Silenced Fred Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 I am writing songs, have a couple almost done, just some finishing touches such as solos, and some intros/riffs. I have about 5 almost done, most of the lyrics written. Most are like a blues/alternative kind of sound. Think Black Keys and White Stripes, with some softer stuff. I don't want to keep in the pentatonic for all of the songs, any suggestions on styles or different scales? I will try and record some of the stuff, at least just a sample soon. Thanks for the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 The best solos ever writen werent on scales man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted June 23, 2010 Author Share Posted June 23, 2010 The best solos ever writen werent on scales man. I'm looking for guidance and asking for tips. Got any? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 The best solos ever writen werent on scales man. Is that so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Is that so?:- I dont get it either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Usually I just play whatever I'm thinking of at the time. I don't really have a system. Maybe just try and pick a few choice notes out of the chords you're playing over and try to work something out with them. A pretty safe way to go is to just play the vocal melody on guitar. I usually like a somewhat abstracted version of the vocal melody. I also really like to think of something in my head and then figure out how to play it on guitar. That usually gets my playing pretty "outside the box" as far as straying away from scales that I know. Also remember that sometimes not playing anything is better than playing. I find this to be hard for me to do. I usually prefer simplified things. Try and be tasteful. IMO a really tasteful player is George Harrison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 I hum a guitar solo first, then I take what I have been humming and play it on guitar... Then I add structure and throw in some weird scale patterns and hope for the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Blues scale with lotsa vibrato and bending. Works for me. And don't ever, ever follow dem00n's advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted June 23, 2010 Author Share Posted June 23, 2010 Blues scale with lotsa vibrato and bending. Works for me. And don't ever' date=' ever follow dem00n's advice :- [/quote'] Follow dem00n's advice? I'm not that slow... Blues scale with lots of bending, I can do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 The best solos ever writen werent on scales man. /chuckle Blues scale works for me. I tend to play horizontally more than vertically. I've been told that a good lead is one you can sing... so make it talk... notes are letters, licks are words... Remember... sometimes it isn't the notes you play that speak the loudest.... it's the ones you don't. Does that help any at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 /chuckle Blues scale works for me. I tend to play horizontally more than vertically. I'm a very horizontal player as well for the most part.... Which is why when I try and play blues' date=' I sound like a metal player trying to play the blues[blush'] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS44 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 The best solos ever writen werent on scales man. um... Yeah I'm just going to.. umm..... use a screwdriver to... umm fret the notes... randomly... and yeah it'll sound great, I solo over scales and chord forms. Simple stuff, good stuff, it's all I really need. Leave space, use the space. Sometimes silence is the most beautiful music (IMO). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 I'm a very horizontal player as well for the most part.... Which is why when I try and play blues' date=' I sound like a metal player trying to play the blues[blush'] I'm still a neophyte lead guitarist... I'm just happy when my solos sound like solos..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Lolz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 I'm still a neophyte lead guitarist... I'm just happy when my solos sound like solos..... LOL!! ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 The best solos ever writen werent on scales man. Yeah ima quote my self!!! Woo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 sem0000n! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemply Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 The best solos ever writen werent on scales man. WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 OMG!!! Hemply !!!! You know it's bad when Hemp signs in!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Yeah I'm an old rhythm guy that always got forced to play lead because every lead guitarist we had quit or got kicked out. I really had to work at it and though I was never a "master shredder"(LOL) I could make it howl in whatever key we were playing. I did learn to be proficient in just about any style which served me well for a couple decades. I agree with the others that sometimes its more what you don't play that enhances the solo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Silenced Fred Posted June 23, 2010 Author Share Posted June 23, 2010 Yeah I'm an old rhythm guy that always got forced to play lead because every lead guitarist we had quit or got kicked out.I really had to work at it and though I was never a "master shredder"(LOL) I could make it howl in whatever key we were playing. I did learn to be proficient in just about any style which served me well for a couple decades. I agree with the others that sometimes its more what you don't play that enhances the solo. Same here. I play rhythm' date=' and am kind of being forced by myself to lend myself to lead because I tend to be a perfectionist on some things, and especially for song writing. I know how I want it to sound, but the problem is that I don't know how to get that sound. I will just have to work with it. I want to hear one of dem00n's solos... just sayin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Same here. I play rhythm' date=' and am kind of being forced by myself to lend myself to lead because I tend to be a perfectionist on some things, and especially for song writing. I know how I want it to sound, but the problem is that I don't know how to get that sound. I will just have to work with it. I want to hear one of dem00n's solos... just sayin' And i wana hear your frames! Yeah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted June 23, 2010 Author Share Posted June 23, 2010 And i wana hear your frames!Yeah! I should probably upload some vids tomorrow. I'm beat today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 I should probably upload some vids tomorrow. I'm beat today I love you fred. Your my best...person i know named Fred61 ever. **** im tired. g-night yall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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