Ok, so I can do rhythm well in 4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 6/8, and alot of stuff ( except in 5/4 :O ).
I can play chords well and give them flavor with strumming flourishes and hammer-ons, I can play scales reasonably well, Minor, harmonic and melodic, Major, Pentatonics, Major with 7th b ( whatver you call that ) and moving them up the freatboard etc etc. I can play in public, and sing a little too, I dont get nervous in front of people ( well maybe a little bit ^^ )
My problem is, when I solo, Idk, I cant seem to find my voice, I cant seem to find what I want to play, lol existencial crisis.
:( My picking is good, my hammers and pull offs are good, tapping is good, but I dont know what to do with everything, I dont wanna learn alot of licks to fall back on, I want to o.o improvise.
Tips anyone ?
I wanna be that guy that you wish you were ! ( i wish I were that guy)
You gotta set your sights high to get high!
Everyone is a teacher when you are looking to learn.
( wise stuff man! )
Its Kirby....
listen to the solos and practice the phrases. copy and add yourself.
I feel the same way as you often. so I began listening to all kinds of guitar playing in the songs I found.
I checked out the early electric guitar stuff; like on Sun Records, Chess, etc. man those guys had some great phrases.
every now and then I am able to cop one or two. many I can't figure out what the heck they are doing.
another thing to remember is to give the notes played more meaning.
most stuff I here today is about loud and fast and same weight.
I like dynamics in solos. loud, soft, fast, slow, bendy, hammered.
phrasing, timing, tone will come after time. thinking outside the box, working the guitar and coaxing stuff out of it,
listening , for example. things that come with playing time on the guitar.
or...
you could go to the crossroads and make a deal. :evil:
lolz I have to watch that movie, my uncle told me about it,
ok no more joking around in this thread, I need more tips :D ( those were good tips btw, thanks )
I wanna be that guy that you wish you were ! ( i wish I were that guy)
You gotta set your sights high to get high!
Everyone is a teacher when you are looking to learn.
( wise stuff man! )
Its Kirby....
just practice soloing a lot.
don't worry about sounding bad at first. just plug away at it.
think of your guitar as a voice and when you solo, talk with that voice. tell a story. even with only a few notes, phrasing and dynamics that simulate the rhythms and modulations of someone speaking or singing will capture and interest listeners more than a series of riffs or tossed together cool phrases. created sentences, emphasize words, ask questions, take breaths, whisper, shout, cry, laugh. if you can do even some of that well, you will be able to create good solos.
-=tension & release=-
Yeah. Wot he said.
think of your guitar as a voice and when you solo, talk with that voice.
I'll third this concept. I read an interview with B.B. King somewhere and he talked about singing through the guitar. So I tried it and I found it made my soloing much better. I started making the guitar faces too. :D
Noodle alot and it will come.
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