Give me your best advice for learning to play leads
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Bruce
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All depends on the kinds of leads you would like to play. IMO its best to develop the chops and work backwards from there.Can we not play leads without being virtuosos?
TSJMajesty
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I'd rather write great melodic lines that would be 'catchy', then develop my "chops" as I progress.
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Putting something so stanky in the pocketit can be smelled a mile away >>>> virtuoso shredding
Not that I can do either but from a listener standpoint…….
Not that I can do either but from a listener standpoint…….
TSJMajesty
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I posted this song over here-
thegearforum.com
But I also wanted to point out that it's a great example of not needing to be flashy when it comes to writing good lead lines.
What are you listening to right now ?
thegearforum.com
But I also wanted to point out that it's a great example of not needing to be flashy when it comes to writing good lead lines.
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I have this bad habit of not clicking on threads for whatever reason, and when I finally do.. 
I second, or third what a lot have said... and I am not a virtuoso by any stretch.
Playing along/adlibbing with the guitar/bass riffs can help bring a familiar vibe to the solo, like I did here:
Playing the vocal melody to begin the solo really drives that earworm home, like I did on this track by copying the verse part on guitar with some swagger
Additionally.. You could get really stoned and say you're just recording for fun... and then play some bush league Pink Floyd ripoffs and call it good... like this!
Also, you could just call up my buddy Gabe, like I did here, and have him lay down a tasty solo. He's cool like that.
YMMV
I second, or third what a lot have said... and I am not a virtuoso by any stretch.
Playing along/adlibbing with the guitar/bass riffs can help bring a familiar vibe to the solo, like I did here:
Playing the vocal melody to begin the solo really drives that earworm home, like I did on this track by copying the verse part on guitar with some swagger
Additionally.. You could get really stoned and say you're just recording for fun... and then play some bush league Pink Floyd ripoffs and call it good... like this!
Also, you could just call up my buddy Gabe, like I did here, and have him lay down a tasty solo. He's cool like that.
YMMV
Los-D
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I have this bad habit of not clicking on threads for whatever reason, and when I finally do..
I second, or third what a lot have said... and I am not a virtuoso by any stretch.
Playing along/adlibbing with the guitar/bass riffs can help bring a familiar vibe to the solo, like I did here:
Playing the vocal melody to begin the solo really drives that earworm home, like I did on this track by copying the verse part on guitar with some swagger
Additionally.. You could get really stoned and say you're just recording for fun... and then play some bush league Pink Floyd ripoffs and call it good... like this!
Also, you could just call up my buddy Gabe, like I did here, and have him lay down a tasty solo. He's cool like that.
YMMV
That’s some mighty fine phrasing! Nice!
Byrdman
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I have this bad habit of not clicking on threads for whatever reason, and when I finally do..
I second, or third what a lot have said... and I am not a virtuoso by any stretch.
Playing along/adlibbing with the guitar/bass riffs can help bring a familiar vibe to the solo, like I did here:
Playing the vocal melody to begin the solo really drives that earworm home, like I did on this track by copying the verse part on guitar with some swagger
Additionally.. You could get really stoned and say you're just recording for fun... and then play some bush league Pink Floyd ripoffs and call it good... like this!
Also, you could just call up my buddy Gabe, like I did here, and have him lay down a tasty solo. He's cool like that.
YMMV
I agree!! Very Tasteful, IMO!!
megametal7
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I speak for myself… way i do it is i noodle till i find something to grab on to then i build on that…
Keep playing and in no time you will be faster than paper shredder machine
Just keep playing bro.
Keep playing and in no time you will be faster than paper shredder machine
Just keep playing bro.
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Couple more thoughts, or one more thought.
Just like speaking any language requires us to know a variety of words and phrases, in
order to be fluent in any language, I also feel that lead playing requires much the same.
Learning some licks and phrases that we like, and building a larger "vocabulary," so to speak,
is kind of non-negotiable. It can be as simple as a two note trill, or unison bends, or double
stops. I don't think anyone can just pull "phrases" out of their ass without knowing some
choice licks stolen/borrowed/embellished from others. And the bigger our vocabulary the
more we have to draw from in the moment.
Oh, and we can all learn new words/phrases. Never-ending!
Just like speaking any language requires us to know a variety of words and phrases, in
order to be fluent in any language, I also feel that lead playing requires much the same.
Learning some licks and phrases that we like, and building a larger "vocabulary," so to speak,
is kind of non-negotiable. It can be as simple as a two note trill, or unison bends, or double
stops. I don't think anyone can just pull "phrases" out of their ass without knowing some
choice licks stolen/borrowed/embellished from others. And the bigger our vocabulary the
more we have to draw from in the moment.
Oh, and we can all learn new words/phrases. Never-ending!
