One of the first things that attracts new players to the guitar is the soaring power of a guitar solo. The sound of shredding and guitar techniques merging melody with creativity and a flurry of fingers flying across the fretboard. When you're first starting out, learning basics like chords and scales, the promise of playing a guitar solo of your own can seem quite distant. Not to worry! You'll get there!
Learning how to guitar solo can give players a chance to express their personality and put newly-learned techniques into practice. While some solos can be pretty intricate, there are actually a number of easy guitar solos and riffs that are ideal for beginners to learn. Here are ten simple solos to learn on guitar, along with some tabs to help you start playing some of your favorites now.
Before we dive into some of those solos, here are a few pointers to keep in mind when you start playing some of your first guitar solos.
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Tips For Guitar SolosWhen it comes to trying your hand at a guitar solo for the first time -- or even the first few times -- don't feel intimidated. Everyone was a beginner once and even the greatest guitarists had moments where they struggled to play a solo. Here are a few tips for beginner guitarists who are starting to play solos:
• Take it slow. There are no extra points given for trying to play a solo at top speed. Sometimes, you need to let the notes breathe and take things slowly. Before you start soloing, warm up a bit. Play a few scales or finger exercises to be sure you are hitting the notes correctly on your fretboard. This approach can also help to remove some of the intimidation factor of playing a guitar solo. Once you've had a chance to warm up, start to play the solo slowly. Accuracy matters more than speed. Learning to master the notes and allowing their full tone to ring out instead of playing them fast and sloppy can help you to build greater confidence. Keep practicing and you can eventually pick up the speed of your playing!
• Learn the solo in small chunks. It can be tough to commit an entire guitar solo to memory in a single sitting. When you first start to play a guitar solo, don't sit down for a practice session with the expectation that you will learn to play it in its entirety in just one day. Instead, break the solo down into small chunks and master each section a little at a time. It may take you a few days or even a few weeks, but you'll have more of a chance to memorize and perfect each section.
• Develop a strong foundation of techniques. When playing a guitar solo, it's the little things that bring that section of music to life. While precision and accuracy are key in playing the right notes and making sure they ring out clearly, it's applying different skills to those notes -- such as string bends, hammer-ons and pull-offs -- that can lend color, depth, and feeling to a guitar solo. Learning different techniques and how they can change the tone of a solo is a great way to experiment with putting your own stamp on a solo.
Check out this video and hear how string bending can create a dynamic effect in your playing:
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Keep these tips in mind when you start learning your first guitar solo. Don't put too much pressure on yourself to be perfect. Learning to play a solo can be a lot of fun and a great way to put some of the lessons you've learned into practice. Now, let's get started on choosing an easy guitar solo to practice!
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