How To Create Guitar Solos

This tutorial comprises 50 top-class Guitar solos inspired by the world s greatest guitarists past and present. What is special about these easy solos' It is the fact that they are accessible to everyone. This tutorial comprises 50 top-class Guitar solos inspired by the world???s greatest guitarists ??? past and present. What is special about these ???easy??? solos' It is the fact that they are accessible to everyone. Here even the guitarist-to-be is offered the possibility to take over the lead Guitar part. But easiness doesn???t exclude diversity. To make this tour through the world of Guitar soloing instructive but also interesting and entertaining the solos included in this tutorial feature different keys modes (major and minor) and forms (binary and ternary) they differ in their density and in their richness of phrasing. The introductory chapteroutfits you with the tools (scales and articulation techniques) you need to know for thoroughly under- standing the 50 solos presented here; provided with this knowledge you will be able to extend and develop them and possibly even to create some of your own. The DVD attached to the tutorial offers you the possibility to mindfully observe all 50 Guitar solos ??? first at actual playing speed then at a slower speed. This again gives you the opportunity to closely follow up the movement of the hands to choose the right fingerings and keep in time(!) For its part the MP3 CD is composed of as many backing tracks as there are solos in the tutorial; the 50 backing tracks are recorded at two different tempi: the intended tempo (actual playing speed) and the rehearsal tempo (slower speed). The backing tracks provided here are of an appropriate length (about 4 to 5 minutes each which sums up to almost 7h of musical practice). This means that you have enough time at your disposal to practice under the best conditions.

Do you wonder why lots of practice on scales and arpeggios hasn't made you feel fluent and creative when soloing? If so, then this book is the missing link for you! Line Games is an organized series of practical studies for the development of single-note guitar technique and jazz vocabulary simultaneously. Many examples are transcribed from the recorded solos of great jazz guitarists (Wes Montgomery, Pat Martino, Joe Pass, etc.) and then the book gives you the tools to develop complete fluency in creating similar lines on your own! Randy Vincent's Line Games is a serious, well-conceived book on jazz guitar. It has a tremendous amount of useful information which can be truly helpful to guitarists seeking thorough knowledge and training in jazz music.? ? Kenny Burrell Topics Covered Include: Basic six-note scales commonly used by the jazz greats. How to use all of the chromatic notes to make playing inside the chord changes sound more interesting and melodic. Triad pairs for modern-sounding lines, as used by all the great players from Coltrane on. Exercises that will give you the tools to create many interesting chord extensions from a few simple arpeggios. How to build long lines across many chord changes. How to use thematic development for more cohesive solos. Fingerings often given to aid in getting these lines under your fingers. Plus much more! 156 pages. More Endorsements: This book is probably the most complete explanation of linear improvisation as applied to the guitar that I have come across. Randy Vincent goes into his subjects, which include a novel take on hexatonic applications, chromatic neighbor tones, and various scale forms and arpeggios, with unprecedented thoroughness. It is also refreshing to see the emphasis on thematic development, and I like how some of the great recorded guitar solos are often used as illustrative examples. I highly recommend it.? ? Ben Monder Randy has come up with another Winner. This is one of the most comprehensive studies I have ever encountered concerning single line improvisation!? ? Vic Juris With all the books on jazz improvisation available I didn't think it was possible to find one that offers a new perspective but Randy Vincent's Line Games does just that. It's a great book! There are many real- world examples of players using the archetypal bebop hexatonic sound and many examples of ways to practice and utilize the sound. In suggesting ways of practicing and using the scale Randy gets you started, but it's up to the reader to strike out on their own ? in my opinion the best way to really grasp a sound or concept. There is a whole lot of material here and I'm looking forward to working with it for a long time. Thanks, Randy!!? ? Bruce Saunders With the plethora jazz guitar books on the market today, one must sort through dozens to find one that yields the results of a tried and true method for learning to play jazz as applied to the guitar. I was pleasantly surprised to find a new book that I feel to have such qualities. This being the jazz guitar book written by Randy Vincent called Line Games for Sher Music Co. Inside, you'll find dozens of examples, explanations, techniques, and the application of the jazz language employed by all the great jazz guitarists we know and love. Great job, Randy!? ? Henry Johnson

Learning to play scales and arpeggios and other people’s solos can be very interesting indeed but learning to create a coherent vibrant and impressive solo all on your own which in addition fits the context perfectly is much more exciting and this is exactly what we strive for here.This coursebook will not simply teach you the necessary tools for melody writing (there are enough other courses available for this) but it will teach you the construction basics needed to build your own top-class guitar solos. The increasingly challenging pieces will be addressed in a simple and playful manner. For each of the 14 (4- 8- and 12-bar) backing tracks you have a series of4 different solos of varying difficulty at your disposal bringing the total to 56. The solos within a series feature the same basic structure which is melodically rhythmically and technically upgraded from one solo to another. Put simply: The first solo is elementary and easily accessible while the fourth is much more demanding. Yet this does not mean that only the fourth solo is perfectly structured. You may rest assured that every solo in this coursebook is genuine and worthy of its name whatever its degree of difficulty!On the data disk (the mp3 audios and mp4 videos) attached to the coursebook you will find demonstration videos for every single one of the 56 solos (first at actual then at a slower playing speed) as well as their corresponding extra long backing tracks that will allow you to fully unfold without fear or restraints.

Jazz Blues Styles presents Guitar solos in the styles of Charlie Parker Thelonius Monk Sonny Rollins and other jazz blues greats.  Within the context of the blues this book teaches:styles of jazz blues; jazz ideas phrases and licks; jazz syncopation the rhythmic language of jazz; jazz phrasing the breath of jazz; how to use the triplet altered chords and slash chords; how to reharmonize the blues; anew innovative vocabulary of jazz chord sequences; how to use fragments of the chords to outline the harmony and create interesting new sounds; and how to play walking bass lines with chords.  JoeDiorio's 'Right Brain Guitarist(R)' approach helps to direct your playing with your intuitive sense as opposed to your logical sense. The accompanying audio download available online will help convey the subtle nuances of themusic.

Elevate your playing to the level of a true professional with this wide-ranging tutorial that will put your playing to the test - complete with a CD of backing tracks and demonstrations. Play Like A Pro tackles almost every aspect of your guitar playing, offering a host of guidance and advice to make sure you're guitar playing reaches its very best. Perfect your timing with play-along rhythm exercises Create memorable solos with slick phrasing and smooth voice leading Master the arts of bending, tapping, muting, damping, vibrato, harmonics and lots more. Every lesson is supported by a CD of backing tracks and demonstrations. / Guitare

In the Stule of Joe Pass-Presents hundreds of improvised melodic lines played by Joe Pass. Each of the melodic lines are grouped in the harmonic situation in which they were originally played (i.e. all minor lines are presented together and all dominant seventh lines are presented together etc). The companion play along audio recording has a 'live' rhythm section playing single chord vamps as well as vamps covering all twelve keys for each harmonic situation. An etude over the changes to Satin Doll shows how to apply the various lines and create improvised solos. Includes access to online audio.

?Buster B. Jones is an acoustic player a fingerpicker a country flavored soloist - and he?s one of the finest players we?ve heard in years... His technique is only a means to an end. His true gifts are his melodic sense innatemusicianship unfailing human and brilliant improvisational powers. He can drive a tune with fluid rhythmic force or stroke it with sensuous loving touch... He?s a monster player with chops galore great ideas and anencyclopedic reservoir of guitaristic influences.? Guitar Player Magazine Buster B. Jones is a master of hot fingerpicking guitar solos. He has combined his love for the styles and techniques of Chet Atkins JerryReed and Merle Travis to create an original and exciting approach for fingerstyle guitar. In this series of lessons Buster presents and teaches guitar solos that he plays in the woodshed as well as on stage. Eachinstrumental has evolved from its basic form to a complex arrangement featuring melodic variations chromatic rolls rhythmic licks and lyrical runs. These instrumentals will challenge the talents of any intermediate to advancedstudent.

For this unique lesson Fernando Perez composed an instrumental piece titled Jazz Manouche which encompasses many gypsy jazz guitar techniques.Besides teaching you how to play this exciting instrumental Fernando willexplain how to understand this style of music in order to create your own compositions in this style. You will learn:Different techniques i.e such as playing 'abanico' - a flamenco technique very useful forfingerstyle guitarPlaying ornaments on arpeggiosFingerpicking with your index middle and ring fingersStrumming a perfect groove for Jazz ManoucheStrum variations Breaking down basslines chords and melodies in order to know how they work Positions for harmonic movementsOriginal ideas for turning your guitar into a Jazz band and taking solos for guitar bass or even drums