Soloing With Music Theory (Patreon)

Can music theory help you play better guitar solos? In this post you'll learn how to take your solos to level 666 using 3 easy steps muhahaha! 

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🎸STEP ONE: What's The Key?
Before I knew theory, I'd just play the pentatonic scale on random frets and hope for the best. If you've ever tried this, you know it doesn't work to well. The first step is finding the key of the song you're playing over. How? It's actually pretty simple....find the pitch that sounds like home base. I'm talking about the note you could end the song with. Don't overthink this part, just use your voice to hum along until you find the tone that feels right. It's usually what the bass is playing by the way. Once you identify the "TONIC" note, find that note on guitar and proceed to step two below 

⚡️STEP TWO: Scales
Scales are the fundamental building blocks of music. There's literally a scale for every emotion you feel and more. In fact, scales contain the vocabulary lead guitarists use to play solos. To find out which scale is best for your solo, play either a major or minor shape starting on the tonic pitch. Use your ears to feel which one fits the vibe better. It should be very obvious. The wrong one will sound like nails on a chalkboard muahaha

⚡️STEP THREE: Chords
Chords are great for rhythm guitar but what on earth do they have to do with soloing? The truth is, seasoned soloists know what chords they're playing over. Even untrained gods like Dave Mustaine and James Hetfield follow the chords, despite claiming they don't understand music theory. They just figure out the "right notes" through trial and error. It's not like you have to understand how to outline chords to solo...but your leads will sound like the fit the song way more if you do. You can practice outlining chords by using progressions like cannon in D, or Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd. It's an amazing feeling when you sink up with each chord change, bringing the song to a new level!

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