How To Play Lead Electric Blues Guitar Solo

Beginner blues lick by jody worrell is a free blues guitar lesson designed for the guitarist who is just starting to play lead.

How to play lead electric blues guitar solo.

The 12 bar blues is a chord progression that consists of 12 bars is usually in 4 4 time and is a staple for any blues artist. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled a suggested video will automatically play next. The backing track in this video. Although this role isn t as fun as playing lead guitar it s so important.

This simple lick is in the key of a and is based on the am pentatonic scale at the 5th fret. In blues guitar we have specific chords which have a bluesy sound these are known as 7 chords. Learn how to play melodic guitar solos over any type of song from 1960s surf rock to 1980s speed metal with an introduction to lead guitar. Learn more guitar techniques don t become a one hit wonder guitarist becoming a true virtuoso means learning more than just how to play amazing solos.

Up next the blues scale minor pentatonic and the major pentatonic scales on the guitar duration. Jody will teach you how to play the lick in detail with note by note instruction. The pentatonic scale is the most common scale used for playing rock lead because it sounds great over every chord change in a key and you can begin to make music with it almost immediately. A progression in a major key.

Generally lead blues guitarists solo over this structure using a combination of the pentatonic minor and blues scales whether they re playing electric guitar or acoustic.