hi ive learnt the minor pentatonic scale all over the fretboard and have been improvising for a few months ive tried to make a decent solo but everything i improvise just doesnt sound good, can any guitar players give me any tips on how to create a good solo.
2007-03-22 06:19:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Play fewer notes.
2007-03-22 06:22:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Think harmonically. In other words play notes that are part of the corresponding chords. If you are soloing over a C minor chord then concentrate on the notes C, E flat, and G. Good soloists create conflict and resolution. Conflict is created by playin non-chord tones and then resolution is created by playing chord-tones like the ones listed above. Just go back and forth between conflict and resolution.
Also learn other people's solos to see what makes them work and steal a few licks here and there. Everybody does it, trust me.
2007-03-22 13:28:09 · answer #2 · answered by Scott J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Listen! Listen to some of others' work. I mean pentatonic minor is the most over used and abused solos; everybody writes them. It always helps me to listen to others, and figure out what I like, what I don't like, and then go about your own. You get to familiarze yourself in that scale. Hope it helps you out.
2007-03-22 17:22:08 · answer #3 · answered by JC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Study carefully the solos that the greats do. Transcribe them yourself by ear (classic learning technique) or buy one of those recorders that slows down the tempo without lowering the pitch.
2007-03-22 13:26:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋