpeggios during solos and can sound really cool if used in the right way. It also gives you something to fall back on and breaks you out of the minor pentatonic scale.
Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do
The Major Scale, or the Do Re Mi scale, is very important to know when soloing guitar. Although the first scale many guitar players learn is the minor pentatonic, it's really helpful to know the major scale because in Western Music, the other scales are built off of it.
How intervals are named
You can identify an interval by its position in the diatonic major scale (doe re me scale). The distance from the first note of the scale (“tonic” or “root” note) to any other note in the scale determines the name of that interval. They are called 2nds, 3rds, 4ths, 5ths, 6ths, and 7ths.
A minor scale = C major scale
Here is an easy way to break out of the minor pentatonic pattern to make your solos sound more interesting. You can do this without learning any other shapes!
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