How do i learn lead guitar?

Question

Ive sortof always been playing rythem with chords for years but i want to switch to lead.Any advice or sites that good help me.Thanks!

Answer 1

Step one: Learn your closed scales and modal scales

Step Two: Learn to play the melody to every song you can get your hands on

Step Three: Learn every etude and string study you can get your hand on. Don't just study guitar studies either. Get hold of Violin studies, flute studies, oboe studies, anything you can get your hands on.

Step Four: Learn what you can do to a note once after you play it. Bend it, apply tremolo, vibrato, use small amounts of feedback to get more sustain, add the same note on a different string, or slide up or down to that note froma different string, etc.

Step Five: Study and learn every transcribed solo you can get your hands on and then transcribe your own.

Step Six: Listen to every recorded solo you can get your hands on and transcribe what isn't already out there. Don't just listen to guitar solos either. Louis Armstrong used to say that every improvised solo had at least six hours of rehearsal behind it. He was a master and considered the definitive soloist of his time. Soloists like Yngwie Malmsteen and Eddie Van Halen have their roots in Classical music. There is something to be learned from every genre Paganini was the Rock Star of his time. Find out why.

Step Seven: Get to know every fret and harmonic like your own name. Play slow until you are absolutely confident, and then gradually, and I do mean gradually, build your speed up like a good rudimental drummer until you can play with speed and control.

Step Eight: Put every chord combination together that you can think of and solo to it. Put every rhythm together that you can think of and play to it. Challenge everyone you play with to trip you up. When they can't, you are ready! Hope this helps.

Answer 2

do u want to play specific tunes, or riffs and licks in the middle of songs. If the latter, early rock'n'roll is a good place to start. Listen to Chuck Berry, and what he did with simple (ish) soslos built round chord shapes. To play specific tunes -I'm old enough to play The Shadows (Hank Marvin)- listen to the tunes u want or get the lead tab or learn to read music on to guitar.. U can buy books of play along tunes with CD backing tracks.Hope this helps.

Answer 3

Check out
http://learn-to-play-guitar-online.info
You can get step by step video instructions and guitar lessons that show you the secrets of how to play the guitar in great detail.
Good luck!