Soloing
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How to Solo Over Chord Changes (Part 1)
Chord tone soloing and soloing over changes on guitar is a complex area which can be approached in many ways,…
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Wayne Krantz: An Improviser’s OS Book Review
I recently got my hands on a copy of Wayne Krantz’ Improviser’s OS book; weighing in at a little under…
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4 World Class Tips for Practicing Scales
We all know that one of the biggest challenges faced by guitarists, after putting in the hours to learn all…
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Wayne Krantz Guitar Lesson: Incorporating Open Strings into Solos
You may not have heard of him but Wayne Krantz is a monster guitar player. He’s carved a truly unique…
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Blues Soloing Tricks: How to Use Multiple Scales in a 12-Bar Blues
A lot of guitarists tend to waste their practice time due to lack of focus, organization and discipline, and most…
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Guitar Hacks for Soloing Over Complicated Chords
If you’re comfortable soloing over major/minor and seventh chords, but things get a little shaky when you have to come…
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How to Simplify Any Scale and Improvise With It
Let’s face it, improvisation of any kind on guitar is hard but if you work at it, you’ll be rewarded.…
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Soloing Over Chord Changes Like a Sax Player
It’s no secret that your average saxophone player is light-years ahead of your average guitarist when it comes to improvisation;…
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Blues Soloing Tricks: What to Do with the 4
This lesson follows on from the approach we looked at in Blues Soloing Tricks: How to Blend Major and Minor…
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Blues Soloing Tricks: The Blue Note
The blues note is of course the b5, and if you’ve been following this series of blog posts, you’ll find…