solos

[terrafirma]

ive written a song with the all of the parts of the song sounding decent and catchy, except for the solo. I know some scales, but i dont know how to make a solo out of them. If you could give me some help that would be great.

[steve]

here's a few tips:

1) RECYCLING: no it isn't earth day, but it's probably the most important word for soloing, if you learn to create one solo you can use that solo to create other solo's by adding a few extra notes here and there, adding hammer ons and pull-offs bends.

2) Don't play a scale from octave to octave, repeat some notes, add in hammer ons and pull offs, BE CREATIVE!!!!

3)Sometimes scales aren't the answer for soloing, appregios are also great, I've seen solos with chords played in the middle of them

4)Listen to other players solo's, you can learn alot.

5) Stop reading, your wasting valuable soloing time!!!!

I hope this has helped you out alot......

[mjamer]

you could always try listening for the solo. Before I ever started learning scales and theory when I would come up with a solo I wouldn't really try first.. I'd record what I had without the solo.. and just listen to it, if you listen and close your mind off from everything else, the solo will emerge, just find the notes, bends, hammer ons and pull offs on the fretboard and play it. Knowing theory and scales helps that and makes it alot easier, if you get the sound of the solo in your head before you ever try to play it.. and you find that sound on your fret board.. you know what notes you can play to re-create the sound in your head.

To me, all the scales, the theory and techniques aren't there to make the solo's, they're there to help you take what's in your head/heart/soul and express it. Like a brush to a painter, or a pen to a writer.. one learns all about the paints, how they mix, and how to use the brush, one learns about english (or native language), sentence structure, maybe poetry background.. and at the base, how to hold the pencil to write. In the end, they are just tools the artists use.

It's late and I'm in that mindset... hehe, I hope this helps you some. :)

mjamer

[terrafirma]

Thanx for the replies. I have somewhat of a start on my solo. Could you tell me some good solos and even some simple solos with some tecniques (dive bombs, pull offs, hammer ons, ect...). I appreciate the help!

[Jameseh]

it all depends on what sort of music you like

but being an old metal fan myself, i think iron maiden and metallica have excellant solos.

A good example of a metallica solo is on this site infact, and im still trying to learn it ;)

http://www.cyberfret.com/licks-tricks/kirk-hammett/lick1/index.php

thanks for yer time, this is my first post, if its bad someone slap me :D

[terrafirma]

Any rock solo with some tecniques is fine! Appreciate the help!:D

[terrafirma]

I dont need the tab or stuff like that (although it would be nice), all i need are some names of songs that contain decent solos. That way i can listen to them and get some ideas. thanks for the help so far.
:D

[cyberfret]

Here are a few you could try

AC/DC - You Shook me all night long
Metallica - Intro to One
Metallica - Intro to Fade to Black
Deep Purple - Smoke on the water
Eagles - Hotel California
Guns and Roses - Patience
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
Mountain - Mississippi Queen
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower intro

--Shawn

[terrafirma]

I finally figured it out! Thanx for all the help!:D